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How to Stay Fit and Healthy Despite Busy Work Schedule

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Arizona Resource Realty BR518926000

Modern lives could not be more hectic with the long work hours, not enough family time, and time lost commuting. As if all these obstacles were not enough, you are also faced with the imperative to stay fit or not get sick at least. This is really something that should be everyone’s priority despite the busyness of your schedule. Eating right, getting enough exercise and taking care of your well-being are essential goals that must be met if you have any business aspirations. If you are sick and sluggish, no work will get done and you will have to cancel all the tasks and project. That is why the following five (5) tips will help you stay fit and healthy regardless of busy your daily schedule is.


TRY TO EAT COOKED FOOD
Have no doubt that there are numerous fast food joints near the place where you work and like a moat of your colleagues you are tempted to grab a meal there. Although this is a time-effective solution, it is unhealthy to eat fried or fast food every single day. The food you eat, especially the lunch as a meal, needs to be thermally processed, for example cooked. There are numerous ways you can consume cooked food in the office. Firstly, you can find a nice restaurant nearby that serves ready-made up in the office kitchen. Secondly, you can prepare the food at home and then put it in a food container to heat it up in the office kitchen. There are companies as well prepare hot meals and deliver them to the office doorsteps. Whichever of these three ways you choose, remember that there is no excuse for adopting an unhealthy diet at work.


DITCH ALCHOHOL
Getting drunk every Friday night might be something your friends practice and so far you might find it hard to say no to them. Before the next weekend begins and you go shopping for booze, you need to know that alcohol is rich in calories but it is deprived of any nutrients. This means that you will experience more than a hangover the following morning, as your brain will slow down and you will feel exhausted and sluggish. Do not get this wrong, alcohol is not entirely bad to your health, but too much often is definitely not a practice, that will help you stay in shape.


EXERCISE REGULARY
An unhealthy diet combined with alcohol is essentially dangerous if you lead a sedentary lifestyle. Basically, you need to burn calories on a daily level, so even taking a walk through the park or taking the stairs instead of the elevator counts as a form of body exercise.


DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
An integral part of adopting a healthy diet is taking is enough water. The minimum of two liters of water a day is there for a good reason, as your body needs to stay hydrated in order to tackle of the mental and physical hardships a busy day throws at you.


GET ENOUGH SLEEP
What if you extend the workday until midnight and then got up at 6 in the morning to get an important project finished before you left work? Although this might seem like a great idea for a worker behind schedule, sleep time really isn’t something that you should cut short because of a busy schedule. Those six to eight hours of sleep a day your body uses to regenerate, so depriving yourself of sleep is the worst case scenario in terms of your health.

Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

These are all excellent suggetions Tamra Lee Ulmer however, the one handed push up is always another way to go. See: Staying In Shape Doing Real Estate. Jeff 

Feb 09, 2020 05:00 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Thanks for the tip. Have a nice day! 

Feb 10, 2020 04:27 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Hi Tamra,  Thanks for sharing this fantastic list on staying healthy even with a busy work schedule.  It's so easy to put work first and yourself second - and then just "grab something" fast food.  I try very hard to minimize any fast food stops.

 

Feb 09, 2020 08:28 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Cheering you from afar! Have a nice day, Bob! 

Feb 10, 2020 04:28 PM
Realty Pack
Realty Pack - Bel Air, CA
Real Estate Blog

Hello, Tamra. Very true. Drinking water on a regular basis is a lifechanging.

Feb 10, 2020 01:22 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Indeed, have a good day! 

Feb 10, 2020 04:28 PM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Water is probably the one most neglected by Americans and is essential to health.

Feb 10, 2020 03:48 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Sad but true. Have a good day! 

Feb 10, 2020 04:29 PM