How To (Actually) Make Exercise A Habit

A person in a pink tank top stretches with her hands overhead on the boardwalk of a beach. It can be difficult to make working out a habit, but you can definitely make it happen.

A lot of fitness professionals will tell you that if you only work out occasionally, it’s not a “real” workout because it’s not part of a consistent program. However, every single workout benefits your body in very real ways, including boosting your mood and improving mental focus. So how do you make exercise a habit?

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Building Better Mental Health

Your mental health influences how you think, feel, and behave in daily life. It also affects your ability to cope with stress, overcome challenges, build relationships, and recover from life’s setbacks and hardships.

Strong mental health isn’t just the absence of mental health problems. Being mentally or emotionally healthy is much more than being free of depression, anxiety, or other psychological issues. Rather than the absence of mental illness, mental health refers to the presence of positive characteristics.

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Obesity increases the risk of Covid-19 death by 48%

Illustration of an obese man and a heart rhythm line
https://health.clevelandclinic.org

Obesity increases the risk of dying of Covid-19 by nearly 50% and may make vaccines against the disease less effective, according to a comprehensive study using global data.

The findings, which the lead researcher described as “scary”, show that the risks for people with obesity are greater than previously thought.

The study – a collaborative effort between the University of North Carolina (UNC), Saudi Health Council and the World Bank.

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