A lot of people ask me that question. It's definitely not easy, but the research is so clear. If you've been curious about it, this documentary is a great place to start! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_tUZWbjQsc

Here’s your challenge this week: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱. Planned a 30-minute walk but only have 10? Walk for 10. Planned to cook but got home late? Assemble the simplest nourishing meal you can. Your challenge isn’t to have a perfect week. It’s to catch yourself when you start thinking, “If I can’t do the whole thing, there’s no point,” and choose something instead of nothing. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

Tonight, try something almost ridiculously small: 𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹. You don’t need to create the perfect nighttime routine. Just give yourself 15 minutes when your brain isn’t taking in one more post, headline, message, email, or video. Use those minutes however you want. Read, pray, stretch, talk to someone, sit quietly, or just go to bed a little earlier. Tomorrow, notice whether those 15 minutes made any difference at all.

I think walking gets seriously underrated. Because it doesn’t feel particularly difficult or impressive, it’s easy to think of it as something less than a “real” workout. But one of the things we talk about a lot around here is building habits that actually fit into real life. And walking does that really well. Ten minutes after dinner. A few laps while your kids are at practice. A walk with a friend. A little extra movement during your lunch break. It doesn’t have to be complicated to be good for you. This week’s blog post is all about why walking deserves more credit and why simple, consistent movement can be such a valuable way to care for your body. Read: Why Walking Is One of the Best Forms of Exercise And I’d love to hear from you: Where does walking fit into your life right now?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸? It doesn’t have to be big. Tell us what you did so we can celebrate with you!