I’ve never been great at the whole ‘being healthy’ thing. I usually don’t drink enough water, I don’t exercise consistently–pretty much the closest thing I am to athletic is the fact that I wear running leggings instead of normal ones because they’re thicker. But who says I have to stay like that?
Fitbit recently released a Healthy Habits challenge on their blog, focusing on four categories: stress, nutrition, sleep, and fitness. Instead of following the challenges all in order like they did, I’ve assigned myself a mix of the four for each week, starting today and ending July 21st.
WEEK ONE:
- Meditate for ten minutes
- Add an extra vegetable to your plate
- Wake up earlier and get a head start to the day
- Add 1,000 steps to your daily goal
- Go for a fifteen minute walk outside
- Stock up on healthy snacks
- Go to bed fifteen minutes earlier
WEEK TWO:
- Drink a cup of tea
- Drink a glass of water before each meal
- Avoid eating for 2 hours before bed
- Exercise for fifteen minutes
- Listen to music that makes you happy
- Put your meals on a smaller plate
- Lower the temperature before sleeping
WEEK THREE:
- Do an equal breathing exercise
- Keep half of your plate green
- Do yoga before bed
- Walk/bike two miles
- Write about your day in a journal
- Replace candy/sugar with fruit
- Drink 64 ounces of water
WEEK FOUR:
- Take the time to socialize
- Do 50 crunches in the morning
- Take note of portion sizes
- Exercise for a half hour
- Stretch at your desk
- Skip all screen time for one hour before bed
- Go for a walk on your lunch break
I’ll be sharing results after each week and telling you if I succeeded, failed, liked it, disliked it, and so on. There’s enough days in this challenge that if I stay consistent, I can do this rotation again throughout the summer and finish right before I move in for college. Wish me luck!
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