Day 14: 5 Easy Habits To Make Your 2022 Healthier

We all must have made resolutions in the new year to get healthier. With #NoQuittingWithActivLiving, we offer you a specially curated 14-day health program that you can learn today and follow throughout the year.

The final session in this series is designed to improve your overall health. Our holistic wellbeing expert Manisha Kohli suggests 5 healthy habits to follow throughout 2022. This includes fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness tips that we’ve learned over the past two weeks.

Activities for a healthy 2022:

1. Ergonomic posture correction

This includes exercises that will help you correct your posture while you are sitting and avoid muscle strain; such as:

• Raised hand pose

This exercise stretches your spine and shoulders. It can improve your posture while helping in digestion too. Hold the pose for 15 secs and repeat it 5 times.

• Upper back and neck stretch

Repeat this neck exercise 5-7 times to stretch your muscles, improve your flexibility and stimulate blood flow.

2. Exercises for energisation

These cardiovascular exercises can help you burn calories and keep your body active during the day; such as:

• Walking

Walking outdoors or even inside the house for 30 minutes a day can be helpful in energising your body and keeping you active.

• Sumo Squats

This exercise strengthens your core and lower body muscles. Trying this exercise 10-20 times is helpful especially for lower back problems or pain in your knees.

If you are a beginner, you can try the chair squats by resting your back on the chair when you bring your body down.

3. Breathwork

Breathing exercises can be done at any time of the day. The diaphragmatic breathing technique shown in this video can lower your heart rate and blood pressure. Practice this exercise for 5 minutes at least 3 times a day.

4. Nutrition

Instead of thinking about comfort foods that you need to give up, start looking at healthy foods to add to your diet. Increase the nutrition density of your meals by replacing unhealthy foods with a plate of vegetables or fruits in your daily diet.

Remember to stay hydrated by drinking water or coconut water instead of resorting to aerated drinks.

5. Mindfulness and Meditation

The body scan meditation technique shown in this video will help you become more aware of different parts of your body. It can help reduce stress while also being an important self-care practice.

This sums up the healthy habits you should follow daily and also brings an end to our #NoQuittingWithActivLiving sessions. Remember to continue following the healthy habits you have learned over the last two weeks.

If you haven’t started yet, you can check out the entire #NoQuittingWithActivLiving list of healthy habits here.