Here are my 10 Healthy Lifestyle tips
1. Drink more water
Water hydrates you, is good for your skin, weight and body functions
See my previous post on Water
2. Eat your fresh fruit and veg – 5 a day
Veggies are better than fruits in that they have less sugar.
If you don’t like eating veggies, then drink them...
3. Organize your life
Most of us have busy lives and we need to find balance.
Try the WRP method – Work, Rest Play
Plan you daily activities so that you factor in play time, work time and rest time. All are equally important and we all tend to focus on getting things done (the work factor)
Next time you think of things you should be doing think
Fitness – Fun – Family – Friends – Finance
Try to also see the fun in your work. If you go to work every day enjoying what you do it doesnt feel like work.
4. Make small changes
Trying to do everything at once can be really overwhelming and creates stress in your life. If you try to make massive changes most of us will just stop and give up completely. But if you do little by little nothing seems to great to manage.
So if you’re going to do more exercise, just walk a bit further. If you’re trying to cut down on sugar, just cut out one fizzy drink or fruit juice a day and replace it with sparkling water or still water.
A habit takes 21 days to settle in and become normal, so once you have established one small habit, a new one can be added, and little by little your lifestyle begins to change. Sadly, this is how we get into bad lifestyle choices too, little by little we give up healthy choices and little by little our health declines. Use your natural abilities to help rather than hinder you. You’ll thank yourself for it.
This is also the way to conquer your fears. For example you can desensitize yourself from most of your fears by gradually increasing the intensity or your contact with them.
5. Exercise more, be active
Unless you have serious medical issues most of us can walk. Try walking interval training, walk fast for a minute then slow. You can use music to motivate you, spotify, itunes are great
If you’d like to workout but want some free guidance try BodyRock free training online for beginners all the way up to advanced…
6. Protect your skin from the sun
The sun can be a great way of getting in our vitamin D and making us look healthy with a glowing skin, but all too often, especially in the more cooler climates, our skin is not used to the rays and too much sun can end in skin damage. Use sun screen or fake tans and remember that even on cloudy days the sun’s rays are still beaming through.
7. Cut back on TV news and social media
Most people don’t realise the amount of time spent on social media and reading/watching negative news. Everyone has the same 24 hours per day. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people plan and use their time wisely. You have to be what you want to become. So if you want to be fitter, you have to plan in additional training. If you want to be more social, you have to plan time to see friends and family. If you want to relax more, you can make your own at home spa, or home spa treatments or make a home gym out of things you have around the house. And… remember that even on social media when you see people having happy lives, you are just seeing the highlights. Don’t get bogged down in negative news stories or conflicts online. Just think “not my circus, not my monkeys”
8. Smile more!
This is seriously underestimated by most people. When you smile your body chemistry changes. When people see you they act differently towards you.
9.Be positive and get rid of negative feelings
There are so many ways to get rid of any negative feelings now, it really is wroth daling wiht them as they crop up, so you don’t have to go round in circles.
You can use EFT to deal with fears phobias and even physical issues
You can change your self talk – this is a trickier one to deal with, but the thing to remember is that you wouldn’t speak like that to a friend, so be nice to yourself.
Let it go and Be Here Now
If you cant resolve something immediately, ask useful questions to your subconscious mind, such as
“how can I?”
“how can I improve my situation?”
“how can I earn more money?”
Practically, you may simply find the answer by googling it, but if you can’t give it up to your subconscious mind. Whatever you want state it as “I am….” and then leave it to your subconscious to help you.
10. Be in nature more
There’s nothing so cleansing and revitalizing as a walk by the sea or a brisk walk in the countryside. It can help you appreciate the simplest things in life and can refresh the mind. Even if you sit and breathe in the fresh air, it can help clear your head. Each time of day feels different and you can find out which time of day you prefer the most
