Given that, this year, many of the New Year’s resolutions on our list seem to be ones that have featured several times before, at KOTUR we have decided to come up with a spin on them for 2015 that actually makes them feel as good to do as they are for you – the idea being, we are therefore far more likely to stick to them. Here are the ways we intend to make ourselves fitter, better, smarter and more rounded in 2015.

Feel Better
Seeing as those same 10lbs we’ve been promising to loose for several years have cropped up again, we are trying a new tack here. A new raft of cookbooks are being published that focus on healthy recipes that are as delicious as they are nutritious, abandoning a strict and (in our case) almost impossible approach to dieting for an all together more nurturing and doable one. Three we can’t wait to use are the Hemsley sisters’ The Art of Eating Well, Amelia Freer’s Eat Nourish Glow, out on 1^st January and the cult blogger Deliciously Ella’s long awaited and about to be published cookbook.  If they deliver on what they promise – who knows, perhaps next year this resolution can finally be crossed off the list.

Get Fitter
Similarly, with exercise, anything that makes getting fit more appealing, appeals to us. And what is more convenient than squeezing in some yoga with UK’s most popular and best loved teachers, Nadia Narain. What more, you can do it in the comfort of your own home with her new DVD to kickstart our new regimen. Kamalaya, a highly recommended retreat in Koh Samui is launching new fitness retreats this year. Resolution two is to give one a try.

Learn a Little More
Tired of citing lack of time as a reason not to have read that biography or visited that exhibition, in 2015 we intend to focus on learning a little again. Lectures are a wonderful way of discovering something new –and they don’t require hours of downtime dedicated to them that we don’t have. Intelligence Squared holds a global series that cover politics, culture and pretty much everything topical in between. We will be going to them regularly.

Be Better
As longtime supporters of FilmAid, we are pretty passionate about the amazing work they do. Harnessing the power of film and the glamorous world it represents, they educate, inspire and provide emotional relief to people around the world who really, really need it. Being involved with the charity has also always been immense fun – it is an endeavor that is as fun as it is important to support. This is one resolution we are delighted to include as a recurring one.

What are your 2015 resolutions?