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12 Places to Help Maintain Your New Year's Resolution

Quitting smoking or drinking? Getting more exercise? Here are some local resources to help.

The new year is upon us and hopefully you haven't broken your resolutions just yet.

Whether you hope to get fit, stay healthy or quit bad habits, there are plenty of local resources to help you meet your goals in 2012.

In honor of 2012, here are 12 places that can help you keep your resolutions.

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1.

  • 829 Penniman Ave., Plymouth; (734) 459-1547
  • Core Sport is a pilates fitness studio. The studio uses a combination of methods, including free weights, resistance bands, Keiser Pneumatic Resistance System and medicine balls, in its training program.

2.

  • 42189 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth; (734) 453-5603
  • Access Behavioral Healthcare LLC provides help with substance abuse, including aiding those who wish to stop drinking. Its hotline is (800) 728-0755.

3.

  • 575 S. Main St., Plymouth; (734) 451-7800
  • Personalized Nursing Light House Inc. offers substance abuse help, including alcohol abuse.
  • A list of more nearby resources for quitting drinking and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings is available here.

4.

  • 340 N. Main St. #305, Plymouth; (734) 644-6681
  • Changing Lanes offers hypnotherapy for a variety of bad habits and health choices, including over-eating, poor nutrition and smoking.

5.

  • 44191 Plymouth Oaks Blvd. #600, Plymouth; (734) 259-7100
  • The Barwis Methods Training Center is a personal training institute to help clients of all skill levels with one-on-one fitness training. Trainer Mike Barwis has trained more than 250 professional athletes and has worked for the University of Michigan football team, but also caters to the general public. His methods include cardio training, endurance, flexibility, strength training and weight loss.

6. Curves

  • 44248 Cherry Hill Road, Canton; (734) 844-6741
  • 44717 Five Mile Road, Plymouth; (734) 414-0515
  • Curves, available in both Plymouth and Canton, offers a 30-minute circuit routine for women that provides a full-body workout. The facility offers aerobic exercise for weight loss, combined with strength training.

7. Canton Public Library /

  • 1200 S. Canton Center Road, Canton; (734) 397-0999
  • 223 S. Main St., Plymouth; (734) 453-0750
  • Did you resolve to read more books this year? If so, both the Canton Public Library and Plymouth District Library, depending on where you live, offer the latest hits as well as the classics. 

8.

  • ; (734) 459-1378
  • ; (734) 217-0052
  • ; (734) 453-1200
  • Did you resolve to become more fiscally responsible or to get out of debt in 2012? Community Financial is a not-for-profit, federally chartered credit union that also offers financial advising and full-service banking.

9.

  • 585 Forest Ave., Plymouth; (734) 254-0201
  • ROM fitness features a range-of-motion (ROM) machine that enables a full workout. Its facility is located in downtown Plymouth and can help keep your resolution to get fit.
  • More gyms also are available in Plymouth and Canton.

10.

  • 43371 Joy Road, Canton; (734) 416-8181
  • OK, you've joined the gym. The first step of your New Year's resolution is complete. Now you just need to start eating healthy. Jenny Craig's personnel will work with you to find the best and most productive diet for your body, along with finding the proper workout routine.

11.

  • 15081 Northville Road, Plymouth; (734) 420-3339
  • Want to learn self-defense or learn traditional karate methods? PKSA Karate-Northville offers a variety of programs.

12.

  • 271 N. Main St., Plymouth; (734) 737-9642
  • Bikrams Yoga College aims to let visitors free their minds of stress and find their inner being. Bikrams offers one-on-one instruction and a variety of classes.

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