99 tips for a healthier life

 


What it means to have a healthy lifestyle is very individual. It can be about exercise, diet, well-being, good self-esteem, energy or a bit of all of them. Among our 99 tips, we are sure that everyone can find something to be inspired by to raise the mood, get a little more movement in everyday life or start new good habits.

Health Tips:

1.   Dare to try new things!
2.   Start and end the day thinking about what you are grateful for.
3.   Make a good smoothie stuffed with goodies.
4.   Be kind to yourself and others.
5.   Smile at a stranger.
6.   Dare to raise your heart rate to max.
7.   Brush your teeth standing on one leg.
8.   Experience nature more.
9.   Ask if people in your area need help with something.
10. Make an obstacle course with the children.
11. Write down nice memories, compliments and things to be                   grateful for, put them in a jar and draw a note every day.
12. Laugh as much as you can!
13. Take at least 5 minute’s walk at lunch, and then there is                       always a couple of minutes more.
14. Add ginger, mint, lime or melon to the water and it will be so               much tastier with water to the food.
15. Do a thought exercise and take a deep breath every time you               see e.g. a yellow car.
16. Put on your favorite song and dance!
17. Take small detours wherever you go, it gives many extra steps in          one day.
18. Organize an outdoor soccer tournament.
19. Go to bed an hour earlier.
20. Always have a fruit or a bag of nuts in your bag so as not to                 cause junk when you are hungry.
21. Test new training every month.
22. Have something useful ready in the fridge and it's easier to avoid         the quick, useless choices.
23. Make good, colorful and varied salads for every dinner.
24. Arrange babysitting to do nothing or sleep a whole night.
25. Challenge a colleague and stand on the plank for 1 minute a day.
26. Remember that your time is valuable and prioritize what is                   important to you.
27. Eat more vegetarian!
28. Use two bags from the grocery store, pack them about as heavy           and use them as dumbbells on the way home.
29. Check out social media standing in plank or hunter rest.
30. Use the children as weights. Depending on how strong you are           and how much the children weigh, you can push them over your         head, such as weights in a bench press or "throw" them in the             air.
31. Take an alcohol-free alternative on the AW, healthier and just as         good.
32. Invite your partner on a wonderful date.
33. Buy just enough loose candy for the weekend.
34. Give yourself a compliment every day.
35. Try food from new cultures.
36. Watch a TV series on the crosstrainer.
37. Only follow social media accounts that provide energy and                 happiness, follow those that create stress and pressure.
38. Go for a fun workout or for a walk instead of the classic coffee           break.
39. Send an SMS to someone and show that you are thinking of him.
40. Plan what you will train before you start.
41. Put on training clothes in the morning and it will be easier for             you to work out during the day.
42. Try cycling to work or running home.
43. Start with small routines that you can increase as you go along,           e.g. 1 minute of yoga before bedtime or 10 push-ups when you           step up.
44. Keep track of the time you spend on social media and see if a            few minutes can be spent on training instead
45. Plan fun activities such as climbing, martial arts or paddle.
46. Do not think about whether you should move today, instead                think about how you should move today.
47. Buy the equipment you need to enable home training.
48. Pick up the vacuum cleaner a little more often, great for both               home and exercise.
49. Stop blaming the children for wanting to eat falu sausage with             macaroni or go for coffee.
50. Take a chewing gum when you get a craving for sweets.
51. Serve the food on the kitchen counter instead of on the dining             table, then the risk of you snacking when you are actually full             decreases.
52. Join, or start, a walking or running group at work.
53. Do not stand still while, for example, waiting for the bus or a              friend.
54. Start listening to an audiobook as you walk.
55. Do lunges, squats and dips while the children play on the                     playground.
56. Check the amount of sugar in what you eat, yogurt, bread,                   muesli and many more are unfortunately real sugar thieves.
57. Create the world's best and most motivating music list for the             running rounds.
58. Book a cooking class to get new inspiration.
59. Start by having a really useful day a week, once you get into it             you can step up.
60. Explore new areas through walks or jogging.
61. Find a code word in the family when someone complains about           insignificant little things.
62. Find your reason for training and start from it to find motivation         when it feels heavy.
63. Give yourself a reward that attracts.
64. Do small exercises that no one sees in the food queue or at                   meetings. Tighten one ham at a time or lift one leg at a time               either sitting or standing.
65. Sign up for a race.
66. Schedule this week's dinners.
67. Make it a habit to always run a short home session when you are        still taking a shower.
68. Cut the grass at a fast pace and you get really good everyday               exercise.
69. Never take the elevator, challenge yourself and always take the           stairs.
70. Suggest ongoing meetings with your boss.
71. Offer to go out and walk with the neighbor's dog.
72. Do not use the remote control but change the channel or change           the volume of the TV itself.
73. Involve your partner, children, friends or colleagues in more              activity.
74. Play fast-paced games with the kids.
75. Spend less time with people who do not make you feel good.
76. Greet someone unknown with a smile.
77. Park a little further from the entrance to the grocery store than             you intended.
78. Take a detour to check your mailbox.
79. Take a walk when you are talking on the phone for a long time.
80. Complement the Friday cuddle with healthier snacks.
81. Try window shopping that is grateful for both everyday exercise         and your wallet.
82. Write an action list and buy nothing else.
83. Make an exercise program for the coming week.
84. Serve a dish of vegetables while you cook, a better choice than          tasting a lot of extra steaks or eating all the feta cheese in the              salad.
85. Join a gang and rent a gym.
86. Set reasonable goals for your diet and exercise.
87. Invite friends over for dinner on a weekday.
88. Go to a colleague instead of emailing (if you work in an office).
89. Plan a standing day for PW with friends.
90. Getting up on the bus provides good training and seating for              those who need one.
91. Bake your own bread, then you know exactly what it's in.
92. Try mixing the spaghetti with shredded cabbage.
93. Get up at your desk (if you have a desk job) at least twice a day.
94. Take detours to the kitchen, the toilet or if you are going to pick           something up.
95. Eat on a plate instead of on a large plate as the plate is often                filled with food.
96. Ask people about their best health tips.
97. Replace jam with berries, juice with lemon water and light with           wholemeal bread on weekdays.
98. Ask to replace half of the french fries with salad when you are at         a restaurant.
99. Jump off a stop earlier and go the last bit.


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