Saturday, January 5, 2013

Three Habits to Be Fit for Life


1- watch your food

Drink more water. Even slight dehydration can affect everything from mental focus to stamina.
Increase fiber in your diet. A mix of soluble and insoluble fiber can help digestion and gut health, which provides benefits to your overall health.

2- watch your Body 

Start walking with a pedometer. A recent study found that those who used a pedometer walked more often and were healthier than those who didn't use one.

3- watch your Habits 

Reduce Stress. remove external sources of stress, so you don’t have to compensate for it. Eat healthy meals, get enough sleep, exercise-up a higher standard for yourself.
Optimize Your Environment. First of all, you need to set up an environment optimized for your habit change. Toss out all junk food, tell your family/roommates not to bring in any. Change your paths so you’re not driving/walking by places that sell junk food, and stop carrying loose cash so you’re not tempted to spend it on vending machines.
Prepare a Replacement. Don’t just drop a habit and leave an empty space where that’s used to being filled. Prepare an alternative, a better replacement.
Make Yourself Accountable. Tell other people of your 30-day challenge and ask them to hold you accountable.
Give Yourself a Reward. In addition to a replacement, prepare a nice reward at the completion. Make it something really good, something you don’t usually allow yourself to have

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