How To Have A Healthy, Balanced and Flourishing Lifestyle

One of the main reasons I created theBVY was for people to have access to the information they need to create a healthy lifestyle specific to themselves. Despite what some people think, you don’t have to become this huge health nut with a super strict outlook on everything in order to be healthy at all times.

In order to have a healthy lifestyle, BALANCE IS KEY. So being healthy does include a little “unhealthiness” every now and then. (;

Making a change in your life can be difficult. Unlearning old habits in order to make new healthy ones is no walk in the park. I mean let’s be honest, what sounds more fun… going outside for a run in questionable weather or ordering some food and binge-watching your favorite show?

We’re humans, so of course, you’ll sometimes succumb to the temptation of making unhealthy decisions. However, if you manage your eating, exercising, and mental health, among other things, you are on track to a healthy lifestyle and future.

A healthy lifestyle is vital in giving you that extra energy and the right mindset to go about your day in the most productive, efficient, beneficial, “feel-good” way. Improving your health by making adjustments can be beneficial to your mind, body, self-esteem, image, and environment.

Benefits:

• Gives you a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction

• Improves your mood

• Prompts you to feel better about yourself (self-esteem, self-image, and self-worth)

• Lengthens lifespan

• Increases productivity

• Limits health problems

• Improves physicality

• Good for your environment

• Saves money

• Improves Memory

• Better sleep

• Prevents health issues

• Increases energy

Tips

• HEALTHY EATING: Small things like taking your time to eat and avoiding trigger foods will go a long way. More fruits and vegetables and less processed foods should be your main goal. Having healthy snacks readily available and choosing low-calorie and low-fat options are other things you can do to get you on track to healthy eating habits.

• POSITIVE PEOPLE: Avoiding negative people and having a good, strong social network in your life can give you stability and a better mindset. Part of living a healthy lifestyle is a positive outlook and mentality. Being surrounded by negativity can hinder you greatly, LET THEM GO. If you don’t have any good role models and mentors in your life right now, you should consider getting a few.

• CHALLENGE YOURSELF: Challenging yourself throughout life will allow you to grow with more knowledge, experience, and wisdom. Doing so will improve your mindset, intelligence, and physicality, and allows you to live your life to the fullest. Sometimes being content is not a good thing, not challenging yourself can limit you from your best life.

• PRACTICE GOOD SELF-CARE & HYGIENE: Having good hygiene or practicing good self-care should not be a chore. These things are vital to living a healthy lifestyle.

• HAVE A GOOD MORNING & NIGHT ROUTINE: A good routine allows you to start and finish the day in the best, most productive way. Giving yourself time to do meaningful things every day will be very beneficial to your health and success.

• MINDFUL USE OF ALCOHOL: All I’m going to say is partake in moderation. Large, consistent amounts of alcohol can be extremely harmful to your health.

• REDUCE SCREENTIME: TAKE A BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. Which is easier said than done for some people, I know. Copious amounts of social media consumption are very unhealthy, especially with how toxic it is these days. (I’m personally not really a social media person, my kryptonite is finding a good show to watch which then leads me into a binge-watching mode where nothing else gets done until I finish the show.)
  • Try to avoid news overdose as well. Obviously, it’s good to stay informed on what’s going on in the world, but sometimes it can be extremely overwhelming and have a negative effect on your mental health.

• PLAN AND PRIORITIZE: Making a to-do list and prioritizing important or necessary tasks will improve your productivity. Checking things off your to-do list throughout the day can be extremely satisfying and increase productivity.

• SET GOALS: Setting goals allows you to maintain your focus and helps guide you to success. Having goals gives you direction in living the life you have always wanted. Accomplishing your goals will better your lifestyle, help track your progress, and increase your abilities, experiences, and momentum in life.

• POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT: Living in a positive environment will help keep you in the right mindset and increase your motivation and productivity. A healthy environment does not just involve surrounding yourself with positive people, but it also includes keeping a clean and organized space. An organized space can decrease stress and increase productivity.

• PUT YOURSELF FIRST: It is important to do what is best for you. Stay mindful of your thoughts and feelings. Acknowledge your likes and dislikes or strengths and weakness. Learn more about yourself, so you can be more in tune with yourself and accommodate your needs and wants better.

There is no one certain way for all, to have a healthy lifestyle. In other words… for one person it can be this and for someone else, it can be that.

A healthy, balanced, flourishing lifestyle essentially means being the best version of yourself.

That means keeping up with your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, along with the other tips stated above. When it comes to making changes in your lifestyle, take baby steps.

Once you become a healthier version of yourself, you should maintain a healthy lifestyle by feeding your mind, body, and soul with your NEEDS, and occasionally balancing things out with your WANTS.

I will touch on these in more detail in future posts, but this should give you a foundation to start with.

If you are about to change your lifestyle or are currently on your journey, let us know your goals and experiences in the comments!