The basics of a healthy lifestyle seem to get stuck in our memory and become accepted truths. When your bathroom scale shows a higher number than you’re used to, all of these truths pop up in your mind. You believe that they could help you get back in shape: jogging in the morning, having meals at the same time, avoiding sweets, drinking a lot of water. But do all of these rules really work?

We gathered 10 rules of a healthy lifestyle that should’ve been changed a long time ago.

10. Sleeping for 8 hours

10 Rules of a Healthy Lifestyle That Don’t Work Anymore

Research performed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has proven that a person needs 7 hours of sleep for the body to work efficiently and to feel energized during the day. Your body needs this time to gain strength and recover during the night.

9. Eating a big breakfast

10 Rules of a Healthy Lifestyle That Don’t Work Anymore

Breakfast richness and quantity should always depend on the individual specific needs of a person’s body. Food is only useful when you really want to eat it. That’s why if you can barely eat in the morning, don’t torture yourself, just drink a glass of water instead.

8. Jogging in the morning

10 Rules of a Healthy Lifestyle That Don’t Work Anymore

Jogging is equally useful both in the morning and in the evening, so if you have neither time nor intention of jogging early in the morning, then don’t. Besides, you should let your body wake up properly before running in the morning. It’s better to eat breakfast and wait for at least 40 minutes before doing any physical exercise. Otherwise, you could pass out, have a headache, or develop an irregular heartbeat…

CONTINUE READING

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Tags: health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness, health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,health, women’s health, lifestyle, sleep, breakfast, running, exercise, exercise science, cool stuff, self-improvement, spirituality, happiness,

Author(s)