5 Healthy Tips I Am Adapting During the Long Vacation

Adore Me inspired this idea but all thoughts are entirely mine.

Hello world.

Can you believe we are almost ending the first half of the year? Does that sound shocking to you?

School was out a few weeks ago. I am very excited to finally have this break. School was a little bit overwhelming, but I am glad it’s finally over.

A few weeks before school was out, I wrote down some goals for the long vacation. One of the goals was to live a healthy life and to be fit.

Here are five healthy tips I would be adapting during the long vacation

1.       Have enough sleep

I was sleep deprived before the semester ended. I decided to use this break to catch up with some sleep and adapt the habit of having enough sleep. On the JUMP website, I wrote about steps in getting a good night sleep. Read the article here

2.       Drink a glass of water when awake before eating

I remember in 2015, I was learning the habit of drink water as soon as I wake up. Unfortunately, I could not continue with that habit. One of the health I have made for the long vacation was to continue such practice. Also, to make it more fun I have watched videos, read posts about infused water. Infused water is adding cut fruits and natural herbs to water in a bottle or container. I am eager to try these methods of drinking more water.

3.       Morning pages

I have read in some posts and watched some videos on morning pages. Morning pages is time set aside to write whatever comes into your mind in a book for 3 minutes. This should be the first thing to do when you wake up. Study shows that this practice increases our creativity and sometimes helps us to remember dreams we had the previous night. My goal is to do practice things to increase my creativity since I am write poems, stories and blog posts.

4.       Visit the gym

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I have never visited the gym before. Never in my life. I made a goal to visit a gym in town to make my workout more productive and help me reach my fitness goal like toning some parts of my body.

Do not know what to wear to the gym? Do not worry, Adore Me has got you covered. They have a wide range of beautiful and comfortable workout clothes. Check their workout clothes here. 

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5.       Spend more time outdoors

I am a dedicated indoor person, but I promised myself to spend more time outdoors. I have decided to attend more events and sit outside more.

Is there any health tip you would want me to try? What help tips have you adapted during the school break?

My Fitness Routine (Workout)

I have been interested in fitness but not as much as I am now. I don't know where the inspiration and motivation came from and I did not have a resolution to work out because I would brush that aside and blame time for not being enough  (my best lousy excuse). But it is fun to be interested in fitness.
My fitness and workout routine is simple, does not cost, fun and motivating. Without motivation, determination and reason, trust me, you would quit!

Today, we would take a look at my workout routine, since today is World Health Day.

Before Workout

• An hour before I work out, I get some food into my stomach, like bananas, or bread with groundnut paste. Then I drink abeduro juice  (The recipe would come later on the blog)

• I make sure my gym bag has all my workout essentials. I normally do that the night before.
• I get hydrated, by drinking 1-2 cups of water.
• I wear a sports bra, then put on a simple old t-shirt. My favourite is my  London 2012 Olympics t-shirt. Then I dig my legs into my sports shorts or some cool tracksuit bottoms or just some three quarters length trousers. Next, I put on some good sports shoes.

• I'd like to fix my hair in a ponytail to prevent it from falling into my face when I run or do some squats.
• I also wear a digital wrist watch, you know, to check time.

During Exercise

• Before I do any form of exercise, I do some couple of warm up exercises like walking, jumping, jacks, hip rotation, jogging slowly in place, ankle rotations etc.
• The exercises I love to do is cardio (jogging, running), dancing, and a body toning workout.

• I sometimes use apps like the 7 Minute Workout App, Track Runner, Run Walk Pro etc to exercise.[

• I've created an upbeat workout playlist on my phone so I'd put on my headphones to get motivated and entertained while I exercise.

• While exercising, I sometimes time myself to see how far I've gotten in a given time.

After exercise

• I need to cool down after exercise, so I gradually slow down
• The next thing I do is hydrate. Water! I need you!
• I do some stretches. Study shows that a stretch during your cool down helps to relax your muscles and restore them to their resting length and improve flexibility.

Now, it's time for makeup and my hair

• This part is normally done when I know I can't get back home but need to get to work.
• I wash my face or use wipes
• I redo my hair, that is, if it's in a mess
• I curl my brows and put on some lip-gloss or balm
• I take some snacks and chum! I chew.

Are you involved in a fitness /workout routine? Tweet me your fitness /workout plan or wear with the hashtag #WorkoutWithNoel