Being healthy isn’t about how you look. It’s about how you feel. It's about how well you look after yourself.
Here is part one of this article, filled with simple, easy tips to move towards a healthier lifestyle. The simplicity of them will surprise you!
Drink water.
It's essential! If you are feeling at all grotty, or lethargic, a glass of cold water can work wonders! If you’re going to make one change, this should be it. Just drink more water.
Get more sleep.
This isn't a negotiable item for our functioning. If you sleep enough, and well, you can perform to your peak. You feel good, are energised, and your mind and body can work at their best. If you miss sleep... You get very wired, very quickly. Ask any new parent! There are few things in life that are more important than getting enough sleep.
Be aware of your rhythms.
We are expected to conform to a 9-5 lifestyle. We have to fit into that structure. But let yourself become aware of your own rhythms. Perhaps you're a morning person, but feel low on energy in the afternoons. Perhaps you really start feeling energised towards the evening. Perhaps you have intense bursts of energy on one day, and then feel tired the next day. Let yourself listen to your own body. You can then start to introduce ways of accommodating your unique rhythms in your day to day life.
Make small, gradual changes.
It's important not to feel overwhelmed by the number of changes you are implementing at once, so choose one or two of these tips to incorporate into your lifestyle to begin with. Introduce new things slowly; you are going for long term, sustainable change - it's a marathon, not a sprint!
Part two of this article will have more tips and ideas for how to make small changes that will make all the difference to your lifestyle, so watch this space!
