This 2021, welcome a better and healthier version of yourself with the help of these habits that will change your life for good. When we say a better and healthier version of yourself, it doesn’t only mean to get the curviest curved, flattest tummy or bulkiest muscles, okay?
It’s about achieving a better state of your general well-being from inside and out. So, whether you want to start improving yourself this year or merely continue what you’ve been working on, know that you’ve opened the right pages.
Without further ado, continue reading and learn these habits that will unleash the better and healthier you this new year!
1. Start planning your meals weekly.
The first habit on the list, which you might make yourself accustomed to is to start planning your meals, particularly in a week. Meal planning is the best practice to help you control or monitor the quantities of food you consume weekly.
It helps in shifting into healthier meals efficiently, planning meals and snack times wisely, which you can do for yourself or the whole family. It will also keep you from having leftover foods that might soon go to waste and save from spending too much on take-out or restaurant meals.
2. Got a hectic schedule? Then invest in essential pieces of fitness equipment for a home workout.
As you get older, you get busier, which makes allocating time for regular exercise a challenge. So, if you got a hectic schedule most of the time, then invest in essential pieces of fitness equipment for a hassle-free home workout. Making fitness equipment accessible in your home will make it easier for you to commit to regular physical activities.
You may start by having a yoga mat, dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands or booty bands, a set of medicine balls, pushup stands, foam tiles, and more. But, if you already have most of the mentioned pieces of fitness equipment, then you might want to step up your game by having a treadmill, stationary bike, stair machines and steppers, power cage, and more.
For a low-cost home exercise, read this one: 6 Gym Equipment Swaps Perfect for Your Quarantine Home Workout Plans.
3. Do the basics: Go for a regular morning walk.
While some people want to pursue their home workout plans, we can’t deny that fitness essentials aren’t that affordable for everyone. And if you also have the same thought, know that you can still stay physically active by walking every morning.
A morning walk helps in enhancing cognitive function, and boost creativity and productivity throughout the day. It’s also a perfect health and fitness activity for starters before levelling up to cardio workouts or more intensified physical activities. To make an ordinary morning walk a lot livelier and fun, you may ask your family to join you or walk your pet as well.
4. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water daily.
One of the simplest habits you need to stick with this 2021 is to stay hydrated. Always carry a bottle of water with you and see to it that you drink lots of water daily. Health experts advise people to drink two litres or half a gallon of water daily.
If you’re wondering how drinking plenty of water daily helps your body, here are the answers; (1) water boosts energy in the body, (2) it reduces fatigue, (3) it keeps the body from the risks of dehydration, (4) it enhances the skin complexion, (5) it flushes out the toxins inside the body, (6) it helps in weight loss, (7) it improves temperature, and more.
5. Add colour to your plate for a healthy diet.
Fruits and vegetables are colourful foods that consist of the needed antioxidants and vitamins in the body. That’s why another thing you might want to add to your health and fitness habits, this 2021 is to add colour to your plate.
Blue and purple fruits and vegetables help prevent the risks of cancer, heart diseases, and stroke. Red fruits and vegetables help in enhancing cardiovascular health. Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables protect the nervous system, develop eye health, and prevent heart illnesses. Green fruits and vegetables also stimulate eye health, reducing the risk of having age-related macular degeneration. And the white fruits and vegetables, which consist of nutrients that reduce the level of bad cholesterol in the body, and reduce high blood pressure.
6. Stop starving yourself to achieve a flatter tummy or thinner waistline.
The last habit, which you should get accustomed to this 2021 is to ditch the idea of starving yourself. Starving yourself won’t help you achieve healthier well-being, okay?
It would only open more chances for you to crave foods or feel hungry faster than usual. It’s still better to follow a strict but appropriate diet rather than to not eating at all.
New Year, New You: Happier and Healthier You!
This 2021, give yourself a healthy transformation by sticking with these habits that will change your life, the better way. So, as you welcome the brand new year, you’ll also be saying “Hi” to the new “You” – a happier and healthier you!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kath Ramirez took up journalism as her Bachelor’s Degree with Bachelor of library and information science on the side and now writes for Fitbiz. It’s an Australian-based business that retails quality fitness equipment. After a busy working week, you’ll either see her binge-watch on Netflix, cuddling with her fur babies, bonding with her family or devouring her mom and sisters’ homemade goodies.
