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Not Today, But Everyday
- SRAVS
- Oct 14, 2022
- 5 min read
Updated: Jan 24, 2023
Yes, not today, but everyday. Lifestyle is the routine unwittingly or consciously we follow and make it part of our daily lives. A sedentary life or an active life makes all the difference. The life that we lead has to be an amazingly good to path a way for our success as well as for the future generations. All we need to do is breathe and let go. Today, you would know how I started this healthy journey and how long it might take to realize that very few things as simple as A B C's can shape your life.
Here are Five simple steps that did wonders to me and might help you stay healthy and wonderful.
Yes, you heard it right, Water, fresh drinking water, easily, readily available and accessible. Keeping yourself hydrated throughout the day must be a priority to keep yourself moving physically. Health experts stress on daily water intake to be about four to six cups, even though there is no "one size fits all" measure to it, and effectively depends on the individual. The trick that worked for me is taking a personal water bottle wherever I go. Rain or shine, home or Rome nothing wakes me up like a warm cup of water in the morning. Here's how you can hydrate yourself throughout the day which needs no tracking or alarm and all you have to do is have the strong will to hydrate yourself.
Mindful eating has to be one the most effective things we can teach ourselves especially in these hasty times. Why hasty times you ask? well, our lives revolve around gadgets and fail to acknowledge that humans are the ones who created the gadgets to uncomplicate matters but here we are sticking to the gadgets during our mealtimes and eating has only been but limited to headless of brain and body.
One bite at a time, one breathe at a time can be a definitive motto to keep thriving in our lives. The one thing that kept me from being mindful of how I eat , rather than how much I eat. While eating something delicious I remind myself that I have to taste it to the fullest and not rush my mind into thinking that I might need some more to really get the taste of it.
These are few things that anyone can follow to achieve mindful eating. I have more coming up on the importance of nutrition and its impact on healthy physical and mental well being.
After a long stressful day, or a stressful session all you would want is to relax or simply go to sleep. How much ever the sleep would help you, meditation can be a great way to release all the stress and calm yourself. It is the most important self care routine one can easily do at home.
There are an amazing number of free guided meditation session short and cute or long and follow along videos available online especially in youtube. It absolutely has nothing to with any religion and you need not follow any religion. No mantras are needed. Guided meditation can be a great way to start your day as well as to end a stressful day. It is the stress buster of life.
Meditation in simple words is the enabling your body, soul and mind to live in the present. As easy as it is to say, to master meditation can be a challenge and is best to be practiced without anchoring it to any religion. I do have some amazing insights on how meditation did wonders to my life in my upcoming vlogs, so keep a watch on this space.
What is the one thing we have to do every day but miserably fail? Being active, no matter how long we walk, how far we walk, or for how long we sit or do household chores, our body and mind have to come together to get things done in our lives. Our body needs to be conditioned to the internal and external weather. It can be only done if we listen to our bodies and start small, little, and upgrade ourselves. You will know when you are ready.
I love having a workout buddy aka my husband. I always keep my heart rate up for the workout session. You won't believe it, I started my strength training with just my body weight, after a couple of months of body weight training I started lifting 2 lbs and gradually upgraded to 5 lbs and so on, and now I am ready to lift a barbell at home.
Rain or shine, I always make it a point to stretch, whether I'm working out or not. I throw in a warm-up before and cool down after every workout. I not only did have a supporting buddy to work out with, but I also wear my workout support clothes. As a woman, I prefer wearing a supporting bra, and as a man, my buddy preferred wearing a supporting short. It all comes down to being comfortable in our clothes and our bodies and we wouldn't want anything else coming our way while working out.
I did try dancing for a couple of days, every day, for half an hour, like a hip hop dance, to keep my heart rate up and needless to say, it was fun, because I had my toddler joining in for the session.
All of these activities are healthily done at home, in the garage, in the living room, and nowhere fancy. There have been some awesome people out in the influencing world, that I followed for inspiration. Shout out to fitness blender (not an advertisement) for making my life so active and energetic. I am so grateful for their amazing techniques that helped me get through some pretty rough tides along the way to my fitness journey. I shall cover more about my fitness routine in the coming blogs, so stay tuned!!
Who wouldn't love to sleep in an extra five minutes, it feels so pleasurable but as it may feel, I want to tell you that you might be missing out on pretty darn good things that life can offer. No matter what walk of life you are in right now, waking up early can make a huge positive impact on life. Time after time, studies have shown the benefits of waking up early. It may lower the risk of depression and lower the symptoms of depression. The peace and repose, and the priorities and transcendence are all part of our self-love and self-care. Rising early can be challenging and here I am with a few tricks to nick your body and mind. These worked great for me and I hope it might do the same for you.
All in all, whatever drives you to work on yourself today, might be a great start for your self-care routine. We all thrive to carry the personal transformation through our lives and forget that it must start somewhere and somehow. These small steps can make a huge impact on life and an immense imprint in daily life. How would you start your journey, consciously or unconsciously, and affirm change with constructive measures? What would you add to or strike out in this list for your journey? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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