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7 Habits You Need to pick up for a Healthier Mind and Body

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Do you have any idea what a complete plan for maximizing our physical and mental well-being should look like? A healthy mind and body is something we often overlook, but it affects every facet of our daily life from how happy we feel to how well we perform in our profession.

See seven useful habits for developing and maintaining a strong mind and healthy body.

  1. Exercise using something you love

Physical exercise has been shown in countless studies to help reduce stress, increase energy, improve mood, and even help make us more creative. However, advice on how to make exercise a habit is a bit lacking. That is because exercise can be a really difficult habit to stick to but you can exercise in a way that allows you to enjoy something you love.

You have to really look forward to working out. Whatever it is that you do, whether it’s running, lifting weights, doing cardio or something else, you need to pick an exercise method you really enjoy. On the flip side, if there is no particular exercise-like activity you enjoy, maybe you really love music, play all your favorite music during your workout and you will notice yourself far more likely to get up to exercise. Just find a way to make it work for you.

 

  1. Mindful walking

Mindful walking is meditation in motion. It can be done formally as a dedicated practice and informally by paying attention to your steps and what is going on around you as you move.

It also helps us to be in tune with our body. Sometimes, things occur in the body that we don’t notice. However, by learning to tune in to the body with mindful walking, we can notice these things arise before they become more of an issue. This is one exercise that gives us a way to check in with both the mind and body on a regular basis and in an incredibly convenient way while going about our daily activities.

 

  1. Rise early

There are positives to staying up late, particularly if you find that you are more productive or creative during late night hours. However, in general, majority of people are most productive in the early morning hours. Waking up early and adopting a morning routine that prepares you for the day helps you start each day off with the optimal state of mind to tackle problems and make decisions. So, if you are not already, see what waking up a little earlier does for you.

 

  1. Adopt a nighttime routine

Adopting an effective night time routine that puts your mind in the right state before bed and helps maximize the quality of your sleep is also incredibly beneficial. Unfortunately, most of us just don’t value sleep enough. We tend to place work above well-being and our rest. Take some time to craft a simple but effective nighttime routine.

 

  1. Remove sugar, add water.

Buy a dedicated flask just for water and you will have a one thousand times higher likelihood of sticking to the habit of drinking water daily. About eight to ten cups is fine, but you should look into what your specific amount is based on your body weight. Put a little more whole foods into your diet and do away with sugar. Keep it simple and use this method to get most of the benefit of altering your diet while saving you time to focus on what’s most important to you.

 

  1. Find friends who identify with your challenges

When we have people around us who listen and understand what we are going through, something happens and we get through it.  It’s a very simple thing that we often overlook but is so critical to our mental and even physical health.

  1. Find a passion project or creative outlet

The energy we get while pursuing our passions is limitless and gives us a sense of vitality that is hard to acquire any other way. Using our brain regularly keeps our mind strong and moving helps keep us physically healthy, so if you haven’t yet taken the time to find what you are passionate about and to start pursuing that with every fiber of your being, start now.

 

Do you have any other points to share with us? Drop in the comment section.

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