New Year s Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It s a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Did your New Year resolutions make our top ten list?
除夕夜常常是回望旧年总结过往的时候，当更重要的是展望来年，立下决心的时候。让我们一起想想自己需要改善及做出改变的地方，为来年立下新的计划。你的新年计划是否在美国人的新年计划TOP10上呢？
1. Spend More Time with Family Friends
花更多时间陪伴家人和朋友
近期美国有多项调查显示超过一半的美国人决心要更珍惜他们所爱的人，要花更多时间陪伴家人和朋友。工作不应事事优先！
Recent polls conducted by General Nutrition Centers, Quicken, and others shows that more than 50% of Americans vow to appreciate loved ones and spend more time with family and friends this year. Make plans to meet up with friends for an evening of comaraderie at a favorite Pittsburgh restaurant or take the family to one of these popular Pittsburgh places for family fun. Work shouldn t always come first!
2. Fit in Fitness
保持健康的身材
研究表明锻炼身体能降低癌症几率，延长寿命，有利减轻体重，调节情绪，降低血压，甚至改善关节炎症状。总之，锻炼身体能让你保持健康体态，神清气爽。
The evidence is in for fitness. Regular exercise has been associated with more health benefits than anything else known to man. Studies show that it reduces the risk of some cancers, increases longevity, helps achieve and maintain weight loss, enhances mood, lowers blood pressure, and even improves arthritis. In short, exercise keeps you healthy and makes you look and feel better. Why not make this the time to start getting in shape for one of these popular Pittsburgh Area Charity Walks, Runs or Rides?
3. Tame the Bulge
抚平 赘肉
在最近的调查里，超过66%的美国成年人超重或者属于肥胖。所以说减肥是一个最流行的新年计划也就不足为奇了。
Over 66 percent of adult Americans are considered overweight or obese by recent studies, so it is not surprising to find that weight loss is one of the most popular New Year s resolutions. Setting reasonable goals and staying focused are the two most important factors in sticking with a weight loss program, and the key to success for those millions of Americans who made a New Year s commitment to shed extra pounds.
