5 Bad Health Habits You’ve Got to Ditch ASAP to Get Fit
A few bad health habits can be all it takes to steer you off track on your fitness journey. Now usually, we’re used to hearing what we should start doing in order to live healthier, but today we’re switching things up. We’re chatting through 5 things you need to stop doing that’ll help you live healthier.
From weighing yourself non-stop on the scale or guzzling down those sugary sodas – we’ve rounded up 5 unhealthy habits you’ve got to kick to get fit!
Bad Health Habit #1: The Scale
Rule number one: DITCH. THE. SCALE.
When you’re first starting your fitness journey, you’re likely going to gravitate towards the scale, obsessively checking how your numbers are looking every single day. As tempting as it may be to check if you lost that first pound after that intense Pilates class – the scale is a big no-no and distraction when it comes to getting fit.
Truth is, there’s way more to your health and fitness than how much you weigh. If you’re combining weight training in with cardio, chances are you’ll start to put on some muscle.
Fun fact: muscle is much more dense than fat and takes up less volume, meaning a 3x3cm cube of muscle weighs more than a 3x3cm cube of fat. So in other words, you might actually gain weight once you start burning fat and putting on muscle.
A better way to track your progress to get over this bad health habit? Take your measurements or take progress photos. Measurements are key indicators of how your size is changing in your waist, glutes, arms, etc. Taking progress photos is a great way to visualize the actual difference you’ve made on your fitness journey. You’re used to seeing yourself everyday, so the small changes often go unnoticed.
Take some pics and document your journey – you’ll thank your future self. The key here is not to get obsessed with your measurements and progress photos. Limit your photos to a max of 1x per week, and your measurements to 1x a month. Make a habit of checking in on your photos and measurements ONLY when that time rolls around.
Bad Health Habit #2: The Weekend Binge
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