In my last post I discussed the health benefits of sleep. However, despite its many benefits, a lot of people fail to get 6+ hours of high quality sleep on a consistent basis. As a result, their health and fitness suffers and they don't get to realise the full benefit of eating healthy and exercising regularly. That's why in this post I'm going to be helping you make high quality sleep part of your daily routine and listing 9 Ways To Improve Your Sleep Quality. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below this post. Also, … [Read more...]
10 Health Benefits Of High Quality Sleep
Sleep is something that often gets neglected when it comes to health and fitness. People often make the effort to eat healthy foods and do more exercise but they don't focus on the amount and the quality of the sleep they're getting. However, without good quality sleep your health and fitness will suffer, even if you're eating high quality foods and working out regularly. That's why today I'm going to be taking a detailed look at the importance of sleep and listing 10 Health Benefits Of High Quality Sleep. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Laugh Every Day
Laughing daily may not sound like the most conventional health and fitness tip. However, there are plenty of benefits of adding a dose of humour to your day and taking the time to laugh. Studies have shown that it can help relax your body, reduce stress, enhance your blood flow (which can protect against heart problems) and even potentially boost your immune system. So if you're not making the time to do so already, make sure you're laughing your way to good health every single day. The further reading section below provides you with plenty of fitness jokes you can use to add a quick dose … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Develop A Motivational Ritual
Developing a daily motivational ritual is a great way to put you in the right frame of mind to succeed on your fitness journey and prevent setbacks from getting you down. The best part is that developing a motivational ritual is simple and practising it takes just a few minutes each day. To create your motivational ritual, choose something that gets you motivated, fired up and full of positivity. This can be a motivational quote, an inspirational scene from a movie or a song that fills you with energy. Then set aside 5 minutes each day and use that time to focus fully on your motivational … [Read more...]
9 Effective Ways To Rest & Relax
In my last post I discussed the many benefits of rest and relaxation. However, even though it's highly beneficial, rest and relaxation is still something a lot of people neglect when trying to lead a fit and healthy lifestyle. As a result, they end up feeling tired, run down and mentally drained which has a negative effect on their health and fitness goals. That's why today I'm going to help you ensure that rest and relaxation is part of your routine by providing you with 9 Effective Ways To Rest & Relax. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by … [Read more...]
10 Benefits Of Rest & Relaxation
Rest and relaxation is something many people neglect when trying to live a fit and healthy lifestyle. They strive to eat the right foods and they workout regularly but they don't put any thought into resting and relaxing their body and mind. However, by doing this they miss out on a whole host of health benefits. That's why in today's post I'm going to be outlining 10 Benefits Of Rest & Relaxation. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below this post. Also, if you want to read more about how rest and relaxation … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Try Yoga
Yoga is a fantastic exercise that boosts your fitness in multiple ways, improves your exercise performance and enhances the quality of your daily life. It can boost your balance, enhance your flexibility, make you stronger, improve your mental fitness and much more. Improving in these areas not only helps you work towards your fitness goals but it also improves your quality of life. The good balance, flexibility and posture that comes from yoga makes physical day to day tasks easier to perform while the improved mental fitness and peace of mind allows you to lead a happier, stress free … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Focus On Fun
One big mistake many people make when starting out on their fitness journey is that they choose exercises they think they should be doing instead of exercises that they enjoy. They choose a fitness goal (such as building muscle, improving their cardiovascular fitness or losing weight) and then do the exercises they think they should be doing in order to achieve that fitness goal. As a result, they don't have much fun with their workouts, they easily get discouraged and they very often give up. However, it doesn't have to be this way and you can easily have fun with your workouts while also … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Don’t Get Discouraged
A negative outlook can be far more damaging to your fitness goals than skipping a few workouts or eating poor quality foods. Once you start to get discouraged, your long term motivation to eat healthy and workout regularly fades and as a result, your progress gets even slower. The good news is that changing your outlook is relatively simple and by focussing on all the progress you've made (instead of the lack of progress on certain days), you can give yourself all the motivation you need to reach your health and fitness goals. The articles below provide you with some further tips for … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Focus On The Positives
Focussing on the positives is an invaluable part of achieving your health and fitness goals and can make the difference between failure and success. By looking at the negatives, you're placing your attention on the wrong things, ignoring all the progress you've made and giving yourself plenty of reasons to quit. However, by focussing on the positives, you're giving yourself the motivation and inspiration to build on what you've already achieved and setting yourself up for success. The articles below contain plenty of tips for staying positive as you work towards your health and fitness goals. … [Read more...]