Half of Brits have tried to make positive lifestyle changes in past year - but failed

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centre:mk to launch its environmental exhibition, to highlight the impact of small changes.Their spokeswoman, Kim Priest, said: “It’s interesting to see the habits people try and make as part of their daily routine, but give up on. “We all have goals we want to implement into our lifestyles, but often it’s easier said than done.“But we believe one small change at a time can have a big impact in the long run.“It’s easier to concentrate on smaller adjustments and give it all your focus, rather than feeling overwhelmed by lots of big changes to diet, fitness, finances, and environmental habits.”The study also found two-thirds (67%) of adults are more likely to fail at sticking to a lifestyle change if they attempt too many at once.Reasons for initially implementing changes included improving physical health (32%), saving money (31%), and to do their bit for the planet (24%).But lack of willpower (27%), motivation (27%), and time (20%) resulted in failing.When successfully sticking to a new habit, people feel positive (37%) and proud (30%) – but disappointed (34%) and frustrated (28%) when they don’t.It also found physical health changes are the most important to Brits (33%), followed by social and behavioural (27%), and environmental (22%).And three-quarters (74%) believe if everyone made a small environmental change to their lifestyle, it would collectively have a big impact on the planet.Nearly half (48%) of those polled, via OnePoll, have made more adjustments to their lifestyle as they’ve got older.Situations including the Covid pandemic (29%), a health scare (25%), and becoming a parent or grandparent (21%) made people want to make a change.The likes of social media (21%) and the news (19%) have also inspired people to.