8 Habits for Health

8 Habits for Health – So you want to try and change up your daily routine a little and lead a healthier, happier life? Sick of constantly feeling tired, a lack of energy or motivation and just plain and simply unhappy?

Then check out these 8 highly effective habits of healthy people I have put together!

1. Get in a high protein breakfast

Now a high protein breakfast doesn’t have to be bacon and eggs everyday. Foods such as plain Greek yoghurt, eggs, cottage cheese, seeds & nuts, overnight oats and healthy protein smoothies are a good place to start. One of my favourite go to protein powders that I use to add to my porridge or morning shake is PHD’s 100% Plant vegan protein (Belgian chocolate flavour!). It’s full of flavour, the consistency of the powder isn’t too thick, which for me is a win and one bag lasts me a whole month!

2. Drink Enough Water

Every single day when I wake up, the first thing I reach for is some water. I’ll have about half a litre before even going to the bathroom.

This helps to get your metabolism going, gives you energy and rehydrates your body. Remember, you have just gone about 8 hours without any liquids!

3. Do your workout 

Even if it’s just a quick one, make sure to always set aside a bit of time for your workout.

4. Make a healthy lifestyle permanent 

Giving yourself six weeks to get that perfect beach bod, then letting go once summer ends isn’t the way to go. Fit and healthy people don’t ever just diet for a month. Or even train hard for a few weeks just to reach a certain goal before a certain time period. They keep it consistent. Week after week. Month after month. This is the key to everything.

5. Follow the 80/20 rule 

By this they mean that 80% of the time they’ll follow a healthy diet, but then 20% of the time they’ll eat and drink whatever they want. It’s a good idea to keep it balanced, otherwise too much of going in one direction will really become stagnant!

6. Don’t focus on weight loss 

Ignore the scales and instead, focus on your physical strength improvements. Even if you are trying to get rid of some belly fat, it’s a good idea to focus on how you are improving on your workouts.

7. Write Down Your Weekly Fitness Goals Every Sunday Evening

as part of your 8 Habits for Health, a few small changes to your daily routine can go a long way in the long term. Try out a few of these, together with some good workouts, and see how you feel.

8. Use Key supplements to help you get the most out of your workout

Supplements can be the difference between having an average workout and a workout that’s going to leave you feeling like you gave it your all. How you fuel yourself whether it’s before, during or after your workout is key! I personally like to take PHD’s Intra BCAA+ whilst I workout. It’s not only a refreshing BCAA and electrolyte drink but it’s main job is to help prevent muscle breakdown during exercise. Therefore I feel like I can workout harder in my sessions knowing that PHD has got me covered.

Written by Jay Copley