January 12, 2012
So the festive fun is pretty much done and here we are at the start of a brand new year.
Have you started 2012 with loads of good intentions and lots of new years resolutions? That’s a good start, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself to make big and radical changes, the best way to ensure that you keep any resolutions is to make small achievable steps and build in swaps to your current lifestyle.
The Healthy Passport Club can support you all the way on your journey to a healthier happier you, tracking your steps, measuring your success and rewarding your achievements. Join today and let us help you make 2012 your healthiest happiest year yet.
Swap it, don't stop it!
New years resolutions don’t have to be about completely stopping things, after all no-one wants to deprive themselves of all the things they love drinking, eating and doing! Swap it, don't stop it, for a healthier happier new year. Here are a few of our ideas:
- Swap the lift and gain some extra steps of fitness by using the stairs
- Swap lunch at your desk for a brisk lunchtime stroll a couple of times a week, it feels good to leave a screen for the fresh air
- Swap large dinner plates for smaller ones to control portion sizes
- Swap time watching TV or playing computer games for fun new active hobbies, learn new skills and meet more people
- Swap snacking on chocolate and biscuits for snacking on dried fruit like apricots or cranberries, still tasty and sweet but healthy and count towards your 5-a-day
- Swap sitting for a long time to getting up regularly - go pour yourself a glass of water, any excuse to move more
- Swap being too busy and make healthy you time - even housework counts towards your daily steps, be imaginative and move more for your health.
You don’t need to do everything all at once, choose 2 or 3 that you know you can do and build them in to your daily or weekly routine. Then you can start adding more swaps over the course of 2012 for a healthier happier you.
For more swaps ideas, support and encouragement all the way along your healthy journey join the Healthy Passport Club today.
