The Ten Habits of Happy People.

Try these scientifically proven facts on how you can be happier in everyday life. These simple things can help you improve your mental state and boost your wellbeing. 

1. Excercise

Exercising not only helps you to keep your body in shape but your mind also. Try to exercise even 15 – 20 minutes every day and you will feel the difference. If you don’t have time to do actual exercise, then just choose walking or bicycle instead of car or bus!

2.  Meditate

Try meditation for 15 minutes and you will feel the difference! You don’t know how to start?  It's really is not that difficult and it does wonders for your mind!

3. Take breaks from social media and go out instead

It is a proven fact that social media can cause anxiety in some people. Give yourself a small break from Facebook and head out instead. Walking in beautiful sunshine and getting some fresh air will help you to clear your mind.

4.  Choose good foods

Junk food causes health issues, but it will also affect in your mind. Try to eat healthy foods instead like vegetables, fruits, peanuts instead. These will keep your body more healthy and your mind also!

5.  Hangout with friends and family

Staying close to your family and friends will keep up the good mood. You can share your thoughts and spend some quality time with the people you care the most.

6.  Focus on small things

Instead of worrying over every detail in your life, try to get more out of small things. Enjoy the sunny weather, the smells of flowers and fresh air.

7.   Be nice to others and talk respectfully

When we are nice to others, we will feel better about ourselves. Don’t always try to assume the worst, instead be respectful to others and you will receive also your own share of others peoples kindness.

8.  Take a break and head for a holiday

What is the better way to gain happiness than head for a holiday? Pick your favourite location, pack your bags and go out for a few days holiday and forget all the work stress.

9.  Don’t forget a good nights sleep

Too short sleeping at night will immediately affect on your mood. You can get angry and anxious much more easily, than after a good nights sleep. A small nap in the afternoon will get your mind in a better shape.

10.  Try to avoid negative thoughts

Next time your mind has a negative thought, stop and think “Are things REALLY that bad?” I mean, REALLY? Our mind easily tries to make things much more dramatic than they really are. Instead try to focus on reasonable thinking.

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Fun Facts About Brisk Walking if Running Is Not Your Thing!

No matter what your age is or what size you are, help celebrate Global Running Day by getting outside and enjoying the day.  It's great for Body and Soul.  

If like me, you don't enjoy running, try a 'Brisk Walk'.  Here are some interesting facts:- 

1.   Brisk walking helps reduce body fat, lower blood pressure, and increase high-density lipoprotein.

2.  The longest walk around the world was completed by a former neon-sign salesman, Jean Beliveau. He walked 46,600 miles around 64 countries. The trip took him 11 years.

3.   Given that the world is about 25,000 miles in circumference and that the average walking rate is 3 miles per hour, it would take a person walking nonstop approximately 347 days to walk around the world.

4.   Fire walking, or the act of walking over hot stones or embers with bare feet, is a religious ceremony practiced in several parts of the world, including the Indian subcontinent, China, Fiji Islands, and New Zealand. It was also practiced in ancient Greece and India. Fire walking is said to help guarantee a good harvest or purify the participants.

5.   Experts suggest walking 6,000 steps a day to improve health and 10,000 steps a day to lose weight.

6.  Researchers note that walking has become a casualty of modern life. With the loss of walking as a cultural activity, there is a loss of an ancient and profound relationship with the body, world, and imagination.

7.   A 2000 study reported that walking regularly (three times or more a week for half an hour or more) saves $330 a year in health care costs.

8.   A 20-minute walk, or about 2,000 steps, equal a mile.

Why not?

Article Source-  Karin Lehnardt, Fact Retriever.