5 New Year’s Resolutions To a Healthier Lifestyle In 2024
Make 2024 your best year yet! With the right goals and mindset, you can live an overall happier and healthier lifestyle. The goals you set at the beginning of the year are commonly known as New Year’s resolutions, and with the right strategy, can be achieved and maintained long-term.
In this article, we have narrowed it down to the top five New Year’s resolutions that you can set in order to live a healthier lifestyle.
1. Soak in a Hot Tub
Believe it or not, soaking in a hot tub can help to improve your health in a number of ways. This is mainly due to a water-based therapeutic technique known as hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy is the combination of three water-based properties, including buoyancy, heat and massage.
Health benefits of soaking in a hot tub regularly can include:
- Eased muscle tension
- Soothed joint pain
- Improved post-injury recovery
- Better sleep patterns
- Reduced stress levels
- Eased feelings of anxiety
- Weight loss/maintenance
To see an improvement in your health, we suggest soaking in a hot tub for at least 15-20 minutes several times a week. Before using hot tub hydrotherapy to improve your health, we always suggest speaking with a health care professional first to ensure it’s the right choice for you.
2. Exercise in a Swim Spa
Regular exercise is a key contributor to a healthy lifestyle. It can help to maintain a healthy weight, ease feelings of stress, strengthen muscles, and improve flexibility, balance and overall mobility, among many other benefits. If you have a swim spa in your home or backyard, that means you also have a convenient way to engage in regular and comfortable exercise.
The water inside your swim spa can help to lift pressure and weight from your body, resulting in a more comfortable and low-impact workout. Those who suffer from physical conditions such as arthritis or fibromyalgia, or are recovering from a physical injury, can especially benefit from water-based exercise.
To benefit from regular exercise in a swim spa, we recommend challenging yourself to workout 3-5 times a week for roughly 30-60 minutes. This time should include warming up, stretching, muscle building exercises, cardiovascular activity, and a cool-down.
3. BBQ Healthy Meals
Looking to eat a little healthier this year? Make your BBQ a part of your New Year’s resolution to live a healthier lifestyle. By not cooking with oil or eating out, you can enjoy a much healthier and arguably more delicious meal.
Some healthy meal ideas that can be made on the BBQ include:
- Chicken
- Salmon
- Vegetable skewers
- Mixed pan vegetables
- Baked potatoes
What will you cook for dinner?
4. Spend More Time Outdoors
There’s nothing quite like the beauty of the great outdoors. Spending time outside can help you to live a healthier lifestyle in several ways. For starters, when you spend time outdoors it’s likely you will be engaging in some sort of physical activity.
Whether you’re playing with the kids, walking the dog or swimming at the beach, this regular physical activity can help to burn calories and release positive endorphins.
Next, spending time outside can motivate you to put the phone away and get out from behind a screen. Between mobile devices, tablets, computers, and televisions, it’s hard to get away from modern technology. When you unplug and head outside, you can take some time to clear your head and enjoy the real-life that is happening right in front of you.
5. Regular Self Care
This year, encourage yourself to do more of what makes you happy. Engaging in these activities regularly is commonly known as self-care. This could range from attending a regular yoga class to pampering yourself on a regular basis with facial masks, mani-pedi’s, and even indulging in a massage from time to time.
The more you focus on what makes you happy, the better your quality of life will be.
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