Healthy Habits to Create at Home

The places where we spend most of our time are our homes and workplaces, which is why it is so important to make sure that we are feeling as good as we can in them. It’s no secret that everyone has their bad habits and that is normal. However, there comes a point where these habits are starting to really affect your everyday life massively and you will sense when it is time for you to change. Normally that change occurs at home where most healthy habits are born and developed – in the comfort and ease of your own house. Remember to start small and not push yourself too much. Rome was not built in a day and neither are your healthy habits.

Here at We Buy Any House, we have compiled the top 5 easy and simple things you could do every day so that you could eventually make a habit out of it. It may be worth putting them down on your to do list for the day no matter how small they may be because it makes it easy for you to remember and keep track of your progress.

Tip 1: Hydrate Before Breakfast

One thing that most people do wrong is having a coffee or cold water with lemon first thing in the morning. Surely you need to wake up and you may not have enough time to make breakfast beforehand but having these things on an empty stomach can be very bad for your health. Many people develop stomach ulcers as well due to similar bad habits they have created. If you try to replace those beverages with warm water instead you will instantly see a difference in how you feel. It may not be as pleasant as coffee, we understand, but as with any habit, once you get used to it, you are not going to hate it. On the contrary, it will become the healthy morning routine you have always wanted. Follow up with a small breakfast and enjoy a hot cup of coffee afterwards.

Tip 2: Make Your Bed

This one is a no brainer and has proven to increase productivity at home. There’s nothing better than an organised space to motivate you to be more productive and healthier. Making your bed as soon as you get up and not laying down until noon is a great habit to create. Surely, if you want to spend half an hour on your phone and try to wake up, you could still get up, make your bed, get a cup of warm water and sit in the living room instead of your bed. Generally, messy and cluttered spaces will make you less likely to want to be productive so as simple as this tip may be, it will make a noticeable difference.

Tip 3: Take a Shower

We said these will be simple and easy and taking a shower is an activity people do on a daily basis. However, on those days when you do not feel like doing much or if you are working from home, you might catch yourself procrastinating taking a shower or even missing one. That is why it’s important to take a refreshing shower in the morning to start your day and we would even suggest ending your shower with a cold rinse. It gives an instant boost and some people even say that it feels like a cup of coffee.

Tip 4: Get Natural Light

A lot of people prefer a dark room especially in the mornings when they are trying to wake up. However, there is nothing like a natural light to wake you up and it is known to regulate your body’s circadian rhythm. A breath of fresh air and natural light is really good for your health and you should try to get those throughout your day whenever possible.

Tip 5: No Electronics Rule

This is an unwritten rule that you should not be using your phone or any other electronics for that matter in the first and last 30 minutes of your day. We all have the annoying habit of picking up our phones and checking our notifications before we have even fully opened up our eyes. Being presented with so much information as soon as you wake up cannot be good, can it? That is why a little thing that could create a very healthy habit would be avoiding your phone in the first 30 minutes of your day. Instead, you could do all those little things discussed above and only then would you be prepared to face whatever you have waiting for you on your phone. Same goes for the night, in order to get a good night’s sleep, it would be beneficial to leave any electronics aside instead of falling asleep with your phone on your face.

All these super uncomplicated little tasks can contribute to the creation of an incredible heathy lifestyle which begins at home. Starting with small steps is the key and in no time will you be having habits making you feel incredible.

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