5 Tips for Starting Your Health Journey
Habits to Get You Started
Starting your health journey can be very intimating. There is so much conflicting
information out there on the internet that it can make it difficult to know where to even
begin. I want to help simplify it for you with just 5 basic tips, that I feel can help anyone
begin their fitness journey!
1. Commit to less
Have you ever noticed that when the new year’s come around, everyone makes these
HUGE goals (whatever they may be). Most people statistically stop purposing these goals
soon after. When we do not have a habit that is established yet, trying to go full throttle
will NEVER work. Habits are built over time and have unrealistic goals will only lead you
to frustration. This is why committing to a smaller more attainable goals works. If you
commit 10 minute a day to moving your body in some way, you will soon find it to be a
habit. This small action will snowball into something much bigger. You will be able to
begin working out may 20 minute 3 times a week and going for a short walk the other
days. In the end you will be so proud of yourself and that feeling will become something
you crave.
2. Approach It With The 80/20 Rule
When starting to eat healthy most people go cold turkey. Just like I was discussing above unrealistic goals only lead to frustration and failure most of the time. Approach food in a way of
not restricting but becoming a healthier version of yourself is the way to go. Aim to eat 80% of your meals consisting of whole nutrient dense foods, while 20% can be those less
nutrient dense foods. there is no good or bad food, and every food has place in a healthy balanced diet. This approach is the definition of balanced and is 10x more sustainable than any
fad diet you will do!
3. Make a Morning Routine
Having a morning routine really has helped me in my health journey (I will be doing a detailed post about this to come). Starting your way with a routine sets your days up in the best way.
When you intentionally make time to sit with yourself, do your quiet time, or journal helps us be more present throughout the day. When gratitude is incorporated as well, studies have
shown that it helps rewire a person’s brain to becoming more positive. Morning routine also help us relax. Try not looking at your phone in the morning and I bet you will notice (after
doing it for a while) that you are more relax, less anxious, and more energized to conquer the day. Your routine does not have to be long. It can literally be just 5 minutes every morning.
4. Schedule
Scheduling in workouts into our daily calendar will increase your odds to actually show up. We all live busy lives running around from place to place so its extremely important that we
carve out those “ 10 minute” into our daily routine in order to actually show up. This could be during your morning routine. Maybe, you want to wake up drink your coffee will journaling
and then do your 10 minutes of movement before you even look at your phone. I love to work out in the morning so I schedule my workout as part of my morning routine.
5. Incorporating Rest
Finally, my last it is to make sure you find time to rest. We are not programmed to always be going. We have to have our rest and find relaxation. I would be lying to you if I said that I do
not struggle with rest. However, it is something I am truly trying to prioritize and incorporate.
When we our constantly on the go our cortisol (stress hormone) is constant high and can lead to some health complication in the long term. Make sure you have a rest day from working
out and do something that truly relaxes you. Do an activity that brings you joy, take that nap, or read that book. Rest is EESENTIAL in order to live a happy sustainable balanced lifestyle.
Try incorporating these 5 tips and see your life transform. It’s a lifestyle not a destination. Make sure that what you are doing is something you truly enjoy and can see yourself doing for
the rest of your life.
xo,
Jenna
