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To achieve this, you do not need daily exercise or special diets.
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Develop Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is the ability to recognize and understand your emotions, moods and desires. By acquiring this skill, you improve your chances of mental and physical well-being.
Having a deeper understanding of your feelings, motivations and behavior allows you to act more consciously, which ultimately leads to better decisions.
An example is the analysis of motivation to play sports. Why do you stick to your workout schedule and why sometimes not? Develop self-awareness through techniques such as journaling, meditation, mindfulness in daily activities, and self-reflection after activities or at the end of the day.
Understanding yourself allows you to make the most of your strengths and work on your weaknesses, inspiring you to become the best version of yourself.
Get a dog
Instead of going to the gym or taking a Pilates class, you can integrate regular exercise into your daily life in other ways. For example, park further away from the entrance to a store or prefer the stairs to the elevator in the office.
However, getting a dog is an excellent option. Daily walks of 30 minutes twice a day not only increase activity, but also bring emotional satisfaction from communicating with your pet. It also encourages spending time outdoors and improves physical and mental health.
Variety of plant foods
It is believed that you need to consume five servings of fruits and vegetables a day to be healthy, but it is important to aim for variety as well as quantity.
Nutritional Sciences Research Fellow Megan Rossi suggests eating at least 30 different types of plant-based foods per week. Eating a variety of foods promotes gut health, which plays a key role in overall body health.
The gut microbiome influences health and may be linked to allergies, obesity, inflammatory diseases, Parkinson’s disease and even depression. Increasing the diversity of plant-based foods in your diet can be achieved with simple changes in your purchases.