Making Life-Altering Decisions Can Be Easier Than It Sounds!

Choosing to change to a healthy lifestyle can be difficult but without a plan it can seem almost unachievable! However, making life-altering decisions can be easier when you have the right strategy to build your new foundation. Check out these 5 tips for a successful change to a healthy lifestyle.

Get Up Early and Plan Your Day Right

Most of us have hit the snooze button at least once or twice in our lifetime but when it becomes a habit it can create a stressful mornings routine. The biggest reason to get up early is to help reduce stress by eliminating the need to rush around and instead give you to relax and plan your day. Beginning your day on a positive note will stay with you throughout the day.

Drink Water

Drinking a glass of water before meals helps to control how much you eat, which assists in keeping your weight in a healthy range. Drinking water also helps to metabolize fat and protects the stomach wall from the harmful effects of digestive acids.

Set Time Aside for Daily Exercise

No excuses! Set aside 30 minutes a day to move your body with structured exercise! It doesn’t mean you have to go to the gym! Take a walk at lunch, stop every hour and do some exercises at your desk (do some wall sits or desk push-ups when you are on your conference call). Plan to go to the gym before work, after work or on weekends. Try to do structured exercise at least 2 – 3 days a week for 60 minutes!

Track Your Progress

When you decide on a goal, consider how you are going to measure progress. For the majority of goals, you need to find a way to qualify progress. Keeping a record of your achievement, as you go along, accompanied by some personal notes, will give you something to refer to, should a problem arise or if you find yourself getting demotivated.

Set Up Successful Sleep Habits

Sleep is essential to good health! Did you know that a lack of sleep puts you at a higher risk of certain cancers and increases your chance for obesity? Some of the benefits of sleep include repairing tissue damage from workouts by the natural release of HGH, release of Leptin Ghrelin that help with weight loss, and sleep energizes you for the next day. Sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person; most adults require 8 hours of sleep per night to function optimally.

Living a happy life and creating a healthy lifestyle take a little work and sometimes includes the help of the appropriate health professionals. However, there is nothing more worth working towards than establishing a truly happy and harmonious life!