10 Healthy Habits You Should Consider Taking Up Today

There are a variety of different habits you could pick up to become healthier in your lifestyle and life in general. Here’s what you need to know…

10 Healthy Habits You Should Consider Taking Up Today

Waking Up Earlier 

Waking up at decent hours at the start of your day will be useful for your overall health. The human brain and your body have been built to follow a regulated sleeping pattern that is matched by our local environment. Following the rising and setting of the sun is a natural clock that our bodies follow, so you should follow it to keep active and increase energy levels throughout the day. 

Drink Water Throughout The Day 

Drinking water is an important healthy habit to get into. You can get water through certain foods such as fruit, but you should always be drinking multiple pints of water throughout the day. Many people fall into the trap of only consuming coffee throughout their day, avoiding water. This comes with various health issues, but the main takeaway is that you should be focusing on water intake. 

Move Around Every Hour 

It sounds strange to say, but moving around once every hour is a healthy habit to get into. That’s why modern Apple watches tell you to stand up every hour, as a reminder. After the coronavirus pandemic recently, many people started working from home and not leaving their house for a long period. This change of pace meant there was a lack of movement coming from their bodies. 

In general, you should be moving around occasionally even if you have a day off of work. Moving around can be considered as exercising, which has tremendous health benefits for the body and mind. There are different ways in which you can move around each day, from walking around the office, to dancing in your bedroom. It’s all about finding something that works for you. 

Swap Unhealthy Habits For Healthier Ones 

It is likely that right now you may have some unhealthy habits that you’re engaging in some way. That could be alcohol, as an example. Whilst alcohol can be enjoyed in moderation, too much alcohol will damage your health and organs. Kidneys and livers are the most common organs to be affected, but all of your organs could have a knock-on effect from it. 

For example, stomach issues such as IBS or IBD could be affected by alcohol, irritating the bowel and causing mass pain or other problems. That’s why doctors will recommend you stay under a certain limit of alcohol daily or weekly where possible. In some cases, you may have to fully get rid of your alcohol due to addiction issues. 

Another popular bad habit comes in the form of smoking. Smoking is packed full of tobacco, tar, and smoke that can be incredibly damaging to one’s health. Firstly, the cost of cigarettes is expensive, with the addiction slowly draining wallets and purses for each pack. Away from the cost, excessive smoking and tobacco intake could lead to lung cancer or other health issues. You should research lung cancer to understand the signs and issues that could arise. These signs could help you find out if you might have lung cancer from symptoms that you perhaps wouldn’t have expected. This way, you will be able to get help early, as lung cancer usually only makes itself known later on during the advanced stages. 

This is partly why people have started taking up vape devices as an alternative, as it is largely considered a healthy alternative, although it’s still not healthy in general. 

There will likely be other bad habits in your life that will be more personal to you. Consider researching alternatives to your lifestyle choices, and make slower swaps. It could be swapping from fizzy drinks to water, and potato chips to fruit. 

Go For A Walk 

You will be surprised to hear how much simply going for a walk can do for you and your health, both physical and mental. People often write it off as they think it’s effort and time that doesn’t pay off much for exercise. However, walking can improve fitness and help to prevent weight gain. 

Aside from those benefits, walking has been known to help improve posture, circulation and reduce the risk of chronic disease. Amongst other physical benefits, it’s also been known to help improve moods and alleviate fatigue and signs of depression. 

Of course, going for a walk every day, of any kind or amount of time, will help you spend time outside, which comes with several benefits that will be covered in the next section 

Go Outdoors 

Getting a regular amount of fresh air is largely accepted as one of the healthiest habits that you can get into. That’s because exposure to the sun when outdoors will enable your body to produce vitamin D, which has many unique benefits to your body. A lack of vitamin D is linked to fatigue, a weakened immune system as well as general pain and brain functions, affecting your mood and depression levels. This is why you should spend as much time outside each day as you can, no matter what the season is. 

Cut Unhealthy Snacks 

Unhealthy snacks are a bad habit to get into, which means that if you can resist certain sugary and fat-filled snacks, you will be able to be healthy. As with many unhealthy things, these snacks can be enjoyed in moderation, it’s just important that you know when to stop. 

If you can, try to swap out unhealthy snacks for healthier options. For example, the fruit has a lot of nutritional value packed in that is not only healthy for you but can help you feel more awake and less fatigued in general. 

Exercise More 

On a similar note, you should look into exercising more. That means engaging in physical activity every day where possible. For example, you could sign up to a gym to exercise each day, or you could simply purchase some home equipment to work with. Exercising is a great way to boost both your mental health and physical health. It will help you mentally with releasing endorphins and serotonin into your body, as well as keeping you fit physically to be able to do activities with ease. 

Cook More 

One great healthy habit to look into comes from learning to cook. It’s one of the simplest healthy daily habits you can do, especially when you get good at it. It helps you control how much food you 

are eating, and the quality of it. This will help you gain a better appreciation for food in general, and stop you from spending a lot of money on takeaways. 

Look Away From Your Phone Or Screen 

If you are like most people, you likely spend a lot of time looking at screens through smart devices such as a phone or TV. Social media in particular is a great time killer that wastes valuable time that you could be spending doing something more productive, in fact, it even has its term known as social media addiction. This is why you should attempt to cut down your screen time where possible. 

If you do, you’ll find you have time better spend on other aspects of your life. Being attached to screens has been known to add stress and cause disruption to sleeping patterns. Consider not looking at your phone at least an hour before you get into bed.

         

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Tracy Kiss

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London, UK

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