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Improving fitness. Eating healthier. Getting stronger. Meeting new people. Quitting smoking or drinking.
Those are just some of the goals people often set for themselves after ringing in a new year.
There’s something about Jan. 1 that is associated with fresh starts, but while resolutions are still a thing for some people, others don’t bother because they feel it is a way to set themselves up for failure.
A survey of 3,000 Canadians by online betting site Casino.ca found 60% admitted to making a resolution this year, while 61% also called making such goals “overrated.”
For those who made resolutions last year, only 35% across Canada said they stuck to them.
Ontarians fared a little better, with 39% reaching their new year goal.
That said, 58% of Canadians admitted that they didn’t actually believe they would see their resolutions through.
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Canadians who made resolutions last year said they kept it up for 78 days on average, which works out to be about 11 weeks.
Resolution-makers in Ontario averaged 83 days in maintaining their missions — just shy of three months.
On average, Canadians spent $372 on a failed resolution, while Ontarians were out of pocket an average of $546 for their unsuccessful attempts.
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