Living a healthy life is supposed to be simple.

Too often we complicate things, adding activities into our day-to-day lives that arent actually sustainable.

Sure, the first day or two is fine because youre super motivated. But I dont think any of us are strangers to that one-week motivation slump.

Youre trying to maintain relationships, be sociable, look after your family, clean your house, go grocery shopping (we all know thats a whole day gone), the list goes on and on. Sometimes, we just dont have time for exercise.

I get it, exercising wont always be your highest priority, so here are some other healthy habits you can add into your life that wont take up too much time and will get you on a healthier path.

And remember, health isnt just about fitness, its also about your relationships with yourself and the people around you yourmental wellbeingand your lifestyle.

Here are 9 easy ways you can be a healthier person without ever stepping foot in a gym.

Water has many health advantages that cant be seen, and thats why its important to keep up your water intake.

Yes, youll notice physical advantages, like healthier skin, but its doing a lot on the inside too. Water maintains the function of every single cell in your body, so keep those beauties hydrated.

Drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning is a really good way to make sure youre starting your day hydrated. You lose a lot of hydration while you sleep, so try and fix that first thing in the morning.

Stretching keeps you nice and limber.

It also helps keep your fascia healthy. What is fascia, you ask? Its the tissue that covers your muscles, nerves and organs; it keeps everything in the right spot. Stretching gives it some TLC by breaking up the collagen in your fascia, allowing more oxygen to your muscles.

Stretching also happens to be an excellent way to add more mindfulness into your day. Use a 10 to 15-minute stretch as a way to get in touch with your thoughts and be present. Take deep breaths in and out to help reduce stress levels. This can form an excellent part of self-care.

Spending less time on your phone, in general, is always a good idea. But if that seems a little tricky, start putting your phone away before bed.

You have to give your brain some time to relax before you go to sleep. Spending less time on social media will not only do wonders for your self-esteem and mental health, it will also help you get a better nights sleep.

Aim for at least half an hour of no phone time as a way to implement adigital detoxright before you go to sleep;read a book,practise meditationor have a conversation with a loved one instead.

Ever have those days where you just dont feel like yourself? Practice gratitude.

Say out loud, in your head, or even write down, at least three things you are grateful for.

They can be as significant or as small as you like the important thing is that you identify the three things you are grateful for that day.

Reminding yourself of the things you are thankful for will help you stay in a positive mindset, as it helps you live in a place of abundance.

If youre having a bad day, it will distract you from the things that are bothering you and will bring you back to the present moment which will help shift your mood.

I want you to set this as one of your non-negotiables for each day because your self-fulfilment is dependent on you doing the things you love.

If youre not spending time each day doing something you love, you wont feel fulfilled. If you dont feel fulfilled, youre not able to love and support the people around you as best as you can, because youre not treating yourself that way. As the saying goes, fill your own cup up so that it can overflow to the people around you.

So, how do you do this?

Write a list of every single thing you love doing, big or small. It might be having a cup of tea, reading a book, getting a massage, orworking on a hobby. Then, each day, spend five minutes (or more) doing one of those things. It is so important that you prioritise this.

If you dont have time, you must make time. It should be as important as brushing your teeth.

I know that reading isnt everyones cup of tea, but I encourage you to give it a go.

Find a genre you love, whether its personal development, fiction orempowering books by female authors, read for 15-30 minutes a day. It can be good for a bit of me-time, education or entertainment.

No matter what the outcome is, its relaxing and allows you to take some time out of your day for yourself notice the self-care theme here?

Okay, this might sound a little woo-woo to some people, but bare with me.

Practising mindfulness allows you to bring yourself back to the present moment. Its excellent for stress relief, relaxation and getting in tune with your body and thoughts.

Once youre familiar with your bodys way of communicating with you, youll be able to identify warning signs easier and react accordingly.

There are so many different ways to practice mindfulness, and it doesnt have to be meditation.

Try an app likeHeadspace, or sit in a quiet place and simply focus on your breathing: take a deep breath in and then let it out slowly.

Forget your stereotypical meditation and find what works for you.

You know a little bit of junk food wont kill you, right? So stop being so darn strict on yourself.

Dont get me wrong, its important to eatnourishing foods that fuel you with energy. But if you do eat takeaway from time to time, dont beat yourself up over it.

And dont you dare go and punish yourself at the gym to work it off. When you punish yourself for eating what you or society deems as bad foods, you create an unhealthy relationship with food.

Eat foods that make you feel good but hey, if you want to eat a doughnut, you go and eat that doughnut, girl.

As often as you can, try something new.Allow yourself to dream and find the things youre passionate about.

When you live a life filled with what youre passionate about, it makes you a happier and more fulfilled person.

After all, lifes not about how much time you spend in the gym, or how many calories you eat its about finding happiness and love.

This article was written by Natalie Parry andoriginally published on A Girl In Progress.

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Published November 22, 2019, 12:09 AM

VOICE FROM THE SOUTH

By FR. EMETERIO BARCELON, SJ

Fr. Emeterio Barcelon, SJ

In a couple of weeks we come to the end of the liturgical year. The liturgy reminds us to look at the end of times and the end of our lives. It is a time of taking assessment of our lives. How successful have we been in the goals we have set for ourselves? Without proper assessment we can go on blissfully to our own destruction, far from the objectives we set for ourselves to attain. But first of all what goals have we set to have accomplished? What have we set for ourselves to have accomplished here in this world and in the world to come? Perhaps we have neglected this important phase of our lives. How can we tell if we have succeeded in life?

First of all we have to set goals for success in this life and in the next. Then we have to plan on how to reach those goals. Then implement our plans. Then check on how successful we have been in implementing our plans. As we make plans for this world we also have to make plans for the next world. The end of times may not be imminent but each of us has to face individual death. We must face a time of reckoning for the resources and graces that we have received. GOAL, PLANS, IMPLEMENTATION, and REVIEW is the slogan that we have to keep repeating to ourselves. And this has to be done for both worlds in which we live, the material and the spiritual lives that we live in.

After we have set goals in this life we need enthusiasm or a can-do spirit. This ideally can come from those around us, especially those who are charged with our development, namely parents, elders, educators, and bosses. Without this encouragement we have to rely on our own. This is more difficult but it can be done. But encouragement is needed and this is a sacred duty of those given the responsibility of our development. Beyond personal development there is the question of finances that we can have enough for a comfortable retirement. Also included in our goals is a goal to help fellow man. This can be wide ranging but we have to choose one or two to be of use to our fellow man since we are a social animal that depends on the help of others.

On the spiritual side we also have to make goals. However, here we have an overarching goal of getting to heaven. But under that we have sub-goals is like keeping out of sin or preventing our tendencies to run wild. Here we have religious obligations condensed in the two great commandments: To love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves. These are then detailed in the common five pebbles. We have to go to Mass and Communion on Sundays; say the rosary at least once a day; read the Scriptures if possible for thirty minutes a day; make some sacrifice at least once a week; and finally go to confession once a year but preferably once a month. (The Holy Father in Rome goes to confession every week.) Our target in the spiritual life is to live like saints here on earth.

The end of the year gives us another chance to reset our goals and make new plans for the coming year and ask the Lord for grace and assistance and reboot our resolve once again to do our best.

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The new constables including a former refuse collector, hotel receptionist, a police community support officer (PCSO) and an airport valet parking manager, who is originally from Romania paraded in front of their families and senior officers, including their new chief inspectors at Hertfordshire's police headquarters.

Chief constable Charlie Hall said: All of our new officers go through a vigorous recruitment process before undergoing intensive training to ensure that they are fully equipped to deal with life on the frontline and I wish them all luck with their policing careers.

We are recruiting to all kinds of roles: police officers, police community support officers (PCSOs) and volunteer police roles so Id encourage people to consider a career with us. Think: They did you can.

The new recruits

New recruits completed a 16-week training course at Letchworth Police Station which includes a mixture of classroom-based and practical sessions, covering a vast range of topics including law and powers, personal safety and dealing with volatile situations, first aid and safeguarding vulnerable victims.

The officers have now started shifts at local stations across the county, putting into practice all they learned, with two PCs based in Borehamwood; Hemel Hempstead; North Herts; Three Rivers; and Watford; and one in Broxbourne; Dacorum; Hertsmere; and Stevenage.

Charlie added: Joining Hertfordshire Constabulary gives you the chance to be a part of a team that is passionate about your personal development, career progression, positively contributing to our local community and offer a welcoming, supportive workplace to people with different life experiences and backgrounds.

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This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this theme and author posted Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

The American holiday of Thanksgiving marks the grand opening of the Christmas shopping season. So by now you've been inundated with advertising: print, radio, television, and social media. How amid all this clamor for our money do we maintain our sense of the holy?

You might have heard: "You are not a human being having a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being having a human experience." In other words, what is important is who we are and how we relate to others, not what we have and how we acquired it.

The quote is most often attributed to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. However, he was not the author. The real author gives us the real irony! It was part of an advertisement for Volkswagen, written for the company by motivational speaker Wayne Dyer.

May we all be blessed with the spirit of thanksgiving and gratitude!

Maggid Jim Brul is an ordained Jewish spiritual storyteller. A member of Temple Concord, Brul teaches storytelling and works with congregations and organizations to heal fractures of faith, class and ethnicity.

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In the market to save some money on health and fitness in El Paso? Whether you're a dedicated deal-chaser or just looking to find a great option near you, we've got a list of the top health and fitness deals around, courtesy of Groupon.

This deal is the most popular in the El Paso area (and its trending status means it could sell out quickly).

Gold's Gym El Paso, located at 1224 Wedgewood Drive in East Side, is offering a recurring deal that was first introduced on Sept. 4, 2018, and was trending in El Paso within a month of this time last year.

According to its Groupon page, Gold's Gym El Paso offers "unlimited group exercise, spin classes with the latest free weights, cardio equipment, saunas, kids club and more."

There are two price options for this deal, ranging from $30 to $55, with a discount of at least 45%. It's worth noting that the low-end option is cheaper than 77% of the health and fitness deals currently available.

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Looking for the biggest savings possible? Read on for the cheapest and highest-value health and fitness deals in the city.

Fun fact: According to Groupon data, El Paso has the cheapest average health and fitness deals in your metro area, as well as the highest average amount of money saved.

Smile Straight Orthodontics has a deal that gives great value for the money. There is a single price option for this deal, at $39.99, with a discount of 93%.

This offer comes in $67 below the average price of the health and fitness deals currently available. So what do you get for your money?

According to its Groupon page, Smile Straight Orthodontics' "board-certified orthodontists, including some bilingual in English and Spanish, inspect teeth for irregularities."

Go to any of the multiple El Paso locations to redeem the deal.

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Suprem E Assailant has a deal that's sure to make your wallet happy. There are two price options for this deal, ranging from $89 to $159, with a discount of at least 77%.

The least expensive option comes in $18 less than the average of the deals currently available. The highest-value deal saves you $532.

According to its Groupon page, Suprem E Assailant's "16 strength-and-endurance classes incorporate plyometric and agility drills with nutritional advice to help sculpt lean, toned muscles."

Pop in at 910 Livingston Loop to redeem the deal.

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CrossOver Fitness has a deal that offers strong value for the money. There is a single price option for this deal at $50, with a discount of 83%.

This offer comes in $57 below the price of the average deal currently available. So what do you get for your money?

According to its Groupon page, CrossOver Fitness' "dedicated trainers help get in great shape with workouts designed to meet individual fitness goals, regardless of current athletic ability."

Check out the business, at 160 McCutcheon Lane Suite A AND B in Roberts, to redeem the deal.

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Model Trainers has a deal that's sure to make your wallet happy. There is a single price option for this deal at $56, with a discount of 79%.

This offer comes in $51 below the price of the average deals currently available. So what do you get for your money?

According to its Groupon page, Model Trainers' "clients include Miss USA 2012 and Texas and New Mexico pageant winners in the swimsuit competition."

Make your way to 981 N. Resler Drive to redeem the deal.

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You probably know that exercise is good for your physical health. A lower risk of weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and some cancers are among a long list of positive health effects of regular physical activity. But the rewards of exercise go beyond strengthening muscles and bones, burning fat and improving heart health. Lesser known benefits include improved mental health, cognitive function and greater feelings of wellbeing.

It turns out that exercise is an effective, if underused, strategy to treat depression, a condition that affects almost 15 million American adults. Exercise itself has been shown to be as effective as some medications for reducing depression symptoms. More commonly, exercise is used in addition to other treatment strategies, including antidepressant medications and counseling, increasing the effectiveness of those therapies. Research shows that exercise can reduce depression symptoms after just 10 days, even before many medications become effective.

It appears that both aerobic and resistance training are beneficial and the social support experienced through group exercise is important, too. Additionally, where the exercise is conducted matters, and exercise outdoors, especially in nature, can be particularly beneficial. Indeed, activity outdoors leads toenhanced feelings of energy and diminished fatigue, anxiety, anger and sadnesscompared to similar activity conducted indoors. In one study, people who walked in a quiet, tree-lined area had greater improvement in mood they felt happier than those who walked along a busy street in an urban area.

What you may not know is that being sedentary, especially spending a lot of time sitting, is just as detrimental to your health as not being active. In fact, spending most of the day sitting can undo some of the benefits of exercising. The consequences of sitting so much instead of being active can be severe, including higher body fatness, poor physical function and increased risk of chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Sedentary behaviors can also have a negative effect on mental health, including depression.

Recent research has suggested that there are differences between mentally active (including reading, writing, doing puzzles) and passive (watching TV or videos) sedentary behaviors. Mental activity appears to protect against depression onset while mentally passive sedentary time may increase the risk of depression. According to one study, replacing 30 minutes per day of passive sedentary time with equivalent durations of mentally active sedentary behaviors can reduce the risk of depression. This suggests that what you do during your sedentary time can modify the health impact. It is also consistent with the idea that mentally engaging brain games, including word and number games and puzzles, can enhance brain function.

While mentally engaging yourself while sitting is better than being mentally passive, actually getting up and moving is a far healthier option. Replacing passive behavior with even light activity can reduce the risk of depression to a greater extent. And, while brain games are mentally engaging, there isnt as much evidence that they improve brain function as much as you might expect. It turns out that the best way to boost your brain is to get up and move.

A good strategy is to dedicate a minimum of 30 minutes each day to be active, but know that more, either longer duration or higher intensity, is generally better. Try to limit your sedentary time in favor of even light activity and break up long periods of sitting with movement. And, importantly, make more of your sedentary time mentally engaging and try to restrict passive behaviors like watching videos.

Brian Parr, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at USC Aiken where he teaches courses in exercise physiology, nutrition and health behavior. You can learn more about this and other health and fitness topics at http://drparrsays.com or on Twitter @drparrsays.

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In the market to save some money on health and fitness in Detroit? Whether youre a born bargain-hunter or just looking to find a great option near you, weve got a list of the top deals around, courtesy of Groupon.

This deal is the most popular in the Detroit area (and its trending status means it could sell out quickly).

SVS Vision Optical Centers, which has multiple Detroit locations, is offering a recurring deal that was first introduced on March 25, 2013, and has trended in Detroit within the last six months.

According to its Groupon page, Frames by Coach, Kate Spade, Ray-Bay and Gucci hold lenses with scratch-resistant coating and UV protection.

There are two price options for this deal, ranging from $49 to $69, with a discount of at least 73%. Incidentally, the low-end option is cheaper than 22% of the deals currently available.

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(Psst: If youre looking to save more money, Dearborn boasts the most money saved on health and fitness deals in your metro area, with average savings clocking in at $406 more than in Detroit.)

Aesthetic Dental Clinique has a deal that gives great value for the money. There is a single price option for this deal, at $25, with a discount of 93%.

This offer comes in $32 below the average price of the health and fitness deals currently available.

Head over to 17701 W. McNichols Road to redeem the deal.

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GIVE Fitness has a deal thatll score you major savings. There are two price options for this deal, ranging from $19 to $29, with a discount of at least 70%.

The lower-end option comes in $38 less than the average of the deals currently available. The highest-value deal saves you $68.

According to its Groupon page, GIVE Fitness offers 30-minute classes broken into nine-minute segments that focus on boxing, weight training, and cardio and core.

Pop in at 200 Mount Elliott St., Suite 111, in Rivertown to redeem the deal.

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Finally, My Tactical Advantage LLC has a deal that gives great value for the money. There are three price options for this deal, ranging from $29.50 to $50, with a discount of at least 75%.

The lower-end offer comes in $28 less than the price of the average deal currently available. The highest-value deal would save you $150.

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Precision Nutrition's 2020 Nutrition, Fitness, and Health Trends & Insight survey assessed the lifestyle habits and health-related goals of more than 5,000 fitness consumers. These insights can ultimately help health club operators better understand their own members.

Today's fitness consumers are less interested in achieving specific strength or cardio gains and more driven by hopes of feeling good, looking good and maintaining healthy lifestyle habits, according to a recent survey published by Precision Nutrition, Toronto, Canada.

The survey, 2020 Nutrition, Fitness, and Health Trends & Insights,aggregates dataoriginally provided by more than 15,000of thenutritioncompany'sclients since 2014. Consumers' lifestyle habits and health-related goals were assessed across a series of questions whose insightscan help club operators better understand their own members.

For the survey, adult men and women were askedto rank their health and fitness priorities on a scale of one to 10,with 10 being assigned to the highest priorities. This gallery summarizes the respondents' top priorities (by average).

To view the full survey, click here.

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Cardiovascular fitness, in simpler terms, is the fitness and health of the heart. For a heart to be healthy and pump blood around your body effectively, it needs a workout, just as your legs and arms do. An unhealthy, unfit heart will not only be unable to pump blood efficiently, but it will also not have much endurance and will tire quickly, especially in old age. For these reasons, its important that you consider your cardiovascular health when exercising and prioritize it.

Some sports and exercise techniques are more effective for cardiovascular fitness than others. So, if you are looking to improve your hearts health, think about taking on these sports.

Whether you cycle out on the roads or on a machine at the gym, both are effective ways of improving and strengthening your hearts health. Cycling at fast speeds will increase your heart rate, thus burning calories and improving your hearts endurance and stamina. Consistent speeds for a longer duration of time are best for a thorough and effective workout.

At first, you may not think that golfing requires a lot of activity, and this would be true if you took the easy route of riding a golf cart. To make the most of a game of golf, and improve your cardiovascular health, walk between each hole and carry the bag of golf clubs yourself. The combination of long walks and carrying a heavy load will cause your heart rate to rise and increase its endurance and stamina as a result. Youll get in your daily recommended number of steps, tone your muscles, and increase your cardiovascular fitness all in one.

Jogging and running are great for elevating your heart rate. To see the most effects, you should run at a decent speed or a sprint for at least 20 minutes. After an effective sprint, fat will continue to burn even after you have stopped running. Running in a group or in a race can help to improve your motivation and encourage you to work harder in bettering your cardio health.

In a game of soccer, you have to be constantly active, which in turn will keep your heart rate up. When you are constantly moving, your heart has to work harder to pump blood, especially to your lungs. Challenging games of soccer will enhance your stamina and endurance very well, and the competitive nature of the sport will increase your motivation at the same time.

Swimming is a fantastic way to relax and improve your heart health simultaneously. Swimming for long periods of time will increase your stamina, no matter which stroke you choose to use. When you go to the pool, choose to do a number of lengths consecutively to help improve your endurance and develop your swimming techniques.

Cardiovascular health and fitness are essential for living a long and healthy life. A heart that is more prepared to endure fast-paced and extended activity will be able to work more effectively in the long run.

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