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Before you surrender to the inevitability and think of how you've failed to reach that #SummerBod you've always dreamed of, we've already prepared a list of six little habits that will keep your momentum going. Read more:

By now, we've all settled in 2019, which means that all of our goals - to eat better, to go to the gym more, and to make a better (and healthier) lunch meals - are put to the test.

According to research, about 80 percent of New Year's resolutions fail by the second and third month. And hello, March. Here we are.

Before you surrender to the inevitability and think of how you've failed to reach that #SummerBod you've always dreamed of, we've already prepared a list of six little habits that will keep your momentum going.

Once you turn these 5-minute activities into habits, you realize that it's not as tough as you thought to be a little healthier. Each of these tweaks requires less than five minutes of your time to implement.

Take your phone outside the bedroom

Keeping your phone in such close proximity can delay and reduce the total amount of sleep you get. Even if you do put the phone down 10 to 15 minutes before closing your eyes, the “blue light” from your device will still wreak havoc to the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin. So go get yourself an alarm clock and your body will thank you later.

Breathe

Taking time to focus on your breath can make a big difference not only for your mind but for your body, too. If you've never tried yoga, which treats breathing as a critical component of exercise instead of as an ancillary activity, now is a good time to start.

Kylie Padilla is an avid yogi. During her pregnancy with her first child, Alas, she practices her breathing exercises to suppress her hormones whenever she would get emotional.

Read for at least five minutes before bed

We know that “reading more” seems to be an item atop everyone's wish list. But if you need any more incentive to pick up a book, a study conducted at the University of Notre Dame indicates that recall is best when we learn right before sleeping. Knowing that you'll benefit all day long from reading just a few pages will make the task feel a little less daunting.

Stretch

We all know that stretching keeps your muscles strong, healthy, and mobile. So in the middle of your day, why not get up your seat and stretch those muscles. Practice a few simple yoga poses - it will go a long way toward making lower back pain a thing of the past.

Wil Dasovich's YouTube Channel

YouTuber Wil Dasovich stretches every morning and considers it the most important thing he does in a day. He practices Vinyasas or morning salutations to stretch his spine.

Eat more leafy greens

Follow your parent's advice and add some greens to your lunch. Aside from being a good source of vitamins A, C, E, and K, a diet rich in leafy greens can lower the risk of heart disease, and breast and stomach cancer.

Erwan Heussaff's YouTube channel

It doesn't have to be complicated - you can simply mix your greens to your morning scrambled eggs. Take a cue from Erwan Heussaff, he shares easy to cook recipes using vegetables. Some of his videos show recipes incorporating okra, ampalaya, and patola.

Meditate

Meditation is one of those habits that takes a long time to get used to, along with running. But give it a few weeks and you'll see that a small commitment can have a major impact on stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

Isabelle Daza's YouTube Channel

Isabelle Daza recently shared on her YouTube channel that she meditates for 15 minutes when she can. She says meditating helps her decompress and uses the app Headspace to help her meditate.