7 Effective ways to create healthy habits

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by Samantha Clayton, AFAA, ISSA is a Senior Director of Fitness Education at Herbalife.

How to create healthy habits

The best way to create a healthy habit is to look at how your brain processes information to create an unhealthy one, and then, to use that knowledge to your advantage.

For example, many fast food companies use your senses to attract you to their products. Hotels, grocery stores and advertisers are all stimulating our senses in ways to make what they have on offer appear more attractive to us, and it works.

Using your sense of vision, taste, smell and hearing can make you positively associate with a certain food or behaviours, so why not use this knowledge for creating a positive feeling about exercise and healthy eating?

Here are some tips on how you can wake up your senses and get addicted to a healthy lifestyle …

1. Get outside

Exercising in beautiful surroundings outdoors is a great way to enjoy being more active. Many people find that what was supposed to be a quick 20-minute walk becomes much longer when they are enjoying what they see around them.

What is visually appealing differs for each individual – some enjoy the mountains and fields while others feel alive in the busy city streets. It’s important to know what you prefer and to then create a routine around it.

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