5 Tips to Stay Healthy When “Life Happens”
Stay consistent. Don’t skip a day because you think you’ll have more time the next day, something always comes up and 1 day can quickly turn into 1 week. Do something, even if it is only 5min, do something that gets your heart rate up and has you breathing heavily. Even if it’s in the living room, hotel room, or outside early in the morning. Examples: 100 Squats for time, 100 burpees for time, 5RDs 20 pushups 20 squats etc……
Make the time. Your health is a priority, you’re no good to anyone (yourself included) if you’re unhealthy. Block off time during the day to be active and focus on yourself. It’s not selfish, think of it as preventative maintenance so you don’t become a burden on someone else. It may mean that you have to get up 30min earlier, which means you have to go to bed earlier, which means you can’t watch that episode on Netflix. Do it. Netflix is not enriching your life, at best it is distracting you from things that will.
Include other people. Chances are someone else is going through the same thing. Whether they are directly involved with what you are going through, or maybe they have gone through something similar. As humans we are meant to be in community, the lone wolf mentality is exhausting and makes these situations feel impossible. Being in a community that supports you, and wants nothing more than to see you succeed will help you through the darkest times. We get through the worst things when we have a great team. Include that community in your fitness, you’re not only helping yourself to get through it, but also someone else. Be a team player.
Unplug. Take a break from social media. Any comfort you gain from people commenting/messaging you on social media is short lived. Instead spend that time face to face with someone that matters to you. Real relationships are built in person, not via emojis. To go a step further, take a break from your phone. Put your phone away and do something physical. Our phones are incredible pieces of technology, but unfortunately they keep us engaged. They make us feel like we are always on; always available, always connected. Break that connection, and reset. The quickest way to reset is do something physical. Leave your phone at home and go to the gym, leave your phone and go for a run, leave your phone and go do a quick workout in the basement. I know what you’re thinking, “but I need music”. You don’t, embrace what you’re doing, live in the moment that you’re in. Marvel at what your body is capable of, and smile when you hear yourself breathing heavy, that means your doing it right!
Eat correctly. Food is a tool, more specifically it is a fuel. If you put good stuff in then you can operate better. It’s that simple. Eating good makes you feel better physically, which makes you feel better mentally, which helps you get through what’s happening. Oftentimes when we are hit with these hard “life events” we can feel like we aren’t in control, we feel like things are spiraling. Grasp ahold of the things that you can control, like nutrition. We live in a time and place where food is readily available, and not just fast food, real food. Make a conscious choice to eat food that is going to fuel you, not provide temporary pleasure via sugar or rapidly digestible carbohydrates.
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Friday, October 11th (9a - 9:30a, 3-7yo) and (9:30 - 10a, and up)
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