“Make 2020 the year you find your Zen side.”

Meditate

You probably don’t need to hear, yet again, about the many benefits of meditation: decreased stress, reduced anxiety and even modified brain patterns that can improve your attention span. Despite all the benefits – and lack of any negative side effects – most people have a hard time committing to the process. Make 2020 the year you find your Zen side, whether you spend five minutes in the morning with a free app, such as Oak, that plays gentle white noise in the background, or you spend 20 minutes a day practising in complete silence, or you just pause for 10 slow, deep breaths during your lunch break. Learning how to meditate before things get stressful can help when you’re getting freaked out on race day.