How are those resolutions going for the new year?

Sure, it’s only been a couple of days, but some resolutions that sounded good and doable on New Year’s Eve may have hit the fan because quitting a bad habit or starting a workout program is difficult.

It’s hard to quit smoking, exercise more, lose weight, knock off the evening cocktail or put a stop to betting on games.

But there is help out there for almost any indulgence you need to be rid of.

For starters, Breathe Free Mat-Su helps smokers get off the butts by offering quit kits. The organization will even tailor a specific regimen just for you. The benefit, of course, is a longer, healthier life. Plus, when you quit, you give people around you healthier life. Second hand smoke can kill. So call that help line.

Alcoholics Anonymous has helped a lot of people put down the bottle and pick up a new lease on life. They’re in the phone book. It’s just one call to start on the road to a better life for you and your loved ones.

Probably the easiest program for a healthier life is exercise. And it’s free. Walking 30 minutes a day can do wonders for your body.

A story in today’s paper about diabetes should be enough to convince you more exercise can literally save you an arm or a leg.

Many of us, including most of us at the Frontiersman, are desk bound much of the day. We sit in front of computers and eat at our desk.

This is no longer an agrarian nation where work took us outside and labored under the sun.

As we became more efficient, we became fatter.

According to the story’s source, 5,700 more Alaskans will have diabetes. Type 2 can be prevented with some exercise and a better eating plan.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans. Routine exercise can ward off that fate.

Breaking any bad habit is difficult. Maybe you know someone who is also trying to get better. Having a buddy go through it with you will make it easier.

It all starts with that first step. If you have gotten off to a slow start, don’t give up. Use all the resources available to you, and they are plentiful.

This year could be the start of a healthier life for years to come.