Useful tips to be healthy
Yes, diet and exercise is the key to not only losing weight, but also to start leading a healthy lifestyle. However, that's not all! There are some other little tricks, knowing which, as they say, you can take the true path, namely, the path to a healthy body and spirit. Try to follow these tips and after a while you will notice changes for the better.
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1. Drink quality clean water from a convenient bottle. Don't let your body dry out!
2. Grow your own greens. If you have fresh herbs on hand in your home, chances are you'll cook varied and healthy meals more often.
3. If you find it difficult to stick to any diet, just follow one rule: NO INDUSTRIALLY PROCESSED FOODS, NO FAST FOOD! Within a week you will feel better.
4. In order not to overstrain your eyes, follow the simple but useful rule of 20-20-20. In other words, every 20 minutes look at something that is 20 feet (6 meters) away for 20 seconds.
5. Apply sunscreen to your skin every day. So your skin will age much more slowly.
6. If you just can't do without fast food from time to time, order children's sets or small portions. So you will be full, and will not feel guilty for the calories eaten.
7. Cook simple and quick meals in a slow cooker. Use this useful household appliance to save your time, energy and calories in your diet. Often we do not want to cook because we are very tired after work, so we order food at home or go to a restaurant. Well, just learn how to cook quick meals. Now there are many simple and delicious recipes in which you just need to mix all the ingredients and put them in a slow cooker.
8. Rule of two bites. If you want to eat something unhealthy, use the two-bite rule. Take a glass of cold water. Bite what you chose. Drink a glass of water. Wait 1-2 minutes and take a second bite.
9. If you are not sure that your diet is properly balanced, then a high-quality multivitamin complex is the most inexpensive way to insure your health.
10. Do 10 sit-ups and 10 push-ups every morning. Later, you can increase the load and thus wake up much faster.
11. Black coffee. If you drink this invigorating drink without additional additives (cream, sugar, milk), you save calories, besides, unsoftened coffee will help "start" your digestive system to work.
12. A pair of dumbbells under the bed and a couple more in the living room. Do exercises with them in the morning and evening before going to bed. And if the dumbbells are next to you while watching TV, you can also pump up your arms during commercials.
13. A quality blender can be a real salvation for those who are determined to lose weight or become healthier.
14. Print out this 7-minute workout chart and go through it at least every other day.
15. Each meal should be accompanied by fresh or lightly cooked vegetables. Thus, you will feel hungry much less often.
16. Swap carbonated sugary drinks for low carbonated water. This is much easier than switching to plain water right away.
17. 5-10 minutes of stretching before going to bed will help you sleep better and feel in harmony with your body.
18. Get used to a cold shower. If you are tired or overworked, take a cold shower - it will cheer you up. In addition, you will spend less time in the bathroom.
19. And again vegetables. Make it a rule to always buy fresh vegetables in the store or market. If vegetables are at your fingertips, you will no longer have excuses to eat something unhealthy. Plus, vegetables are delicious!
20. Eat from small plates.
21. Do Kegel exercises - exercises aimed at developing the muscles of the perineum. Recommended for everyone, regardless of gender. This will improve bladder function and sex life! It's simple: we squeeze the muscles located next to the anus for 3 seconds, release them for 3 seconds. 10-15 times several times a day. Moreover, this can be done in any state: in a traffic jam, sitting at a computer, talking on the phone, etc.