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This year, I'm doing less—it's a ‘great idea for a New Year's resolution,' expert says
It’s natural to tack on more activities as part of your New Year’s resolution, but subtracting some goals from your life might help, too.
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How to reduce stress and improve sleep in 2024
Reducing stress and improving sleep can be hard when you factor in jobs, kids and busy schedules. News4’s Eun Yang spoke to Dr. Julie Chen who shared healthy habits to try this year.
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4 your resolutions: Healthy habits for a healthy mind
News4’s Eun Yang spoke to Dr. Stacey Neal about four easy ways to take care of your mental health in 2024.
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How to improve your physical health in 2024
News4’s Eun Yang shares New Year’s diet and exercise tips from a Kaiser Permanente doctor.
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News4 takes on the Million Step Challenge
The News4 team (including our Peacock mascot) appeared on the TODAY Show to showcase how we are walking into a healthier year!
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How to stick with your New Year's resolutions
If you’re just getting started on a New Year’s resolution, the odds are already stacked against you.
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How to set a goal and stick to it in 2024
News4’s Eun Yang has a look at the most common resolutions in 2024 and how experts say to create healthy habits that last.
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Mindset coach helps women expand their businesses
Mindset coach Cheryl Polote-Williamson is on a mission to improve women’s lives physically, spiritually and financially. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke to Polote-Williamson about helping a public health consultant based in D.C.
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What is a leap year and why do we have them? What to know for 2024
While there’s plenty of things to note in the calendar for 2024, one of the biggest is that this year is a leap year. But what exactly does that mean, how often does it happen and why?
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John Mayer celebrates New Year's surrounded by cats and the internet loses it
Appearing on CNN’s New Year’s Eve special, the singer-songwriter chatted with hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper while seated at the bar of a Tokyo cat cafe.
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Shoppers adjusting to new plastic bag bans in parts of Maryland
As of Jan. 1, plastic bags are banned in Prince George’s County, Anne Arundel County, and the city of Frederick. And in Prince George’s County, paper bags are now 10 cents each. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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How to get the biggest benefits from home workout equipment
Check out some of Consumer Reports’ top suggestions. And if you have a machine that’s not right for you, here’s how to pass it on to others. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.
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Fairfax Co. residents get active on first day of 2024
Instead of starting the new year in a crowded gym, many people opted to head to D.C.-area parks. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Minimum wage boosts, plastic bag bans: New laws take effect in DC area on Jan. 1
Here are the new laws going into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, in the D.C. area.
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Matthew McConaughey says to take in ‘highlights of your life' in New Year's message
Matthew McConaughey is sharing his words of wisdom to bring into the new year.
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At the stroke of midnight, the New Year gives a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions
It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions.
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Here's what laws take effect Jan. 1 in DC area
Minimum wage boosts, plastic bag bans and hearing aid coverage for minors.
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Best Time to Buy: Jump-Start the New Year With These January Deals
January is a great month to find savings on tools that will help you reach your New Year’s resolutions. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.
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Ringing in the New Year at Sherman Circle
A D.C. tradition continues this New Year’s Eve as a couple hosts their own ball drop at their home.
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Tradition of Hiking in the New Year Reaches All 50 US States
A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago.