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New Year's resolutions

How New Year's resolutions boost the wellness business

by Savannah Peters
Jan 31, 2023
Lots of people make New Year's resolutions about wellness, but how does that affect businesses?
Companies peddling wellness can experience a boost in sales after the holiday season as people implement their New Year's resolutions.
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The economics of New Year's resolutions in the time of omicron

by Matt Levin
Dec 29, 2021
“Fresh starts” are planned annually, but this year, COVID-19 is helping to shape the resolutions people make.
As the pandemic stretches into its third year, New Year's resolutions may have to be more flexible.
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Omicron poses a heavy lift for gym owners

by Matt Levin
Dec 29, 2021
The usual New Year's resolution bump in the workout business may fizzle with the quick spread of the variant.
Companies peddling wellness can experience a boost in sales after the holiday season as people implement their New Year's resolutions.
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What the U.S. economy could do better in 2020

by Meredith Garretson
Jan 1, 2020
Economic experts weigh in on their New Year's resolutions for the U.S. economy.
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How much would it cost to learn to stand on your head?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 5, 2018
We investigated the cost of a surprisingly popular New Year's resolution — learning to do a headstand.
A woman makes a headstand in the Lustgarten park on Museum Island in central Berlin.
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What's your New Year's resolution? And what's it going to cost?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Dec 18, 2017
Let's do the numbers.
It's not too early to get ready for New Year's resolutions.
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Successful New Year's resolutions...seriously

by Hayley Hershman
Jan 1, 2016
Some of our listeners share their successful New Year's resolutions.
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Have you ever had a New Year's Resolution go well?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Dec 18, 2015
Tell us about a time you pulled it off and you could be on the show!
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Gym plans in the New Year? Economists think otherwise

by Annie Baxter
Jan 2, 2015
Why almost half of people with gym memberships are no-shows.
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Apps to help keep your New Year's resolutions

by Molly Wood
Jan 2, 2014
We talk to Whitson Gordon, editor in chief of Lifehacker, about which apps will keep you on track.
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