Idea for a healthy thing for February

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I need some inspiration please, I'm trying to get healthy this year, but I want to take things really slowly (so that I don't give up!) In January I committed to walking half an hour everyday, and I succeeded! I'm going to keep this up, but I'd like to add another healthy but achievable thing for February. Any ideas?? Thank you

Mine are -
drink a pint of water in the morning
eat an apple and an orange every day
walk 10,000 steps a day

5 portions of fruit/veg a day, 10 mins of yoga a day, writing a gratitude journal every day, meditation etc

Pint of water and lemon or lime every morning

Whatever you'd normally have as "treat" or unnecessary foods, have half

Gratitude journal

Do something brain stimulating each day e.g. sodoku or Wordle

Hmm, thank you. Maybe the piece of fruit thing might be a good idea. I'd like to say I will do the 5 fruit and veg, but I think I'd fail and I'm really trying to add one thing a month that I can actually do!

Brain thing a good idea too (I might keep that in mind for later in the year once I've started to sort my body out)

Increase your fibre intake, most of us don’t have enough.

Get some fresh air each day.

Arrange to see a friend once a week it once a month.

Do you drink fizzy drinks such as coke, if so get rid of those?

Thanks for those, I'm getting the fresh air once a day with my 30 min walk, and whilst the others are definitely healthy ideas I'm trying to do something daily that's really easy to know if I've succeeded (or failed)

@Alloveragain3 Do have a look into the lemon or limes in your water, I've read somewhere it's bad for your enamel.

Do you have any bad nutritional habits, ditching one of those would be easy to see if you’ve succeeded?

Oh no, but it makes the water so much more palatable!
Sometimes I put cucumber in the water, so I guess that's more tooth friendly.

Loving the apple and orange a day thing - going to add that to my bullet journal for February.

Exercise snacking - do 10 squats or a wall sit everytime you go in the kitchen etc.

Easy, small changes that bring big rewards?

Eat more veg and lean protein and cut out UPF, sugar and refined carbs. Don't drink calories/severely limit alcohol, fruit juice, sodas..

Do a short workout every day - try:
Lucy Wyndham Read
Rebecca Louise
Bowflex 3-minute plank
Heather Robertson
Caroline Girvan (if you are committed...)

Watch a health related YouTube video each day to keep motivated. For instance:
Becky Gillaspy
Michael Moseley
Mark Hyman
Glucose Goddess
Jason Fung

@Alloveragain3 I'm lucky that I'm happy with water, but it HAS to be extremely cold or hot. Can't stand it tepid!

I've never enjoyed cucumber in it, but will try again next time I fancy a flavour.

Do it while you can!!

At 50 my knees just decided to stop working. They refuse to do that kind of thing anymore, they complain loudly at stairs & simply cannot allow me to kneel!

Why is it healthier to wake up earlier?

@NewYear24

who are you asking??

Mine are:

Don't skip breakfast
Go to the gym 3x weekly
Cut down on crisps

What's a wall sit?

Get at least 7 hours of sleep. Game changer.

Why is it healthier to wake up earlier?
@NewYear24

who are you asking??

Anyone.

I walk already , so I decided to do squats every day in Jan and I did it 🥳🥳🥳

Week 1 - 1 x 8 squats and 1 x 8 wall presses x 3 sets
Week 2 - 15 of each, 3 sets
Week 3 - 25 of each, 3 sets
Week 4 - 30 of each, 3 sets

I'm going to continue. It doesn't take long and it's really toned my legs.

Stand up against a wall and move your bottom down so your thighs are at right angles to the wall. Try to hold for 1 minute or as much as you can manage.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/08/the-isometric-secret-15-ways-to-get-much-fitter-without-moving-a-muscle

Thanks for the ideas, I think I'm going to go with the eat a piece of fruit each day. But I might do the squats in March. Can I just ask, is it doing squats each day that knackers peoples knees (because obviously I don't want to do that)

Maybe no caffeine after certain time or replace your latest coffee/tea with decaf.