The only two resolutions I plan to make for the new year are to live healthier and spend more time with friends.
As we age, it is more and more important that we live healthier. With rising cost on health care, etc, it is even more important to live healthier. I don’t know about you, but I would much rather spend my money on entertainment or new clothes than on expensive prescriptions and other medical needs. I get really frustrated with some of my friends and family that do the opposite. In fact, check out your insurance or company policy on preventive health. My health insurance is offering a health assessment tool that awards you a gift card for completing the assessment! Wow, making money and staying healthy, now that is a thought. If your employer or insurance company does not offer any help or initiatives, check out sites like RealAge. Found others? Share with the Bikinis and Bifocals Community.
Spending more time with friends is also very important for our health. At least I think so. I plan to make more time for my friends and less time for cleaning the house! We started the year off yesterday right – friends over for lunch and family over for dinner. Not that I will do that on a regular basis, but it is so great to see friends over the holidays, why not make an effort to do more throughout the year. I think it is sad at the end of visits we say, we need to get together more, and then the year slips away. Perhaps I will just send out random invites to groups of women for lunch, dinner or other random activity throughout the month. Not only is it better for your health to have others to connect with, it is a great source of information! I get the best advice from my girlfriends.
Here’s to a happy and healthier year!
Showing posts with label women's health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women's health. Show all posts
Developing My New Habit
Well a week has gone by and I am doing a good job at starting a new habit, and trying to drift away from an old favorite habit. I have been exercising every morning instead of sitting on the coach and watching the news or surfing thru other exercise programs. In fact, it was not as hard as I thought it would be to change that habit. It sure makes me feel better starting the day by doing an exercise program.
Changing a routine takes the acceptance of adjusting my schedule. But you know, if I have to change it up a little that is o.k. Sticking to something, for no real reason is really silly. But we do get caught up in that - need to get to work by a certain time, leave by a certain time, etc. Well, by changing this a little for the betterment of me is worth it. In fact, it sure gives me more energy. I thought it might make me tired starting my day off that way, but quite the opposite, it gives me more energy in the day!!
And as I have said in other blogs, looking at things in a more positive manner and having a positive outlook on something you are about to embark usually turns out for the good, not the bad. I had made up my mind to change, and it was something I wanted to do and make work and it is working. Some good things that you don't expect oftentimes comes from changes. Sleeping better, etc. AND, I have a TV in my office, so I have the exerise DVD in my computer and the news on the TV so that way I can mutli-task. Isn't life great!
I just received an email today that I am listed in an article "Top 100 Women's Health Blogs" under Fit and over 40 section. Isn't that great? Gives me an added boost to get up in the morning and exercise!!
Another thing my step daughter and I have done is we are now doing the local charity walks. It has been great fun. It is nice spending some time with her and doing a walk for a cause. Seems like there are more of those around than I had thought. Check the ones out in your community, it might be a good way to have a goal and a reason to walk. Caitie and I are making plans to start a group of women in our area to train for the triple crown of walks/races in our area in the spring. I did this several years ago and lost several INCHES in my hips. And, unfortuantely, I need to do that again. I had joined a group several years ago, but it was in another part of town and a long drive. With gas at $4 a gallon, and our time is busy, we thought it would be fun to start up a group in our area. Watch for more on that.
Habits, aren't they great, ones we love, ones that define us and ones we break. Have a great day.
Changing a routine takes the acceptance of adjusting my schedule. But you know, if I have to change it up a little that is o.k. Sticking to something, for no real reason is really silly. But we do get caught up in that - need to get to work by a certain time, leave by a certain time, etc. Well, by changing this a little for the betterment of me is worth it. In fact, it sure gives me more energy. I thought it might make me tired starting my day off that way, but quite the opposite, it gives me more energy in the day!!
And as I have said in other blogs, looking at things in a more positive manner and having a positive outlook on something you are about to embark usually turns out for the good, not the bad. I had made up my mind to change, and it was something I wanted to do and make work and it is working. Some good things that you don't expect oftentimes comes from changes. Sleeping better, etc. AND, I have a TV in my office, so I have the exerise DVD in my computer and the news on the TV so that way I can mutli-task. Isn't life great!
I just received an email today that I am listed in an article "Top 100 Women's Health Blogs" under Fit and over 40 section. Isn't that great? Gives me an added boost to get up in the morning and exercise!!
Another thing my step daughter and I have done is we are now doing the local charity walks. It has been great fun. It is nice spending some time with her and doing a walk for a cause. Seems like there are more of those around than I had thought. Check the ones out in your community, it might be a good way to have a goal and a reason to walk. Caitie and I are making plans to start a group of women in our area to train for the triple crown of walks/races in our area in the spring. I did this several years ago and lost several INCHES in my hips. And, unfortuantely, I need to do that again. I had joined a group several years ago, but it was in another part of town and a long drive. With gas at $4 a gallon, and our time is busy, we thought it would be fun to start up a group in our area. Watch for more on that.
Habits, aren't they great, ones we love, ones that define us and ones we break. Have a great day.
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