The single best thing you can do to improve your health is to stop putting it off! The biggest mistake most people make is starting off with some crazy-big effort that can't be sustained for more than a few weeks -- or days.
Don't despise small beginnings. Start now, start where you are today, with tiny, doable steps. Baby steps, really. So small, it takes more effort to defend why you're not doing than to just shut up and do them!
And don't bite off all eight at once! Start now, with one - or, at the most, two. Then keep that up for a week before you add another.
Here are some to choose from:
1. Enlist help. Ask an upbeat friend or family member to call, email, or text you every few days to encourage you in your journey.
2. Read an inspiring health-related book. Or watch an inspiring video.
3. Walk for 10 minutes a day, preferably in sunshine. If you can't walk for 10 minutes, walk as long as you can, sit till you catch your breath, and continue until you've walked a total of 10 minutes. Even if it takes you an hour. You started! Yay, you!
4. Try one of these beginner-level, seated workouts.
5.Write an encouraging note to yourself about this journey. Re-read it while you eat breakfast every day, and/or before you go to bed every night.
6. Write an encouraging or challenging verse or phrase on a card and put it on your mirror. And your computer. And your dashboard.
7. Set aside 30 minutes on the weekend to prep and pack healthy snacks and/or lunches for the week.
8. Start to develop the habit of marching in place or doing the twist as you brush your teeth. (Feel silly? Do it anyway! Laugh at yourself; laughter is healthy, too!)
Okay, pick one - now!
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