Advisory Board January 7, 2026
According to a new survey from YouGov, Americans’ top New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, with other health-related habits like eating healthier and improving mental health among the most common resolutions.
Exercising tops Americans’ New Year’s resolutions
For the survey, YouGov polled 1,104 U.S. adults between Dec. 9 and 11, 2025, about their New Year’s resolutions and how they felt about them.
Overall, 31% of respondents said they planned to make a New Year’s resolution or set a goal for 2026. Younger adults were more likely than older adults to say they would make a New Year’s resolution, with 43% of adults under 45 saying so compared to 21% of those older than 45.
Of the 25 resolutions included...
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