What's Open and Closed in Stoneham on New Year's Day?

Check out our list of open and closed places in Stoneham on New Year's Day.

How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution

Five tips to help you keep your resolution.

Are you making a resolution this year? Do you want to lose weight, gain a new skill or organize your house? Whatever your resolution is, here are some tips to help you stick to it throughout the year. 1. Make it attainable. Be sure that your resolution is attainable. Sticking to your monthly budget is attainable—making a million dollars may not be. 2. Tell everyone. If you tell everyone about your resolution, you are more likely to keep it. If you want to quit smoking, you can even go as far as telling your friends that you'll give them $50 if they catch you lighting up. 3. Be specific. If you want to get fit in the new year, set a specific goal. For example, instead of saying you want to get fit, say you want to lose 10 pounds and tone …

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New Year’s Resolution: Starting the Year Off Healthy and Fit

A local fitness expert provides tips on how to keep your resolutions on track in 2011.

To be healthy and fit: It's a promise we make to ourselves each New Year as the old year fades away into memory. We hope that our poor eating and exercise habits become a thing of the past, reconciling ourselves to better health in the future. We have the best of intentions, but as sure as February turns into March, those lofty goals go the way of all those resolutions from years gone by. What makes keeping that New Year's resolution so difficult? "You need to be realistic," said Brett Parker, owner of Total Body Engineering at 466 Main Street. "Changes should be made gradually so that you can stay on course with your new goals." Educated at Northeastern University in physical therapy, athletic training, and sports medicine, Parker insists…

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