BALANCING AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE WITH A BUSY SCHEDULE
Most of us are aware that living an active healthy lifestyle is good for the mind, body, and soul. However, it is easy to get caught up in a work-life balance consisting of too much work. Having kids can take up most of your time and trying to have a healthy relationship can be time-consuming. Sometimes, these priorities can push your own health down the priority list.
Staying active and healthy are intrinsic components of both mental and physical health, contributing to a better mood, increased energy, better sleep, reduced stress, and a longer and happier life. These benefits also improve business performance as well, so prioritizing your health actually allows you to reap the rewards in your professional life also. How do you manage to have an active and healthy lifestyle all the while keeping up with a busy schedule and long business hours? Here are some tips and ideas for you to implement:
1. Exercise in the morning
Exercising helps improve your mood, gives you more energy, and boosts your morale. Therefore, the morning hours are the perfect time for you to get in a workout before leaving for work. This way you will have an improved performance throughout the day due to your higher energy levels and morale boost. You can try these Top 12 No-Equipment Exercises that are perfect for a home workout, or you can go for a nice morning run. 20-30 minutes of working out in the morning can do wonders for the rest of your day, helping you feel more alert and aware. Keep this up at least 3-5 times a week, and you will find yourself becoming a better, more improved you.2. Prep meals and snacks in advance
Eating healthy is a vital part of living a healthy lifestyle. With a fast-paced day it can be easy to opt for whatever is available to you, and more often than not these are foods and meals that do you no good and have no nutritional value. A great solution to this problem is preparing meals and snacks in advance, using Tupperware and storing it in a cooler at the office so that you can grab it at lunchtime. This gives you total control over your consumption of food when at work and will help you maintain a habit of healthy eating. Small snacks can be great for maintaining a steady amount of energy throughout the day and fueling your body regularly. Opt for healthy, whole foods options with plenty of protein and nutrients. Here are 29 Healthy Snacks That Can Help You Lose Weight. Preparing meals each night can be time-consuming and tiring. Instead, try to find a day in the week where you devote an hour or two to prepare lunch for the whole week. Sunday is a good choice for doing this. You can have a look at these 20 Lunches You Can Meal Prep On Sundays.3. Involve friends, co-workers, and family
Keeping up and staying in touch with close friends and family members is important, but it can be difficult to find the time to do so. Finding physical activities that you can do with your friends and family can be a great solution to this problem. This could be hiking, bicycling, running or playing your favorite sports. Getting your friends and family involved in weekly exercise meetups is a wonderful way to maintain an active lifestyle while also staying connected to each other. There are many reasons why you should involve friends and family and which activities you should perform. Here are Tips and Tricks For Exercising with Friends and Family. [caption id="attachment_57220" align="aligncenter" width="600"]
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4. Get proper rest
The body and mind cannot function at their highest performance levels without the proper rest and recovery. Living an active lifestyle increases your need for sleep and it is important that sleeping and resting become a priority. [caption id="attachment_56621" align="alignleft" width="678"]
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Allow yourself the time needed for proper rest and recovery, which will enable you to take away some of the stress and distractions. You will find this will make you happier and more motivated to tackle your responsibilities. For an even more restful sleep make sure to turn off all devices at least an hour before bedtime (the blue light emitted from most digital screens interferes with the brain's natural sleep patterns).
These approaches to living a healthy lifestyle while having a busy schedule are to be implemented and followed continuously over a long period of time. Improving health and reaping the rewards of doing so does not happen overnight. It involves making both incremental and radical changes to your lifestyle, habits, and routines, which can be challenging. However, doing so will greatly improve the quality of your life.
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