Forget resolutions. Here’s how to actually get healthier

For the majority of people, New Year’s resolutions are health-focused. But by mid-January, 80% have already failed. The problem isn’t willpower – it’s that we’re taking the wrong approach to health optimization entirely.

Many people set lofty goals like losing 20 pounds or running a marathon. While these might be ideal long-term achievements, sustainable health optimization requires something different: personalized standards based on your unique biology.

That’s where Stride comes in. Instead of chasing temporary goals, Stride is helping people establish daily health standards that work with their unique biology. Through advanced genetic testing and personalized protocols, Stride transforms health from a destination into a sustainable daily practice.

Data, not dreams

If you want to know what your body needs for optimal health, it all comes down to data. You can make educated guesses about diet, workouts, and supplements, but if you want to hit the nail on the head, you need the data.

Generalized advice and one-size-fits-all goals should be a thing of the past. With health data at our fingertips, we now have the power to zero in on precisely what steps we need to take to optimize our daily health.

Stride believes that better health isn’t a destination – it’s daily choices backed by science.

Through comprehensive testing, Stride creates personalized recommendations for supplements, diet, lifestyle, and activity – all based on your unique biology. Its analysis examines both DNA markers and microbiome health to offer a complete picture of your needs.

Your DNA results reveal how your body processes nutrients, explaining why some supplements might not be working and which forms will be better absorbed.

Through comprehensive at-home testing Stride creates personalized recommendations based on your unique biology.

Stride’s testing also uncovers your personal exercise response patterns, showing how your body handles different types of training and recovery. It even examines lifestyle factors like sleep issues and stress, allowing you to build routines that work with your natural tendencies rather than against them.

Combined with detailed microbiome analysis that reveals your gut health’s influence on overall wellbeing, these insights create a complete blueprint for personalized health optimization—unique to you in every way.

Making it measurable

Instead of looking at health through arbitrary goals, Stride helps you establish your personal baseline, showing exactly where you’re starting from and what your body needs. With this information in hand, you can target the exact nutrients, exercise protocols, and lifestyle techniques that work for your biology.

For example, some people may find that although their sleep is dialled in, they still feel exhausted because they cannot properly absorb B vitamins. Instead of doubling down on sleep hygiene as their New Year’s resolution, they’re better suited to resolve to take higher-quality forms of B vitamins.

Stride help you understand how your body processes nutrients.

On the other hand, you may find that your current workout routine is leaving you sore and fatigued. With the insights you gain from DNA testing, a simple shift in your recovery schedule could make all the difference. Without this insight, you may resolve to push yourself harder in the gym when what your body really needs is more downtime between workouts.

Level up with Stride

To ring in the New Year, Stride is offering a new bundle called The Better Stack.

The Better Stack begins with advanced DNA analysis that examines 9,000 genetic locations, going far beyond basic genetic testing to understand your body’s unique needs. Its DNA analysis covers critical insights such as methylation profile, nutrition, fitness, sleep and stress, and skincare genetic insights.

The DNA analysis is paired with next-generation microbiome sequencing that provides a detailed picture of your gut health. Insights from microbiome sequencing will give you a window into your overall digestive health, the gut-brain axis, as well as metabolic health.

With this information, Stride uses your personalized data to guide the creation of a targeted supplementation protocol aimed at enhanced resilience and longevity. This includes Stride’s methylated B-complex supplement, uniquely designed for optimal absorption.

Stride uses your personalized data to guide the creation of a targeted supplementation protocol.

And the best part is that you’re never alone on your journey. Throughout the process, Stride offers expert guidance to help you understand your results and establish sustainable health standards based on your biology—not generic advice.

The new standard

With evolving technology and scientific understanding, the world of health optimization is changing. Setting and breaking goals, shooting in the dark, and trying every tactic under the sun are no longer the standard. Today, we have data at our fingertips that we can use to streamline our health journey and optimize our results.

The future of wellness is about understanding your personal baseline and maintaining evidence-based standards that work for your unique biology.

So this year, instead of adopting your friend’s health protocol or throwing out a New Year’s resolution that only sounds good on paper, build sustainable health standards based on what your body actually needs.