Forget new year resolutions, they are like dating Ryan Gosling in The Notebook – good in theory, but then you forget them.

While 2015 may be the (Chinese) year of the sheep, don't be one. A new year is a great time to shake things up a little and make subtle, more sustainable changes to your lifestyle instead of renovating every facet of yourself.

Whether it's trying something new, adopting a new hobbie or just eating cake, here's five ways to expand your horizons in 2015.

Eat shake'n'bake pancakes, more often

I rediscovered this classic dish when I forced to spend Christmas with my family who are so twisted they make pizza bases out of cauliflower. After my second protein laden crepe, I snapped, stormed out of the good room and straight to the supermarket to stock up on full cream milk and these meals in a bottle.

Things have changed since I last added them to my cart, the buttermilk option is now the way to go, serve with crispy bacon, maple syrup (the authentic stuff) and eat (occasionally) with a Cheshire cat smile in front of clean eating friend and family.

Wear a jumpsuit

In case you missed it, jumpsuits are making a huge resurgence for both the summer and winter months this year. Case in point, the recent Golden Globes. Emma Stone looked incredibly chic in a crystal encrusted Lanvin one-piece while Lorde rocked a deconstructed onesie by Narciso Rodriguez and looked disturbingly devastating on one of the world's biggest red carpets for an 18-year-old from rural New Zealand.

The jumpsuit is back and the fashion world can't get enough of the all-in-one look. Thankfully the 2015 incarnation is not all about that horrific loungewear option marketed as a "onesie", high-fashion options, by the likes of Stella McCartney include wide-legged silhouettes, shiny adornments like zips and flattering necklines. Jump on the trend before it jumps the shark.

Be Chrissy Teigen

 

The model-slash-food blogger is one of the most refreshing personalities in the fashion and celebrity world. After making her international debut on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2010, she then went on to pursue her love of cooking and eating and now writes about it. Fun fact: John Legend's song All Of Me is actually dedicated to her (the pair married in 2013).

Teigan's Twitter and Instagram accounts are laugh out loud funny and sometimes a little crude. One minute she partying with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West posing with her best duck face, the next she's in bed with her husband eating KFC in bed and posting pictures as evidence with the caption, "Hesitant to finish this KFC because I'm gonna be so sad when it's gone".

She was also snapped scoffing the free canapés and quaffing the piccolo bottles of French champagne on the red carpet at the Golden Globes – a sight which is rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger.

Try on her confidence for size and see how it fits this year.

Leave Miranda Kerr alone

Sorry to go all Chris Crocker, but I think it's about time we all left Miranda Kerr alone. Can't we just admire not only her impeccable dimples but her head for business? She may have wrapped up the majority of her long-term ambassadorship deals but still managed to rake in more than $7.5 million from modelling last year. She is still the third most highly paid model in the world, equal to Kate Moss, but as well as striking a pose she's also an author, a singer, a beauty entrepreneur, mother, life coach and environmentalist. We all lost our minds recently when she was photographed wearing some new diamonds with many jumping to the conclusion her rumoured billionaire boyfriend bought them for her, when she really has enough bank to buy her own bling.

Move more, invest in more lyrca

I don't care what anyone says, moving makes you feel good. Whether it's walking, dancing, skipping, swimming or even more sex, find an activity that allows you to move, especially if you are desk bound by a day job. Plus now is a good as time as any to get moving. Looking sporty yet sophisticated has never been so easy and it's going to get even easier.

In 2013, sales of women's activewear reached $14 billion, a nine per cent increase from 2012 according to market research group NPD, the same group which expects the market to grow at a similar pace for the next three years.

In its latest annual report, Nike president and CEO Mark Parker made a specific mention of women's ranges as a stand out performer and avenue of unprecedented growth.

"Our women's business grew at a faster rate than our men's business in FY14, reaching nearly $5 billion [$AUD6.15 billion] of wholesale equivalent revenues for the year," he said in his letter to shareholders.

But it's not just women and fitness disciples following athletic inspired fashion psalms, men are the new target market for high-end and high-street retailers.

On a recent reconnaissance mission down under, and off the back of launching its first stand alone men's boutique in New York, lululemon's menswear designer Felix del Toro cites the emergence of CrossFit and the uptake of "functional strength training" as core aspects of the athletic apparel business.

The company, which was founded on the premise of designing yoga gear for women in the 1990s, is evolving like the 27-store strong Australian market, del Toro says.

Men are abandoning preppy, Ralph Lauren-esque leisure wear for high-performance, highly-technical threads both in and away from the gym, in the same way women are swapping slingbacks for razor backs.

Forget the year of the sheep, 2015 will be the year of the gym junkie (or at least the year of dressing like someone who is a gym junkie).

Plus it's a hell of lot easier to shake it up and/or off like Taylor Swift encourages us to do while wearing sneakers.