Improving your overall well-being can be started in just a few easy steps. Here are 4 tips to help you get a jumpstart on healthy living so you can live your best life!
Forming initial habits to a healthier lifestyle can be a challenge. But when you take those first steps toward your goal, it can be an extremely rewarding and fulfilling experience!
Maybe you want to begin forming a fitness habit. Or maybe you want to start incorporating healthier meals into your diet. Whatever the case may be, I am here to help guide you into taking those first few steps.
1. Get Moving
Exercise, no matter how much or how little you are able to do, makes all the difference when you begin to form a healthier lifestyle routine. Even if you start out with 10 minutes per day, you are getting yourself into the mindset of creating that workout habit.
I would recommend laying out your schedule for the day to see when you can fit 10 minutes to 30 minutes of exercise into your routine. It's okay if you have to break up 30 minutes into 3 ten-minute intervals throughout your day. It is just about forming that initial habit to get your brain thinking in this new manner and to get your body used to it as well.
If you are an Amazon Prime member, there are a lot of great options for fitness equipment and gear that are available to you with free shipping as an option. Take a look at Amazon's Sports and Fitness Section to find something that fits your unique needs and interests.
If you are looking for supplements to incorporate along with your fitness routine, Professional Supplement Center offers a lot of great options to go with your fitness routine as well as your everyday living.
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A few of the sports and wellness supplements PSC offers include, but are not limited to:
- Amazing Grass - I love incorporating a scoop of the Amazing Grass Green Superfood Antioxidant Sweet Berry into my shakes to get some of the extra nutrients I need. You will find a wide variety of Amazing Grass green powders and supplements available on the Professional Supplement Center website. They are currently running specials and savings on many of the products.
- Pure Encapsulations - This brand offers so many different supplement options to complement your daily life and workout routine. Whether you need muscle recovery, metabolic support, or anything in between, Pure Encapsulations has good reviews on their products.
- Ultima Health Products - This brand offers various electrolyte powders in packet form and scoop form in different flavors such as grape, cherry pomegranate blend, blue raspberry, and more. The packets make a great on-the-go option if you are at the gym. The brand offers size options as well to accommodate your needs.
- Klean Athlete - This company provides customers with various powders and capsule supplements to enhance their workout routine. They offer supplements such as collagen, antioxidants, creatine, and more.
2. Get Inspired
Here are 4 great magazines to help get you inspired for meals, fitness, and health options.
Eating Well Magazine has been around for over 20 years. They have registered dietitians working behind the scenes to bring you meals with nutritional value that meet the strict guidelines which the magazine has to ensure they provide the best possible recipes.
Just like Eating Well Magazine, Experience Life Magazine has been around since the early 2000s. This magazine focuses on all aspects of eating healthy, fitness regimens, and other life topics so you can be healthy all around. A lot of the magazine features are season based which makes it more relatable for the reader.
Cooking Light Magazine is another great recipe-based magazine with deliciously colorful photos (just look at that cover!). They pride themselves in bringing you recipes that include easy-to-find ingredients. Not only does it make it easier, but it also makes their recipes more budget-friendly
The Herb Quarterly is a magazine I actually hadn't heard about until I began doing research for magazines to recommend to you all. But I find it REALLY interesting! They have been around for over 35 years.
Readers can find information on medicinal herbs and what ailments they can remedy. If you are a gardener like me, the magazine also offers growing tips and seasonal information about their features herbs.
They have had over 8,000,000 satisfied customers with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
3. Begin a Wellness Ritual
Whether first thing in the morning, right before you go to bed, or somewhere in between, having a wellness routine or "ritual" is a great way to begin forming healthy habits for a better mindset and improved well-being.
Here are a few suggestions to get you started:
-Begin a Yoga or Meditaiton Routine - Not sure where to begin with a yoga routine? I often found (with myself and my clients) that buying a yoga mat can really help to feel excited and get into the yoga mindset. There is something about taking the tie to select your favorite mat that makes the process super fun! And then that is followed by the excitement to get started. Gaiam has a variety of beautiful yoga mats. Select your favorite pattern and color!
Another site, Gaia, offers a subscription program for yoga and meditation videos so you don't have to go searching on your own.
- Healing Crystals - I love to do this before bed to reset my space and creating a soothing environment before bed. I have a chakra centering spray that I mist throughout my bedroom. I set out my crystals or hold certain ones depending on how my day went. Sometimes I will set them on my nightstand overnight or I will meditate with them before I fall asleep. It's your ritual, you do what feels right to you.
If you are new to healing crystals, you should take a look at The Psychic Tree. They have individual crystals, crystal packs, bracelets, carved shapes, and so many other options.
Are you having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? The Sleep Well Healing Crystal Pack includes a combination of crystals to help calm your body, quiet your mind, and ease you into a restful sleep.
Amethyst brings about calming and soothing energies which help you to relax, and is known as the "one for all" crystal
Selenite is the best crystal for insomnia. It provides a protective energy which enables stress to release whilst you sleep helping you feel rejuvenated when you awaken.
Hematite is great at grounding and helping you to come to terms with learning experiences from your day.
Clear Quartz is used to amplify the energy of the other crystals and also ensure pleasant dreams. Keeping it in the same bag with the other crystals will enhance this ability.
Keep these stones under your pillow at night or on your nightstand as you fall asleep.
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Sodalite is excellent for the mind and helps to encourage rational thinking, clearing any mental confusion and anxiety.
Rose Quartz is the crystal that helps to open your heart chakra to allow you to let love in and be at peace with yourself.
Malachite is known as the stone of transformation which can help you to clear any negative energy that you may be holding on to, and will help to shake off any stresses and strains that you are currently carrying
Black Tourmaline keeps negativity at bay. It will also help you to feel grounded and more balanced.
Are you new to healing crystals and looking to explore options before honing in on specific remedies? The Beginners Healing Crystal Starter Pack would a great option for you. This pack includes the most common healing crystals for general, everyday remedies.
Fluorite is used for absorbing negative energy and eliminating stress. It also increases concentration powers and as such is often used as a learning aid
Rose Quartz - Known as the stone of unconditional love, Rose Quartz allows you to open up to accepting unconditional love and peace
Sodalite- Eliminates mental confusion and calms the mind, promoting balance and reducing anger
Clear Quartz - Known as the "Master Healer" and amplifies the energy of other crystals
Carnelian - Restores vitality and motivation and stimulates creativity
Lepidolite - a stone of peace and tranquility and said to reduce stress. It helps to combat anxiety and is the best crystal for soothing your mind
Red Jasper - Gently stimulating stone that grounds and helps to rectify unjust situations. Helps to see where problems exist and provides insight
Citrine - A powerful cleansing and regenerating stone, known as "The Merchants Stone" and attracts wealth and abundance
Amethyst- Good choice for meditation. Brings wisdom, tolerance and is a natural soother with strong healing and cleansing properties
Black Tourmaline - Protective stone that can shield you from outside negativity
Hematite - a natural form of iron, is a strongly grounding and protective gemstone. With it's beautiful dark shine, this stone is ace at absorbing negative energy and reducing stress in times of worry
Aventurine - a positive stone of prosperity. It helps mental healing and protects against electromagnetic pollution that can be created through everyday electronic devices. As it assists in mental healing it is a good crystal to calm anger and irritation
You've Got This!
You have what it takes to get started and begin that first step into your new, healthier lifestyle. I believe in you! I hope this article provided you with some valuable insight and sources to guide you into the process of forming healthy habits and routines in your everyday life.
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