Staying Healthy, Happy & Productive
- Food
- Eliminate processed foods
- Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
- Choose lean protein such turkey or chicken
- Eat fish twice per week
- Drink 1.5 – 2 litres of water each day
- Limit tea and coffee to 4 cups per day
- Consume no more than 14 units of alcohol per week with at least 2 consecutive alcohol free days
- Habits
- Move away from your desk at lunch time for a change of scene
- Aim to eat 3 healthy meals a 2 snacks per day
- Having a meeting on the move if you can, sitting only if necessary
- Exercise
- Work hard and smart – hit the gym with intensity for a shorter period of time but with greater gusto than perhaps you normally do
- Find out if there are any HIIT classes locally to you (high intensity interval training) – this is greater for time poor people
- Approach and planning
- If you have been stuck in a rut, look to change your approach entirely. This could mean your meal choices, meal times, sleeping pattern, working pattern, exercise choices. The same habits will end in the same results, a change in lifestyle will help to produce a change in your body and mentality.
- Planning ahead is one of the most important messages we can leave you with. Invest 10 minutes of your day into planning your food and exercise. Plan it, buy it, eat it, do it – and become healthier more productive and happier as a result.
