We have a new month with new opportunities to improve our H&F.
Physical Wellness Month is celebrated in April every year. This time of the year, everyone is encouraged to check on themselves and observe a healthy lifestyle. From exercising and eating healthy to unwinding, there are a lot of simple activities you can do for a fit body and a sound mind. It’s also time to explore different ways to improve your daily habits. Everyone should ask themselves: “How can I be better inside and out? How can illnesses be prevented? How can stress be minimized?” If you find yourself asking these questions, April is the month to seek the answers.
This is a safe place to share your thoughts, struggles, triumphs and questions about all aspects of your health and fitness.
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Stay motivated. Success loves persistence.
Learn to sing & dance in the rain.
My habits for this month:
Pelvic floor exercises
Drinking water
Sit to stand reps
Clearing kitchen table (this last isn't directly linked to physical fitness, but it does give me a mental boost when I see my kitchen table empty, with jist the tablecloth and fruit bowl on it!
My April habits are focused on establishing routines rather than accomplish a goal.
** What I eat and how much I eat matters if I want no joint pain and healthy body weight.
Calories <= 1300
Minimize gluten
** Fitness - My physical body feels better when i don't sit for long periods. Moving a minimum of 250 steps an hour keeps me feeling limber and energized.
Hourly movement =>10
** Mental - Decluttering & deep cleaning creates an immediate sense of accomplishment. My home can always use a good cleaning and reset. Declutter & deep cleaning a 3'x3' area will allow both of those to happen.
Stay motivated. Success loves persistence.
Learn to sing & dance in the rain.
I found out on the scale at my appt the other day that I have done what dr suggested and gained a little weight. Okay... mixed blessing! lol Time to say BTDT and apply the brakes!
All Goals:
Arm weights
Balance with one foot behind the other
Core exercises
Exercise video
Lymphatic system moves
Pelvic exercises
Pets
Rise/sit exercises
Walk
Water
♥ Wake each day expecting good things to happen! ♥
Bama, I can't recommend.a.yrhi g.eocofic, but a good place to start might be Bob and Brad on YouTube. If you searched for "Bob and Brad and for seniors" that might be a good start - they do a range of exercises for more mature / less mobile people who really dont want to crawl all over the floor or contort themselves into strange positions!!
Thank you for the link, Twins!
Thursday:
I've done my exercises for today: 2 hearts
I drank 8 glasses of water:yesterday: 1 heart
Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 2 hearts
Clear kitchen table.once a day: 1 heart
And thank you for the new thread LadyM. I'm glad I can be a part of the group even if I don't post regularly. I need accountability.
Kittykatt, how interesting, I had been thinking about adding another habit : "sweeping under kitchen table every night". I didn't put in on my index card but I will try and work on it.
In the house where I grew up, kids took turn cleaning the kitchen table after dinner - there was a table on the fridge. The table was swiped after each meal, and we swept under the table after dinner. Sometimes I feel bad that there are crumbs (or rice or dried bits of food) under the table when kids wake up and come to the kitchen table for breakfast.
MrNG is usually the one doing the cleanup, as I go upstairs for bedtime stories after dinner. He cleans the table but doesn't sweep under it. Sometimes I do it, a very quick sweep, it takes less than 2 minutes... I'll think about adding it to the list.
I started another index card for April. Same 5 habits, I think they are what I need, and I need to work on turning them into ingrained habits. My 5 daily habits, tracked on an index card near my bed : MR - basic morning routine - Move C/W - either Cardio or Weights, daily - MicroMove - tiny times of movement at payroll or during the day - Time for me - to read, maybe write, maybe think, maybe journal - K - pelvic floor exercises, 1 minute minimum, at bedtime usually.
