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What are Some Good Personal Habits to Have?
Posted by admin in Healthy Habits on June 19, 2011
We often talk about cultivating certain good habits that last for a lifetime. We often discuss the importance of having good habits, but we rarely think deeply about the good habits we need to have. Following is a list of some good habits you need to have.
Some Good Personal Habits to Have
Personal Hygiene: Personal cleanliness and hygiene is one of the determinant factors to a healthy life. A daily bath is the basic good habit that has to be inculcated in children from an early age. You need to maintain personal hygiene so that you can remain healthy.
Eat Healthy: Following a healthy and balanced diet is one of the good personal habits that you should have. Frequent consumption of junk foods and constant deviation in meal timings affect your health negatively. The most tempting of foods can be addictive and harmful. Follow a balanced diet. Do not skip meals. This good personal habit, if developed from childhood, is sure to be with the person for a lifetime.
Sleep Well: We all know the saying, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” We have heard of this, we think of this, but we seldom follow it. This simple statement says a lot about how a person’s lifestyle should be. By sleeping well, we do not mean to sleep for long hours. The statement rather implies that habit of going to bed early and rising early keeps you fit and fine. An eight-hour sleep is sufficient for a human being. Taking excess of it and sleeping late n the morning is bound to bring laze and ill health.
Exercise: Daily exercise is one of the most important personal habits that every single person needs to have. It is one habit that applies to every phase of life and it reaps plentifully. You need to understand the importance of daily exercise and start following it with dedication. It is absolutely necessary to find some time from your busy schedule and devote it to exercise. Read the rest of this entry »
Creating an Exercise Routine – How to Start a Habit for your Health
Posted by admin in Healthy Habits on June 19, 2011
We’ve all been there: we’ll go to the gym for a few days, maybe a week tops, and the next week rolls around and we give in to laziness or exhaustion. We find ourselves disappointed for not going. Despite all that determination you had in the beginning, you find it difficult to make daily exercise a habit and a priority. What is wrong with these people who are able to run everyday? Why can’t I do that too?
The problem isn’t motivation or determination. You’ve probably got plenty of both. The problem is that you didn’t keep at it long enough for it to become ingrained in your schedule. It wasn’t a habit, but rather a temporary fix. So, how do you make exercise a priority in your life rather than something you do on a whim of inspiration?
Let’s break it down into five easy steps, shall we?
1. Schedule the time
Take your day and break it into hours on a piece of paper. Now, pencil in your workout time. It’s recommended by many experts that you exercise in the morning. Not only do you burn more calories at that time, but it will energize you for the day. Plus, a bad day at work or an exhausting day at school won’t keep you from getting your exercise in if you do it beforehand.
2. Choose your workout
What do you like to do? Whether it’s swimming, running, cycling, or lifting weights, find something you enjoy. If doing the same thing daily bores you, do something different every day. Switch it up. Make it fun! Read the rest of this entry »