Northeast
5 ways to stick with your ‘exercise more’ New Year’s resolution in 2024, from a New York doctor
Getting into shape, exercising more, eating well — all of these are examples of some of the most common New Year’s resolutions people make each year.
Of these, getting back into shape can be an especially tough task for those who have fallen off the health and wellness wagon.
Dr. Alexis Colvin, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, shared with Fox News Digital five ways to get back into shape this year.
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Before starting anything, Colvin recommended checking in with your primary care doctor to ensure you are well enough to exercise.
“If you have not been exercising regularly and/or have not had a recent physical, it’s always a good idea to check with your primary care doctor to discuss a safe transition to exercise,” she noted.
Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, shared tips for a new exercise plan in 2024. (Mount Sinai Health System)
Read on for her top tips as the New Year gets underway.
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1. Schedule your exercise
Scheduling your exercise time during the day to make sure it happens is a good idea, suggested Colvin.
With busy schedules at the beginning of the year, Colvin recommended setting aside a period of time to move your body.
Scheduling your workout can be key to making sure it gets done during busy days, suggested one doctor. (iStock)
“Schedule your exercise into your day so that you have [that] protected time to accomplish your goal,” she said.
2. Be specific about your workouts
It is smart to “be specific about what you want to do and mix it up so that you look forward to it,” said Colvin.
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She said being particular about what you’re going to do for exercise on any given day is great for keeping up the goal of being active.
Colvin also suggested trying something you might have not done before — such as attending a Pilates class or running a race.
Being specific about your goals and mixing up your workout routine can be important to staying engaged, a doctor suggested. (iStock)
This will help to keep your attention and engagement as you try to complete something new.
3. Hold yourself accountable
Ensuring you attend that Pilates class or run that race is up to you — but the support of a friend, family member or trainer can help.
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“Consider ways to hold yourself accountable, such as getting a workout partner or a trainer,” Colvin said.
Having a workout partner or trainer can help you keep your goals on track. (iStock)
Having someone who knows your goals and wants to see you succeed can be helpful when you start feeling that getting back into shape this year might be harder than originally planned.
4. Consistency is key
Colvin said staying consistent with your workouts can be key to making sure you get back in shape in 2024.
Short activity sessions, such as taking walks or choosing the stairs instead of the elevator, can also be beneficial to keeping active.
“Even short sessions of activity can count toward your daily activity level,” she said.
Consistency is key when trying to get back into shape, one doctor advised. (iStock)
5. Do cardio and strength training
“Working on both cardio and strength training is critical for a complete approach to physical fitness,” Colvin said.
The surgeon said that both of these types of exercise are imperative for fitness journeys — and a mix of the two is key.
“Strength training is particularly important to help build and/or maintain bone density,” she said.
By practicing the two together, Colvin said this will help you get back in shape in 2024.
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Pennsylvania
3 dead in apparent murder-suicide spanning from Pennsylvania to Illinois, police say
Two women are dead in Pennsylvania and a man is dead in Illinois after an apparent murder-suicide, police said on Wednesday.
According to a report from the Pennsylvania State Police, the investigation began in Hillside, Illinois, when police there were dispatched after a man reported two women dead in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania. Police said that when officers got to Hillside, about 15 miles west of Chicago, they found that the man had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
After identifying him, troopers said Hillside officers contacted police from Jackson Township to request a welfare check at the man’s home on Dior Drive, about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh.
Police said officers used forced entry to get into the home and found two women dead from apparent gunshot wounds. It’s believed the two women were family members of the man who died by suicide in Illinois, investigators said.
Pennsylvania State Police said they’ve assumed control of the case and are “actively investigating” what happened surrounding the three deaths.
Police didn’t release any names, saying the process of formal identification and notification of next of kin hasn’t been completed. Sources told KDKA that the victims were a husband, wife and their daughter.
“At this time, investigators believe there is no ongoing threat to the public, and law enforcement is not searching for any additional individuals in connection with this incident,” police wrote in the public information release report. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation.”
State police didn’t release any other details on Wednesday but said more information will be made public when it’s available.
“My first reaction was shocked because this is such a close-knit neighborhood, and to think something that horrible could happen here is very tragic because they were such a good family,” neighbor Danielle Sporer said on Wednesday.
Rhode Island
RI Lottery Powerball, Numbers Midday winning numbers for March 4, 2026
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 4, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from March 4 drawing
07-14-42-47-56, Powerball: 06, Power Play: 4
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Winning Numbers numbers from March 4 drawing
Midday: 2-7-4-4
Evening: 7-6-0-2
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Winning Wild Money numbers from March 4 drawing
08-11-12-18-24, Extra: 15
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 4 drawing
12-13-36-39-58, Bonus: 03
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Vermont
19 Vermont school budgets fail as education leaders debate need for reform
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Most Vermont school budgets passed Tuesday, but 19 districts and supervisory unions saw their spending plans rejected — an uptick from the nine that failed in 2025, though well below the 29 that failed in 2024.
Some education leaders say the results show communities are largely supportive of their schools.
“We’re starting to kind of equalize out again towards the normal trend of passage of school budgets each year,” said Chelsea Meyers of the Vermont Superintendents Association.
Sue Ceglowski of the Vermont School Boards Association said the results send a clear message. “Vermont taxpayers support Vermont’s public schools,” she said.
Meyers said the results also raise questions about the scope of education reform being considered in Montpelier. “If we are going to reform the system, it might not require sweeping broad changes as are being considered right now, but a more concise approach to consider that inequity,” she said.
But in districts where budgets failed, officials say structural changes are still needed. In Barre, where the budget failed, Barre Unified Union School District Board Chair Michael Boutin said the Legislature must, at a minimum, create a new funding formula. “We have to have that in order to avoid the huge increases and decreases — the huge increases that we’ve seen in the last couple years,” Boutin said.
He said the rise in school budgets is separate from why property owners are seeing sharp tax increases. The average state increase in school budgets is 4%, but the average property tax increase is 10%, driven by cost factors including health care. “There’s a complete disconnect, and that’s a product of the terrible system that we have in Vermont with our funding formula,” Boutin said.
Ceglowski says the state should address health care costs before moving forward with rapid education policy changes. “Addressing the rapid rise in the cost of school employees’ health benefits by ensuring a fair and balanced statewide bargaining process for those benefits,” she said.
The 19 districts that did not pass their budgets will need to draft new spending plans to present to voters, which often requires cuts. Twelve school districts are scheduled to vote at a later date.
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