Hey Friends! I just had someone ask how to get started on their fitness journey and thought the little list of ‘starters’ might help a few other friends!
Here they are: (pick one, or a couple and stick to it for 1-2 weeks, then add another-you don’t need to try to eat the elephant all at once!)
Nutrition: (80% of the journey, folks)
1. Drink 1/2 your weight in ounces of water, don’t do it all at once, build up if you need to
Drink Water! 1/2 your weight in ounces is a great guideline
2. Eat 5 servings of vegetables each day, again, work up to it, promise to eat 2/day at first, add a serving each week or every few days
3. Use a salad plate for meals, instead of a dinner plate, and don’t have seconds
4. Find some sugar free options for sweets, if that is a temptation, popsicles are a favorite of mine, jello and pudding are good, too. If you are against sugar free, then see if you can find low sugar options of those things, or yogurt, or just go with fruit (fresh). Low sugar generally means less that 20% of the total carbs, and usually is better if its <7 gr.
Exercise: (20% or less)
1. Start with short, simple workouts if time is a problem or you haven’t worked out in a while
2. Planks are a great full – body exercise, do a set of 3, 1 min planks at breakfast/lunch/dinner to start if that is all you have time for! (it’s ok to start with 10-15 second planks, work up to a min each, you CAN do it!)
3. Search the internet for videos and exercise descriptions for basic exercises and spend 15 min at first, work up to more, but you don’t have to, if you–
4. Also do 15 min of moderate to high intensity cardio, no need to do more (lower intensity)-it is not as effective
Even this girl knows how important sleep is for a healthy lifestyle!
Sleep (the other 100%, 🙂 )
Get 8 hours every night when you can, but consistent amounts and consistent time-frame for sleep will help if a full 8 hours isn’t doable
I hope this helps a little, please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing!
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