Happy New Year 2010.

Happy New Year to all from all at the African Grey Parrot Centre.

With 2010 underway I’m wondering what it will bring for us, always a good time to try something new or start something you have been meaning to for ages such as the gym, which i go twice a week but have been a Little slack over the Christmas period! Whoops!!… which has got me thinking about new year resolutions and what are the top 5? Weight, Clear debts, be nicer… just ones i can think of so i did a little looking round and found the top 5 in London.

The top 5 new when asked what their resolutions for 2010 were going to be, top of the list was “to enjoy life more”, followed by “losing weight”, which was second on the list for women but only sixth on the list for men, and then “learning something new” and “getting fit”, which appeared in joint place as the third most popular resolutions for Londoners in 2010. (see end of release for full list and Top 10)

Interestingly, the second most popular 2010 resolution of choice for London men is “to find true love”, which comes only fifth on the list for women. But overall, “finding true love” and “learning something new” beat “saving money” and “paying off debts” in Londoners’ list of most popular resolutions, with all of these beating “quitting smoking” and “drinking less” which both appeared at the bottom of the list.

However, although their intentions appeared to be good, when questioned about how long they expected to stick to their resolutions, the majority (26%) of those questioned in London only expected to last for 3 months, with 5% less than a week and 14% between 2 weeks and month! But an admirable one in five Londoners demonstrate great resolve, with 20% keeping true to their resolutions for over a year.

Overall in the study, men were found less likely than women to actually make resolutions than their female counterparts, but appeared to be better at sticking to them, with 20% claiming they kept their resolution for a year or more, compared to just 15% of women, the majority of whom (29%) admitted sticking to their resolutions for an average of just 3 months.

Here are the top 10 listed for Men and Women.

London Men:
1. Enjoy life more (33%)
2. Find true love (23%)
3. Learn something new (21%)
4. Get fit / start exercising (19%)
5. Get a better job (17%)
6. Lose weight / go on a diet (16%)
7. Save money (15%)
7. Pay off my debts (15%)
8. Take a trip (14%)
9. Reduce stress (12%)
10. Spend more time with family and friends (9%)
11. Quit smoking (6%)
12. Drink less (6%)

London Women
1. Enjoy life more (34%)
2. Lose weight / go on a diet (29%)
3. Get fit / start exercising (24%)
4. Learn something new (23%)
5. Find true love (20%) joint
5. Save money (20%) joint
6. Get a better job (19%)
7. Pay off my debts (17%)
8. Take a trip (13%)
9. Spend more time with family and friends (11%)
10. Reduce stress (10%)
11. Quit smoking (5%)
12. Drink less (5%)

Interesting that Men seem to want to find love more than women, Both want to enjoy life more (one to take note of) and it’s more important to women to lose weight!

What is your new years resolution, anything not on the list or more interesting please do tell us )

Paula x