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Physio plan for no-nonsense New Year

  • SMARTPHYSIO
  • Dec 5, 2007
  • 2 min read

Updated: Nov 21, 2025

The CSP has launched a daily plan designed to guide people through the first tough month of healthy New Year's Resolutions

To make it easier to keep New Year’s resolutions for those pledging to improve their health during 2008, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has launched Happy New You, a daily plan designed to guide people through the first tough month of the year.

At a time when the public is being inundated with messages about levels of exercise, fitness and obesity, making a New Year’s resolution to get healthy can be a daunting task.

Many people will be promising to spend the next twelve months getting fit and improving their health. But deciding what to do can be confusing, and over-ambitious targets can lead to good intentions falling by the wayside.

The CSP’s month-long wall planner is made up of 31 simple activities that can be integrated into everyday life and is intended as a realistic, no-nonsense approach to kick-starting a healthier lifestyle.

Chartered physiotherapist Sammy Margo, who advised on the exercises for the planner, said: “The start of a new year is a great opportunity to take control of your health and fitness. The Happy New You planner makes it easy to change small things in your everyday life and reap big rewards. The daily advice includes exercises and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Just choose the activities that work best for you, maintain them throughout the year and you’ll hardly realise you’re sticking to your resolution.”

The planner is available to download at http://www.csp.org.uk/happynewyou


Disclaimer: This blog summarises information originally issued by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) as part of their “Happy New You” campaign. The original CSP press release is no longer available online; the summary aligns with archived reporting such as WalesOnline.


Source: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), Archived Press Materials.

Reference: WalesOnline. “Happy New You plan.” Published March 29, 2013. Accessed 2025.



About Our Expert

Sammy Margo, Chartered Physiotherapist and Founder of SmartPhysio

Sammy Margo

​Founder and Director of Physiotherapy Services
Chartered Physiotherapist
MSc, MMACP, AACP, MCSP, HCPC
 

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Sammy Margo is a Chartered Physiotherapist with over 30 years’ clinical experience. She has worked across the NHS, professional sport, and private practice, and was England’s first female physiotherapist to work in professional football.

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Her areas of clinical expertise include:

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  • Senior care and complex rehabilitation

  • Home visit and community-based physiotherapy

  • Sleep, recovery, and performance

  • Musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation


Sammy is a recognised sleep expert, a former spokesperson for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and a regular contributor to national media including The Telegraph, The Guardian, Daily Mail, and Stylist. She is the author of The Good Sleep Guide.

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