You may have worked long hours or worked many jobs. You might not be able to make it to the gym on a regular basis. Finally, you could be asking how to keep healthy without exercising. What a challenge, eh? Before you continue reading, keep in mind that being active and growing muscle are not the same thing. Staying fit entails making lifestyle changes, such as quitting some harmful habits. If you want to create muscles, however, you must lift weights, tear muscles, and allow the muscular tissues to expand to larger sizes.
Maintaining your fitness, on the other hand, is critical for a healthy lifestyle. Let’s be realistic. You don’t need to go to the gym to stay in shape. Here are some things you may do to keep in shape without working out every day from dawn to night.
- Wake up early in the morning, 5 am to 6 am. Make this a habit.
- Go for 30 minutes walk or a run.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Eat a healthy breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, sunflower seed, & walnuts. This combination has a good fiber, protein, fat, calories, etc., you would need for good health. Click here to learn more about making a healthy breakfast.
- Avoid too much caffeine and concentrated sugar.
- Consume a healthy lunch around noon. A healthy lunch would include healthy fat, protein, calories, and essential vitamins. Click here to learn more about making a healthy lunch.
- Walk around often and get your blood circulated.
- Consume snacks frequently in a less amount to increase your metabolism.
- Engage in activities such as playing your favorite sports, walking a dog, etc.
- Eat a healthy dinner with essential vitamins, healthy fats, proteins, etc. Make this your last meal. Have your dinner 3 to 4 hours before you go to bed. Click here to learn more about making a healthy dinner.
- Read a book or do your favorite hobby.
- Go to bed timely so you can have 6-8 hours of sleep.
A year from now, you will wish you had started today.
Karen Lamb
Make these a daily habit, and you’ll notice a difference in yourself. Fit an hour of gym time into your daily schedule if you want to maintain your fitness while also building muscle. Every effort, no matter how modest or huge, pays dividends. If you make them a habit, every two weeks you will see a better version of yourself, as if you were being compensated for your work.
