Change your bad habits right now
Change your bad habits right now
It's a fact: bad habits not only affect your life, but they also endanger your health. But don't worry, you are not alone: we ALL have harmful habits that we should say goodbye to as soon as possible. That is why we have compiled the most common so that you can eliminate them right away.
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No desire to gym
No desire for gym
You have signed up, you have been very often and then you can no longer find a place to return, something always happens to you … Follow the advice of the writer Haruki Murakami (What do I talk about when I talk about running), he says that his rule is not to rest for two days followed. And if you don't have time to go, take a look at the best exercises to activate the metabolism and practice at home.
Addicted to shopping
Addicted to shopping
Each purchase gives us an immediate emotional high. That is why it is so difficult not to relapse. Moreover, with the possibility of online, the "addiction" worsens. What to do? When you need a high, put on a song you like and sing your heart out.
Chronic lateness
Chronic lateness
People who are late often underestimate the time it takes to complete a task. To overcome this, time the time it takes you to get things done, add up what you have to do before an appointment or go to work … and add an extra 10-15 min of margin. And if you find it difficult to organize, do not miss this article.
Glued to mobile
Glued to mobile
According to a British study published in the journal Plos One, we check our mobile phones more than 85 times a day. To "unhook", delete apps, disconnect notifications and establish schedules to check emails, whatsapps, etc.
Biting your nails
Biting your nails
It is a reaction to stress, a mechanism to calm you down. That is why it is difficult to correct the vice even with glazes with a bitter taste. What to do? Find other ways to relieve stress (sports, yoga, meditation) and, in the meantime, how about putting on false nails?
Fiddling with hair
Fiddling with hair
When it is a recurring gesture, one way to overcome it is to occupy your hands with other things (a pencil and draw, etc.). It is also effective to apply very covering hand cream, because as it makes your hair very dirty, you will be reluctant to touch it.
Eating bad
Eating bad
Eating anything in front of the television is usually due to a lack of planning rather than time. Make a weekly meal planning and if you don't have time to cook, make them healthy and easy (bagged salads, grilled fish …).
Go to bed late
Go to bed late
Clear your schedule in the last hours of the day and do not tie yourself to series or programs that you cannot watch at the time you want. Establish a bedtime schedule and ritual, and stick with it until you can internalize this routine.
"I'll do it tomorrow"
"I'll do it tomorrow"
To stop postponing your tasks, do not do anything until you get what you have to do and that you are delaying. Not even a YouTube video until you buy the washing machine … If it still costs you, write down the steps you have to follow to complete your task.
To the cinema with sweets
To the cinema with sweets
There are activities that we automatically associate with a bad habit, such as going to the movies with a bag of sweets or finishing a meal with a sweet. To replace this sugar snap, take a mixture of dried fruit and nuts, for example.
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You do not feel like going to the gym, you have become addicted to shopping and lately you eat very badly. Don't worry, we understand you very well. Bad habits are often caught in our lives and prevent us from achieving our goals. But don't panic, you just have to know how to replace them with healthy ones (and it's easier than you think).
Put yourself in situation. Are you overwhelmed because you don't have time to go to the gym but want to lose weight? So don't bet on junk food and take note of this article on how to burn 300 calories with almost no effort (yes, it is possible). Also, if you are looking for the best infusion to lose weight, here are a few to choose from depending on your needs. And if you want to know all the fruits with more or less sugar (and how their consumption affects you), find out in this article. See, if you don't have time for your fitness sessions these days, stop blaming yourself. Of course, opt for a healthy habit to balance your daily routine.
How to internalize a habit
- By repetition . Our brain is like a vinyl record: an act, repeated over and over again, leaves a groove, a neural pathway; By dint of repeating itself, the behavior is automated.
- Why. We need these automatisms to be able to do other activities at the same time. For example, we automatically change the gears of the car to be able to observe the traffic.
Overcome bad habits by adopting good ones
- Replacement technique. To overcome a bad habit, you have to replace it with a healthy one and repeat it so that it becomes automated.
- In practice . If every time you feel thirsty you drink a sugary soda, substitute it for water with lemon and mint, which has more flavor than water alone.
- It's forever? No, the bad habit will remain in your memory, but if the new habit is strong, it will not be reactivated.
