I chose to take part in the July badge of 'Rebel Health Check 2022' as my first one as thought was a good starting point for some self reflection and set me up for how I want to go about embarking on these badge journeys.
I worked through all 12 of the clauses and have highlighted some areas that definitely need some improvement or some intervention!
- Coppa feel - Not something I regularly do, although I am definitely a strong believer that you should be aware of your body and any changes that occur. I have therefore put a calendar event in my phone to carry out monthly checks. Will take a while to get in the habit of doing these checks but hoping that over time it will just be something I do without having to be reminded
- Addictions, Five a Day and Diet - all lumped in to one really as my diet and weight is something I definitely need to tackle. I don't have addictions such as caffeine or nicotine but I do have a sweet tooth and is my go to when I am feeling down, stressed, bored... I do eat fruit and veg everyday but I can definitely eat more therefore I need to incorporate lowering my sugar and increasing my fruit and veg intake in to my diet.
My diet as a whole needs a bit of an overhaul and so this is something I want to focus on as part of my 'Self Care' and 'My Goals' badges and as part of a weight loss journey that I so desperately need to start as my weight has gotten out of control since the first lock down and it impacts my mental health hugely.
- Water - I definitely do not drink enough in a day so I am going to challenge myself to drink 2 litres of water a day for a whole month. I have ordered myself a new water bottle and am going to track my intake on my phone. I am hoping if I can do this every day for a month it will become second nature to me to just drink this amount of fluid each day and I wont have to keep reminding myself to get a drink.
- Exercise - I don't exercise, at all, I don't enjoy it and with a full time job and a 5 year old at school I don't get much free time and what little I get I don't really want to be forcing myself to do things I don't enjoy. That being said I know that I need to start building some form of exercise in to my day as it will help me feel better, help with weight loss and all over health and well being. So I will use the 'Fitness' badge to kick start this. I am going to look in to any classes that I may be able to attend or fitness you tube/tv channels that I could use and just basically try find something I think I might enjoy, I have considered hula hooping as I have heard this is a good work out... I would welcome any suggestions for fun exercises (please note I am recovering from major shoulder surgery so I am a little limited on what I can do, no lifting, pushing, pulling etc...) I would like to become fitter so that playing with my son is not so much of a task as it feels like these days.
So there it is... my health check completed, a plan of action of what I need to focus on in the next 6 months and my first badge achieved 😀 Feels good to have that first one done and it doesn't feel so daunting now to start working on some others.
Great post! For exercise I would recommend the Walk At Home YouTube channel - it's basically walking indoors, on the spot with some other moves worked in (there are a few arm movements but you can always omit these while you recover). Most walks are only 15 minutes and they're suitable for all fitness levels - I enjoy doing them with my mam :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh thanks Laura I will definitely be checking that out, could get my son involved to make it a bit more fun as well although to be fair he doesn't need any encouragement to exercise he doesn't sit still, he is always running about and playing various sports in the garden, wish I had his energy!
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