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To ask for your best small changes to improve health and lifestyle?

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Tiamaria86 · 29/04/2024 21:25

I have been feeling so rubbish lately and really just want to start to be a bit healthier but whenever I have made changes in the past I think I have gone to big and just not been consistent.

So what are your best tips for small changes that I can be consistent with?

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Newheadche · 29/04/2024 21:39

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AFmammaG · 29/04/2024 21:38

Tiamaria86 · 29/04/2024 21:32

Great tips @AFmammaG thats exactly the type of thing I'm looking for. A short workout sounds great, something little but everyday.

It’s free and I don’t have to leave the house. Sometimes I do it in my PJ’s 😆

MakingUpTheNumbers · 29/04/2024 21:36

Daily walk, headphones in, 30 mins. Brisk enough to feel a bit out of puff but nothing too exertive.

Been totally transformational, in my sleep, weight, appetite and general mood

JanglyBeads · 29/04/2024 21:35

(Avoiding UPFs is hardly a small change for most people!)

EmmaStone · 29/04/2024 21:35

Try to eliminate UPFs (ultra processed foods).

Regular exercise.

HampdenRadius · 29/04/2024 21:34

I dropped all soft drinks (full sugar and diet) apart from very occasional treats.

I reduced my intake of sugar and crap carbs.

Stopped drinking coffee after noon.

BogRollBOGOF · 29/04/2024 21:33

Drink more water

Try the "Just one thing" podcasts on BBC Sounds. They're full of this kind of thing in individual 10 min episodes.

Original poster
Tiamaria86 · 29/04/2024 21:32

Great tips @AFmammaG thats exactly the type of thing I'm looking for. A short workout sounds great, something little but everyday.

OP posts:
Caroparo52 · 29/04/2024 21:30

Eating more healthy is a good start... cut out the crap (if you eat it) and cook 1 healthy meal a day... batch cook so keep for other portions in freezer.
Get a good 8 hours sleep.
Switch off mobile when go to bed.

AFmammaG · 29/04/2024 21:29

And drink more water. As soon as you wake up, down a pint. You’ll be amazed how rubbish dehydration can make you feel.

AFmammaG · 29/04/2024 21:28

Find a short you tube workout you can do at home and do it every day. You will notice an improvement over time if you keep at it. I started this way over lockdown and now I can do around an hour each day with ease.

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