{"id":12833,"date":"2009-10-26T09:03:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T14:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=12833"},"modified":"2009-10-26T09:05:46","modified_gmt":"2009-10-26T14:05:46","slug":"10-simple-ways-to-a-healthier-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/10-simple-ways-to-a-healthier-you\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Simple Ways to a Healthier You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being healthy isn&#8217;t all about just\u00a0hitting the gym and eating right, although it helps; there is much\u00a0more involved in the\u00a0health equation. It is recommended that you get at least 30 to 60 minutes of exercise per day at least five days\u00a0per week. I understand that exercising\u00a0is a huge\u00a0time commitment and that life is busy, but try to\u00a0follow the recommendations the best you can.<a title=\"healthy family\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/10-simple-ways-to-a-healthier-you\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13392\" title=\"healthy family\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/healthy-family.jpg\" alt=\"healthy family\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you are not breaking a sweat, you are not working hard enough!<\/p>\n<p>So,\u00a0putting exercise aside, being healthy mentally and physically requires a lot more than\u00a0just getting the heart rate up. Below are 10 simple ways to a healthier you! Each of the following will help increase your energy levels and in turn, better workouts and more productive days will be the result.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Rest<\/strong>: Get\u00a0six to eight hours of sleep a\u00a0night<\/li>\n<li><strong>See the Doctor<\/strong>: Schedule regular doctor\/dentist visits<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relax<\/strong>: Find time to relax and enjoy life<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be More Active<\/strong>: Find ways to\u00a0get the heart rate up more throughout the day, in addition to\u00a0exercising<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laugh<\/strong>: Find time to laugh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eliminate\u00a0Stress<\/strong>: Avoid stressful situations and try not to worry as much<\/li>\n<li><strong>Help Someone<\/strong>: <a title=\"helping others\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/help-someone-else-rather-than-hurting-your-health\/\" target=\"_self\">Giving back<\/a> has been proven to offer health rewards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get a Hobby<\/strong>: Can help you enjoy life more as well as reduce stress levels<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try Something New<\/strong>: Try something new each week or weekend (dancing, hiking, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smile<\/strong>: <a title=\"reduce stress\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/top-5-activities-to-reduce-stress\/\" target=\"_self\">Reduces stress<\/a> and it seems to be contagious<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being healthy isn&#8217;t all about just\u00a0hitting the gym and eating right, although it helps; there is much\u00a0more involved in the\u00a0health equation. It is recommended that you get at least 30 to 60 minutes of exercise per day at least five &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/10-simple-ways-to-a-healthier-you\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,18],"tags":[342,22,29,688,320],"class_list":["post-12833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-fitness","tag-health","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-nutrition","tag-sleep","tag-stress"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12833"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12956,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12833\/revisions\/12956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}