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| You can become healthier in 5 minutes. |
Health refers to how well your body functions. Every decision that you make will impact your health. This includes every food choice, every emotional response to a situation and everything that you do in your spare time.
Many people are intimidated by the idea of health. It often feels like you need to make big sacrifices or get really uncomfortable if you want to improve your health. While the big decisions really are great for health, the small decisions are, too. Here are simple ways to get better in 5 minutes or less.
How to improve your health in 5 minutes
- Write in a gratitude journal
- Do jumping jacks for as long as what feels comfortable
- Take some time to relax before falling asleep
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| Small things make a big difference. |
1. Write in a gratitude journal
Keep a journal wherever you go. Find 5 minutes every day to jot down a list of things that you are grateful for.
You can do this any time, but I like to do it when I am stressed at work because it counters the negative effects of stress that we encounter at work.
Our brains are wired to look for negative, stressful things. If we didn't pay attention to these things, we would never deal with them and our safety would be compromised. Cortisol, the stress hormone, actual gives you the energy to finish a stressful situation.
The problem comes in when we stress too often. Cortisol stays elevated and we feel stressed out the whole time. This leads to an increase in anxiety, muscle tension, inability to sleep and lack of motivation because of burnout.
Gratitude, on the other hand, trains our brains to focus on the positive things that we have in our life. This puts us into a state of peace. Your body needs to alternate between stages of stress and peace. Too much stress will burn you out.
Gratitude will help you to feel better and remind yourself that your life isn't going as bad as what you think it is.
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| Gratitude is good for you. |
2. Do jumping jacks for as long as what feels comfortable
The idea of exercise can be quite intimidating. A few minutes a day is much better than nothing at all.
Jumping jacks are quick, easy to do, don't require much space and don't take much time to get your heart rate up.
You can do them any time of the day, but I recommend that you do them during the times that you feel the most tired. This is because you can use exercise to tell your body when to produce more energy and when to relax.
There are so many benefits of exercise like disease prevention, improved motivation, reduces anxiety, an improved immune system and increased energy levels. 5 Minutes a day is a really good start.
Try doing jumping jacks for as long as what feels comfortable and you will feel your mood improve instantly. Do it for a few days in a row and you will start feeling motivated to do even more.
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| Start small to win big. |
3. Take some time to relax before falling asleep
Many people struggle to get a good night's rest. There are many ways that you can fall asleep faster and improve your sleep quality.
All of them help you to get away from a stressful state and fall into a peaceful state of relaxation. The more relaxed you are before falling asleep, the better you will sleep.
Relaxation has many benefits like lowered blood pressure, improved digestion, maintenance of blood sugar, improved blood flow to muscles and other tissues, reduced muscle tension, reduced chronic or prolonged pain, better sleep quality, higher energy levels and less fatigue, less stress hormone activity, lower heart rate and a slower breathing rate.
Give yourself 5 minutes to relax and feel at peace with yourself when you first climb into bed. This will help you to enter into a state of relaxation much quicker. The more often you do it, the easier it will become.
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| Relaxation improves your health. |
Try to do all three of the 5-minute health hacks every day. That will total 15 minutes daily. Let me know how you get on with these ideas in the comments below. Stay Strong!
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