We’re only a couple of weeks into 2018, but for many people across Northern Ireland, New Year’s Resolutions will no doubt be proving challenging to keep up. Whether your resolution is to eat healthier, get fitter, or spend more time with friends and family, we all need that little push and extra motivation to ensure we continue with them throughout 2018. We’ve listed five electrical items below that can really help you see those resolutions out for the next 12 months.
Electric Items to Help you Smash your New Year's Resolutions
1. Hand Blender
If you’re planning a New Year health kick, a hand blender is a great addition to your kitchen appliances. With so many great hand blenders to choose from, it’s important to consider what you need from your blender. Hand blenders are great for making smoothies and soups, and can help you blitz up a healthy treat in no time.
Check out this guide to buying a hand blender from Which?, and stay on top of your healthy eating resolution for 2018.
2. Slow Cooker
Another great kitchen appliance to consider investing in for 2018, especially if you’re looking to eat better or even spend more time with the family is a slow cooker. Cooking can be very time consuming, but a slow cooker will take a lot of the time pain away for you, allowing you to cook your favourite curry’s, soup’s, casseroles and even desserts, without having to stand and watch over a hob or oven.
Slow cookers can also be a great way to ensure you have more time to spend with friends and family, allowing you to put all your ingredients into one bowl, and simply cook. Read the Which? guide to buying a slow cooker before you hit the shops. They can also be a great way to save money on your weekly shop by making larger portions which can be used for lunch and dinner over multiple days – a great wee money saving tip for the New Year.
When you get around to buying your slow cooker, check out our 10 great slow cooker recipes.
3. Fitbit
Trying to start the New Year with a fitness kick can often be a challenge, especially if you don’t have a gym buddy to push you along. While a Fitbit won’t help you with your reps and training sessions, it will help you keep on top of your activity and progress, allowing you to monitor all the hard work you are putting in. Not only can Fitbit help with your training regime, it can also help you track your eating and sleeping habits, helping you keep on top of so much as you aim to live better in 2018.
The Fitbit website has some great stories from real people on how Fitbit helped them achieve their health and fitness goals to live better.
Discover more at fitbit.com.
4. Wireless Headphones
For many people across Northern Ireland, the New Year often means a new start in terms of getting out and enjoying the great outdoors on foot. Whether this is exploring some of Northern Ireland’s best walking routes, enjoying a Saturday Park Run or going for a daily jog, it can be a lonely slog if you are taking on this challenge by yourself.
One of the best ways to get through these activities on your lonesome is to put on some wireless headphones and connect to your phone or MP3 player. Play your favourite songs or listen to a podcast as you go. Creating a playlist can also help you set a time for your activity, ensuring you get a good workout every time you head out.
View the Which? guide to headphones to help you decide on what type is right for you.
5. Electric Car
If you want to live better, and indeed greener in 2018, then why not consider trading in your car for a new electric model. Electric cars are developing at great speed, so if you wish to start reducing your carbon footprint in 2018, and plan to start making a better contribution to the environment around you, an electric car could very well be a sound investment for the years ahead.
For more information on buying an electric car, visit nextgreencar.com.
What Are Your Resolutions?
What will you be doing to ensure you don’t fall at the first hurdle with your 2018 resolutions? Let us know how you plan to stay on top this year by visiting our Facebook and Twitter page and sharing your #SmarterLiving tips with us.
