30 WELLNESS HABITS FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH + LONGEVITY

As I entered my 3rd decade on this planet this month, I thought it only fitting to share some of the wellness habits and hacks that I plan to continue into my years ahead (and ones I wish I had started when I was younger)…

Your body is a temple, and in order for me to fulfil my mission and serve as deeply as I know I am meant to, it is important that I treat it as one.

30 WELLNESS HABITS

1. Practice gratitude daily
2. Get 7-9 hours sleep
3. Hit the sauna 3 – 4 x week for 20+ minutes each time
4. Strength train 4 x week
5. Get out into nature often, daily if possible
6. Wake with the sunshine and set up your circadian rhythm for success
7. Say NO if it doesn’t feel aligned, you don’t have to please everybody
8. Take cold showers daily (except when you’re on your bleed)
9. Practise lymphatic drainage morning and evening
10. Dance more, often and as if no one is watching
11. Take creatine, not just for your muscles, but for your brain health
12. Walk after big meals to balance your blood sugars
13. Avoid naked carbohydrates (always put some clothes on – pair carbs with fats or protein to slow the blood sugar spike)
14. Only take medications when absolutely necessary, there is almost always a natural solution
15. Get your 8+ hugs a day
16. Practise self-awareness, manage the stories in your mind, reflect and act from a conscious state and sense of self so you’re always growing and moving forward in a postive direction
17. Ask for help when you need it, there is no shame, and you know you’d do the same for others
18. Listen to your body, it knows best and is always trying to communicate with you
19. Be mindful in the morning even if it is just for 5 minutes, it sets up your day
20. Drink your coffee 90 minutes after waking and after a high protein breakfast
21. Fast for a reset, to prevent jet lag and to heal your gut – daily overnight for 12 hours is also helpful
22. Get your 7.5K+ steps in for your mental and metabolic health
23. Magnesium is your best friend, don’t go a day without it
24. Surround yourself with people who are where you want to be, going the places you want to go and constantly challenge you in the best way
25. Practise giving more than you receive, but be able to receive too
26. Ditch the perfume, receipts, plastic bottles and containers
27. Breath consciously, in different ways, it controls your state
28. Smile, laugh, pray
29. Eat your leafy greens, and when you think you’ve eaten enough, eat more
30. LOVE, love hard, love big and don’t be afraid to love again

FINAL THOUGHTS

Whilst these may not be your conventional ‘wellness habits’ they are tools/lessons/tips for your mind, body and soul. I can honestly say that I am so proud of myself and grateful to live by these.

Wellness to me is a way of life. It isn’t just ticking a box, nor is it doing it to be ‘trendy’. I genuinely love living this way and I am incredibly happy for it.

Not all of these 30 may resonate with you, and some may take you many more years to learn, or you may be screeds ahead in some. But I am a huge fan of nailing the basics.

Move your body. Nourish your mind. Love from your soul. In my 30 years (which may seem very young), this is the key to fulfilment, happiness and success.

I’d love to know what you’d add to the list… share it with me in the comments below or email me at [email protected].