3 Realistic New Year’s Resolutions To Improve Your Health

New Year’s Resolutions you Can Stick To!

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At the beginning of the year you’re excited, you’re the new you. Your new year’s resolutions start the new year off on a positive note, so you’re invigorated with fresh energy. But after two month, this energy may begin to fade. So here are 5 New Year’s Resolutions that will Improve your health, and are easy to stick to!

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1. Keep On Keepin’ On Increasing your Activity!

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Keeping your blood pumping is essential to improving your health. Your organs function in a clean and organized fashion, your skin clears up, you sleep better, and you lose weight! The list can go on and on. The obvious way to increase your activity is to start exercising. Sign up at your local gym, the monthly payments may encourage you to actually using what you are paying for. Your gym may offer weekly classes – those are always good to look into. Personal trainers are also a great option. With a weekly class or a personal trainer you are held accountable for working out.

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Try taking up a sport. Join your local recreation team, or find a friend to play tennis with every Sunday. This way you will have scheduled exercise that you have to keep up with. Practice makes perfect! And you’re teammates are counting on you.

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This gym/sports tactic is a great way to increase your activity, but it’s not always realistic. Jobs, family, events can always get in the way and that’s why it’s so easy to give up on healthy new year’s resolutions.

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Well, you can’t afford gym payments, or just don’t have enough time to hit the treadmill, stay active while you’re at work or running errands. If you work a desk job, get up and walk around every 30 minutes, or tap your feet agains the ground. When you go to the mall or grocery store, park as far away as possible to get your steps in. Take the stairs instead of the escalator. Get up to change the channel instead of using the remote. There are plenty of options! And the more you implement, the healthier you will be. So keep on movin’!

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2. Reduce your Cardio

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I know, I know. This sounds contradictory to what I mentioned above, but let me explain. Your cardio burns more calories and gets your heart pumping which is incredibly good for your health. But if you do too much cardio, you may ignore your strength training. Cardio is great for short term calorie loss, but strength training burns calories even after working out. Strength training includes sit ups, push ups, weight training, squats, etc. These exercises build more muscle. The more muscle you have, the more energy your body needs, so your stronger muscles start burning more calories. They’re hungry! They want to eat your fat! So let them. Don’t do too much cardio to the point where you are exhausted and ignore your strength training.

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Plus, if you reduce your cardio times, you’ll be more likely to actually do the cardio. You may even beat your old running time because you are not stressing out about it, and you are increasing your muscle with strength training.

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3. Drink More Water

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This seems easy enough, right? Well good! That means it’s another healthy New Year’s Resolution you can stick to. Most people don’t drink enough water every day. The body is about 60% water, give or take, and we’re constantly losing water from our bodies, primarily via urine and sweat. Water is essential to your health. And the more you drink the faster your metabolism gets because your body is processing it’s favorite thing, water! You flush out the toxins and get your blood moving. Water also improves brain health and your immune system.

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So water helps you lose weight because your metabolism is faster and your appetite is lowered. The more water you drink the fuller you feel, so you eat less. It is recommended to drink a glass of water half an hour before you eat, so you do not overeat or eat too fast. One study showed that dieters who drank 500 ml of water before meals lost 44% more weight over a period of 12 weeks, compared to those who didn’t.

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It is recommend to consume eight 8-ounce glasses, which equals about 2 liters, or half a gallon a day. And it’s even better if you sip throughout the day, even when you are not thirsty.

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Secret Tip: Drinking cold water is even better for weight loss. Your blood flow increases to warm up your body, due to the cold temperature.

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These are the top three healthy and realistic New Year’s Resolutions you should consider this year. They’re easy and totally doable. Be more active in every day life, do less cardio, and drink more water? What more (or less) could you ask for! Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions this year, I know you can do it.