It’s always great to kick off a new month with a new start. We get 12 fresh starts a year, if you look at it that way and in my way of thinking – a fresh start is the best way to kick off the first day of a month. So with that in mind, let’s look at some tips for living fitter, most of these are frugal in nature and don’t require a lot of changes in your personal habits – just a relative awareness.
Fit Tips
- Balance Your Diet – Junk food schmunk food. Pay attention to what you eat. Incorporate vegetables into at least two of your meals a day (and no French Fries are not vegetables) as well as fiber, fruits and protein. Reducing carbs isn’t a bad idea, especially with so many options to replace them
- Get Active – You don’t have time to go to the gym every day? No problem. Just get more active. Walk to pick the kids up from school, ride your bike or spend some time playing with them in the park. There’s a lot we do every day that we can incorporate activity into whether it’s power walking in the grocery store or walking around a shopping center while the kids are doing their extracurricular activities
- Regular physicals – I’ve talked about this a lot, but getting a physical every year is really important. I’ve found problems that I’ve had through regular physicals including a mass on an ovary and my sleep apnea. Take care of your body so it can take care of you
- Stop Smoking – This is high on my list of things that I need to do. Smoking is just bad for you. It’s never too late to quit and the change in habit can be a fantastic thing for your body
- Be Safety Conscious – Being aware of your safety is a vital part of your health, safe choices include wearing your seatbelt in the car, your bike helmet when you ride, running and jogging with a partner and seeing your doctor when you think something is wrong
- Maintain your Family and Friends – Relationships are an important part of our personal health and wellness. Our connections with others ground us and provide support even during the toughest times. They are someone to turn to when things are bad and when things are good
These are just a few things that you can do to improve your fit living. What will you do this month?