Many use New Year as a starting point to changing their lifestyle
Just a few days into the New Year and some people will have set themselves ambitious targets for the next twelve months.
It might be a way of giving themselves something positive to look forward to after the last two years.
Typical resolutions include going to the gym, eating healthier or stopping smoking.
Manx Radio's John Moss has been out and about to find out what residents are hoping to achieve:
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