💡 Learn something new

• Be a tourist in your own city to experience it with fresh appreciation. Try one of these 11 can’t-miss tours of Lakeland, from kayaks to swans to architecture.
• Looking for new career opportunities in 2024? Learn about Lakeland’s 15 largest companies, including Publix, Amazon, GEICO, and Lakeland Regional Health.
• For those wanting to connect with their spirituality this year, get to know Lakeland’s diverse religious communities.

💪 Try a new workout

• Get some zen in. Try one of these eight yoga studios around Swan City, which offer classes for beginners, hot yoga, and more fitness classes.
• Check out 16 local gyms to find your new favorite way to sweat in 2024.
• Take a walk. Pro tip: Use this interactive map of Lakeland’s walking and biking trails to find your perfect path.

• Need some support to reveal the healthiest you this year? Lakeland Regional Health’s Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medicine can help.
• “Some of the little changes that we do with bariatric surgery help patients get back energy so they can spend more time with their family and children, and less time in the hospital since their diabetes, blood pressure, and other weight-related diseases have improved,” says Dr. Sanjiv Gray, Bariatric Surgeon at Lakeland Regional Health.
• Interested? See the results for yourself with testimonies from LRH bariatric surgery patients Hayley and Alan.

• Welcome Canary, Lakeland’s new wellness-focused apartment complex, is slated to open in January 2024. The 160-unit, wellness-focused luxury complex will offer health and wellness amenities + community programs for residents, including a biophilic gym, “Zen Den,” and more.

• ICYMI, the date for the annual 2024 Lakeland Regional Health Hollis Cancer Center Promise Run is set for Saturday, March 2. Registration is open for both the 5K ($34) and the 10K ($47). Pro tip: Register before prices increase on February 24.

• Aiming to eat more veggies this year? Here’s a giant list of vegetarian and vegan eats around Lakeland.

• Yogadance. A workout that blends yoga and dance set to music, followed by a relaxing meditation at the end of the class. It’s offered on Thursdays at Lake Crago Outdoor Recreation Complex. See the schedule.

• Back to school, back to sniffles. If your child is experiencing the peak of flu and cold season now that they’re back in the classroom, Lakeland Regional Health Urgent Care can help. Drop by after school — no appointment necessary.

• Here’s your quintessential guide to Lakeland’s 38 lakes, perfect for strolling around this month to help you kick off your health goals (leisurely).

• “The new year is a perfect time to get in a routine with a primary care provider,” says Lakeland Regional Health’s Dr. Alexandra von Lindeman, DO. “As providers, we are partners in developing and achieving your health goals like managing chronic conditions, annual check-ups, getting connected to specialists, and more.” Book an appointment.