Being fit and healthy doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to working out for hours a day and eating nothing but chicken and steamed broccoli for every meal. In fact, there are several more effective (and less painful!) habits you can adopt today that will not only help you get in shape in the short term but will help you stay that way for the long run as well.These seven habits are easy to implement in your everyday lifestyle and will help get you healthy and fit for life:
I know, you’re too busy to go to the gym. It takes too much time to pack a healthy lunch, and it’s too hard to find something healthy to eat out. You would work out at home, but you don’t know how.
All of these excuses are valid in their own way, and yes, we’ve all been there. But if you really want to get—and stay—fit and healthy, you have to learn to give up your excuses and start making your health and fitness a top priority today.
Even if you go to the gym six days a week, the real key to lifelong fitness is to simply be more active and walk more in your day-to-day life. Try making a conscious effort to walk whenever and wherever you can: to the grocery store, to get your afternoon coffee, or go on a post-dinner stroll with your family. Aim for at least 10,000 steps a day.
