How is Your Health? Five Ways to Give Your Health a Fresh Start

Health is a vital component of life and often a key area where people want a fresh start. Life happens and through good times and bad, our health can take a back seat to other things. Each year as the holidays come and go, the health industry kicks into gear supporting people’s resolve to give health a new look. There is something about the clean slate of a new year that calls us to begin again. Yet, over 80% of people making new year resolutions give up by the second week in February.

 How is your health? Do you need a fresh start? From eating better, to moving more, to addressing concerns or symptoms you have ignored, it might be a good time to make some changes that will give you the new beginning you need...we get a do-over...a REBOOT.

 Check out these five ways to give your health a new start:

Get a checkup- Visiting your physician should be an annual event at the very least. Having a checkup can prevent illness and address any issues as they come up when they are easier to manage. We should all be seeing our primary care physician for an annual exam, but don’t forget these important exams too: vision exam, dental exam, and other exams important at different ages and stages of life. There are things to address such as cholesterol, vitamin D levels, and blood pressure...so, make an appointment (an easy way to remember is to make the appointments around your birthday).

Discover a new way to eat healthy foods- At any given time, there are food trends designed to get people excited about eating healthier. If you love exploring the newest science or fad, go for it. It is also perfectly acceptable to simply eat better. Cut the fat, salt, sugar, and find new and better ways to cook and consume foods. Browse the internet or the bookstores for enticing new recipes or search YouTube for new cooking shows or videos that spark your interest. I have friends cutting out all the "white" foods like flour and sugar, others are talking about Keto, and I'm making bone broth.

 Read more- Sometimes the first step to better health starts with research. You may not know what you want to do or how to do it until you learn it. Spend time reading a new book, subscribe to a great blog or magazine, and start educating yourself about healthier lifestyle choices. You never know what will spark a reinvention. Reading is a great way to visit your Mental Room, and it's great for brain health.

 Find a new outdoor hobby- Some people resist “working out" but it's the philosophy of A House With Four Rooms that you do something daily for your Physical Room to be healthy. Many people are afraid of the commitment or the thought of pain and effort. My solution is to trick myself into loving the outdoor lifestyle by hiding my workout in a hobby. I like to walk in nature and have the benefits of living in a beautiful place that provides lots of opportunities. You can get started with most anything...from sports activities to bird watching, there are unlimited ways to be active that aren’t about lifting weights or running. Challenge yourself to find a new outdoor hobby and watch your health improve effortlessly.

 Stop a bad habit and start a good one- Choose one bad habit - grabbing that 3:00 pm candy bar - and start a new one. Park in the farthest spot and walking into work. You don’t have to drop every bad habit and start every new habit at once. Simply go for one of each and be proud of your improvement. Even baby steps are positive progress.

 It doesn’t take much to give your health a fresh start. Make a small choice that will make it easier to make many more small choices that all add up.

We're in this together. Let me know what you are doing to visit your Physical Room. 

And here's a bonus tip...when you don't feel like making your health a priority...do it ANYWAY! Before long, you'll find your commitment and resolve have activated lasting transformation.

Cheers!

Lisa

P.S. I'm a walker. Here's the affiliate link to the weighted vest I wear for workouts.