If you managed to stick to your resolution past March 2020, you are amazing! As 2021 begins, here are a few ways that Baton Rouge can help you stick to your resolutions and routine in the new year.
Eat Healthy
If you’re aiming to be healthier or eat locally, we have the places for you! The Baton Rouge food scene is packed with restaurants that serve fresh, vibrant dishes with high-quality ingredients. Here are a few of our favorite healthy-eating spots:
2805 Kalurah St
The Big Squeezy (Multiple Locations)
Fresh Junkie (Multiple Locations)
4257 Perkins Road
501 Main Street
5162 Government St.
Get Active
The key to a successful fitness regimen begins with a plan. Luckily, Baton Rouge offers plenty of options for different types of workouts! Check out some of these local suggestions when you’re developing your routine:
3535 Perkins Road, Suite 380
4207 Perkins Rd
3753 Perkins Road, Suite A
Spectrum Fitness (Multiple Locations)
7069 Perkins Road
4355 Perkins Road
145 Aspen Square
Traverse the LSU Lakes
If you want to get active but you’re trying to save a few bucks, walk, run or bike the 4-mile LSU Lake route!
Run a 5k, Half-Marathon, or Marathon
Start your year off right and sign up for the Louisiana Marathon, held January 16-17 in downtown BR. Register by January 12 to get a reduced price!
See Nature
Spend less time scrolling on your phone this year and experience the beauty that Baton Rouge has to offer!
Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
10503 N. Oak Hills Parkway
4560 Essen Lane
Highland Road Park Observatory
13800 Highland Road
Get Cultured
Expand your knowledge of Cajun culture, art, science and so much more this year by visiting one of Baton Rouge’s many museums!
4560 Essen Lane
Louisiana Art and Science Museum
100 River Road South
Baton Rouge African American Museum
538 South Boulevard
100 North Boulevard
100 Lafayette Street
Fifth Floor Shaw Center for the Arts
305 South River Road
Refresh Your Style
Who thought we would ever grow tired of wearing sweatpants? Re-learn how to dress with style at one of the city’s many locally-owned boutiques and shops.
7620 Old Hammond Highway
2935 Perkins Road
1857 Government St
4221 Perkins Rd
Learn Something New
If you haven’t already picked up a new hobby—or 10—during quarantine, use 2021 as your opportunity to learn something you’ve always wanted to do.
Take a Cooking Class
660 Jefferson Hwy
Start a Garden
12289 Florida Boulevard
5696 Siegen Lane
BR Succulent Co.’s Pop-Up Workshops
Regardless of how 2020 treated you or how you think 2021 will be, let’s resolve to be more kind, more joyful and more positive in this new year! Check out visitbatonrouge.com for upcoming community events, good eats and great sights around the Capital City!
