#tips101

Hello, lovelies!! It’s been so long since I have written anything here. I know I’m just reposting my previous content but I’m on vacay now and have more time to write.

Speaking of vacation, before college I will really just use this time to sleep all day and be a couch potato. But the pandemic happened and I wanted to break free from that routine. Something changed in me. I started to hate how sedimentary my previous lifestyle was. I wanted to keep my body moving so I started working out and I lost a few pounds eventually.

Anyway, losing weight and continue staying active is a bit of a challenge for me. I wanted to remain active but it’s the physical activity that makes me feel overwhelmed and unhappy with myself. Along the way, I realized that I didn’t really enjoy heavy workouts. So today I will be sharing 3 activities that I truly enjoy doing and helps me to keep my body moving. These are also beginner-friendly by the way! Continue reading if you want to know more

1. Walking

I love walking! It doesn’t really require much effort and it keeps you active. Short walks a day is proven to have several benefits such as keeping you strong and healthy, preventing various diseases, and improving your well-being (Mayo Clinic, n.d.)

Most of the time I just walk. Pretty basic to be honest. But if I want to spice things up, I follow these Youtubers:

Grow With Jo

Leslie Sansone

Reps to the Rhythm

Get Fit With Rick

Grow With Jo’s has lots of walking workouts (and other beginner-friendly ones) and they are really fun to follow. I always feel accomplished and happy after doing her workouts.

Leslie Sansone is one of the first Youtubers I followed when I started my “fitness journey” and she has this energy that transcends through you. Her videos are easy to follow and time flies so fast when doing her workouts. She also has 10 to hour-long videos to choose from.

Reps to the Rhythm and Get Fit With Rick are also my faves because they have various Kpop walking workouts which I really enjoy doing. Their videos are also easy to follow and they have a step counter which helps you to know how many steps you can do in a video.

2. Stretching

Stretching is one of the activities I do after I wake up. I also like to stretch a few times a day just to simply keep my body moving. When I have school I sit and read during most times of the day each week and stretching keeps my blood flowing and release the tension.

There are also many benefits of stretching like keeping you calm and stress-free, increasing flexibility, improving posture, and reducing risks of injury when working out (Bubnis, 2018).

For those days that I want to make stretching more advanced, I try to do yoga and pilates. It’s really fun. I seriously never thought that I’ll be into these kinds of activities. No regrets tho.

Aside from keeping you physically active, stretching (or yoga) is also helpful when you’re feeling stressed. Incorporate this when you meditate, find a quiet place, and just focus on your breathing. This method helps me so much to clear my mind whenever I’m overwhelmed or feeling stressed.

3. Standing

This is probably the most basic on the list lol. Although it may sound simple but standing actually does a lot to your body. Standing has more benefits and burns more calories than sitting.

Standing is said to reduce your risks of weight gain, lowers risk of heart disease, improves posture and productivity (Leech, 2017).

Moreover, the two ways to incorporate it on my daily activity is to stand for at least 15 minutes after eating, and to stand whenever I feel fatigued while doing my work.

This part is really basic and effective to prevent yourself from sitting or lying on your bed during most hours of the day.

NOTE: Resting is also important and I am in no way saying that sitting or lying down is wrong. Take as much time as you need to rest and of course, listen to your body.

The purpose of this post is to keep your body moving and your blood flowing, as well as prevent a sedimentary lifestyle. I also just wanted to share some activities that I enjoy to keep myself physically active.

There are also various activities that you may try to keep yourself moving. And if you have suggestions, please comment them down below.

You may also click the references if you want to read more

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Another school year, another time to hustle. We have vague things to do, and we are experiencing this tension that we can’t finish everything on time. Deadlines may have been so deadly and that is the reality. From assignments, virtual meetings, quizzes, exams, and endless webinars, we are all bombarded with these in our day to day lives. Social media plays a big role in our day-to-day activities, logging in, signing up, joining in and more. Students? Take a break and open your eyes as I introduce you to few helpful studying tips.

Studying Tip#1: Jot down activities and their scheduled submissions. In this case, you are far more responsible for the activities you would submit. Getting your pen and notebook is one of the most helpful tools at this moment listing activities and their scheduled submissions would help you assist your balance between making and planning.

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StudyingTip#2: Always be mindful of your time. As they say time management is the key to everything. Yes, it’s true, from jotting down activities you need to manage your time and plan to start everything you would like to start. Perhaps, from easiest to hardest or reverse. At this moment, you will realize the worth of every second, minutes, and hours in a day. Target activities to be done on time, so you’ll have more time doing the other.

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StudyingTip#3: Always clean your desk. If you’re a student at home, we’ll it applies to you. Keeping your desk clean and organize would help you analyze things about school. Avoid eating in your desk and always remind yourself that a productive student associates’ cleanliness in everything he or she does. Stay clean and organize.

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StudyingTip#4: Keeping your documents organize and safe. If you’re using laptop this is for you, if you’re using iPad this is for you, if you’re using cellphone this is for you. When making assignments and activities always use your created folder to save those documents. Cyber hacking and plagiarism are one of the most common virtual issue in this time and to avoid those start from yourself, keeping documents on your own and organizing it safely would stop the possibility

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StudyingTip#5: Don’t forget to rest. Rest for yourself. I know this may sound too cliché, but rest is important. Rest is powerful above all those submissions online; I’m not saying that you must prioritize rest before your doings but always remember that rest also applies to students who hustle. You might breakdown, but take a rest, you might cry and wanted to end things but take a rest. Above all rest is important, it made us even stronger after a breakdown or such. Rest for yourself because you deserve it too.

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