31 Days of Fit- Go Outside

I am insanely sorry I missed yesterday! I promise I can explain! I was up in the mountains filming a music video with the nerd parody group Not Literally. It was amazing and actually inspired this tip of the day :)

Fall is setting in, and the weather is getting colder, but one of the best things you can do it go outside! It doesn't matter where you live, there is something to do outside! Hiking around in the mountains was gorgeous and awesome and just getting some fresh air was so amazing. It is crazy what you can see and experience when you go outside :)

Short and sweet. Get out there! Hike a trail, toss around a football, swim in a lake, it doesn't matter. Just do it!

Here is a photo from filming :)

31 Days of Fit- Shake it Out

Obviously one of the keys to being fit is exercising, but lets face it, exercise can be boring. One of my absolute favorite ways to move my body is to dance! I love feeling the rhythm in my bones and just letting the music flow through by body. In my head, I look like someone who an dance, but in person, I'm sure thats not the case. Irregardless, I love it.

So my tip for you today is to dance. Dance while brushing your teeth, dance while sitting in the car, dance while cooking dinner, just DANCE!

It will make you burn in a good way, and it will make you, and whoever happens to see you doing it, smile :)

Short and sweet today- Dance :)

31 Days of Fit- Choose the Basket

I am always looking for easy, small changes I can make every day to live a fit life. That is what this series is about. I am not asking you to run a marathon or only eat vegetables. I know I will never be successful at changing my life if I force myself to change so drastically. Which brings me to a really easy change you can make, that I made last night :)

At the grocery store, when you are about to grab a cart, don't. Grab a basket. Baskets are smaller, meaning you will probably by less, and you have to carry it. I really thought it would be easy to carry all of the groceries we wanted in a basket, but it was kinda hard. That thing got heavy! After walking around the store carrying about 20 lbs, I realized choosing the basket was a healthy choice I never expected.

So next time, grab the basket :)

31 Days of Fit- Take a Walk

It should come as no surprise that walking is healthy. It's also easy, as far as exercises go, but there are people that really don't do enough of it, myself included. There really are days that I walk to my car, walk into work, walk to the copier once or twice, walk back to my car, back inside and that is it. Please tell me I'm not the only one!

I want to walk more. It is such a small thing you can do that can have a very positive impact on your life. Walking keeps your blood flowing, especially through your legs. If you work in a cubicle like I do, you probably don't get up and walk very often. Sitting for extended periods of time can cause blood clots in your legs, which can travel and kill you. Sorry to get scary, but that alone should encourage you to walk!

Walking helps digestion! It is a great idea to take a walk after dinner. It's even better if you take your family! Walk your dog, walk with your kids, it stick in your headphones and walk by yourself! Walking alone can really clear your mind.

I have started walking on my breaks. I get two fifteen minute breaks a day, and I used to not take them. Now I am finding if I take that time to step away from the computer screen, get some fresh air and walk around the block, I go back to work feeling awakened and focused.

So join me. Take a walk.

31 Days of Fit- Drink More Water!

You would be shocked at how many calories you drink a day. I know I was! And it's not just calories but sugar, fat and chemicals too! I have a slight diet cola addiction, and while its 0 calories and 0 Ww points, I still don't feel great about it.

I have always been a big water drinker, so this one isn't hard for me. But in the last few years, I have started drinking cola way more often. So much so that I get caffeine headaches if I don't drink any cola in a day. This scares me! My body is becoming dependent on caffeine to work and that's not okay with me.

One of my favorite blogs, Young House Love issued a challenge this October called "Aquatober". All you do is drink only water for the whole month. No cola, no coffee, just water. The point is to cleanse your body (at least give it a short break) from all those artificial ingredients we pump Ito our system. I am a huge supporter of the More Water movement so I will be participating!

So if you dare, join me! Take the next 30 days to be a little more fit, and drink only water. It won't kill you, I promise ;)

Weigh in- Week 2

Woo! I am down 3.6 this week! I feel very good about that!

This week I am going to try to track more and move more, but over all I feel good!

31 Days of Fit- Make a Choice

Welcome to day one of the 31 days series! For 31 days I will be blogging about 31 ways to live a healthier life.

The first step in changing your life is to make a choice. I think sometimes we wake up one morning and realize that we aren't where we thought we would be. Life gets away from us and we avoid the problem for so long, until we really can't. So you make the decision to make a change, and that is what I am talking about today. 

The first step in changing your life is to make a choice. Choose to do something different. For the next 31 days I will be choosing to do something a little different in my life to change it for the better forever. So join me, and if you feel like you need to make a change, make a choice.