3rd January – Go for a walk.
Go for a walk! One of my top healthy habits is to get active and moving – in whatever way you can. Walking is probably the easiest way to get moving, because doesn’t have to require any special kit or clothing, and you can do as much or as little as you want. Today’s walk was a bit more of an ice-skating, mud-wading adventure than a brisk walk, but it is very pretty out through the winter field and lanes, even if it was all a bit boggy and/or flooded! Movement will feature in my top 30 healthy habits for January in various different forms, and I make no apologies…
There is no perfect time to start making changes
Lots of healthy or positive changes sound like a good idea, but when it actually comes to making a change and taking action, it’s not always that easy, is it?However, usually it IS easy to find are reasons to NOT do things, this is because our brains are instinctively programmed to stick to our familiar, safe, usual routine. Our minds will always give us reasons to not do things… I can’t do that because…“… I don’t have time”“…I’m too busy”“…I don’t have the right kit”“…I’m not fit enough”“…I’m not strong enough”“…I need to lose weight first…”“… I’m not good at that”“…it’s not the right time”“…it’ll be better when…”“…Christmas is coming,…
TLC
A bit of TLC…I always thought TLC was “tender loving care”. A bit of TLC is definitely a good thing – we need to show kindness to ourselves and look after ourselves, particularly when things are difficult. Taking time to de-stress and do some active relaxation increases our wellbeing, whether that’s time dedicated mindfulness practice or just taking a bath. But in the world of lifestyle medicine TLC also means Therapeutic Lifestyle Change. Therapeutic lifestyle change is what we prescribe to our patients. We ask patients to make changes to the way they live because the evidence tells us that the changes recommended will help reduce illness, promote well-being and…
