As the days get longer and summer approaches quickly, now is the time to take action to ensure that your healthy lifestyle continues through this upcoming season.
Whether you are looking forward to traveling safely or just enjoying your own backyard, there are numerous steps that you can take in order to keep up with good health practices and make sure you’re able to enjoy yourself come summertime.
From improving strength and balance to maintaining a healthy diet, we cover some of the ways you can maintain a healthy lifestyle and be able to make those summer plans with your family without anything holding you back!
How To Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle And Look Forward To Planning Summer Activities
Stay Active
Embracing an active lifestyle is critical to preserving our health and well-being, especially as we look forward to planning enjoyable summer activities with our families.
We cannot overstate the importance of incorporating regular exercise and movement into our everyday lives, as it is a cornerstone of maintaining independence and overall vitality.
Taking part in low-impact activities such as walking or swimming can really help to maintain your fitness and mobility and contribute to your healthy lifestyle so you can keep up with busy summer schedules.
Make Plans!
Making plans for the summer is the best way to set your fitness and healthy lifestyle goals to make sure you achieve what you want to before those dates come up.
Having an end goal can really help your motivation when you're trying to stick to a routine, it can help to hold you accountable for your progress and keep you on track.
As a bonus, once your events come up, you can feel accomplished that you've achieved your goal and you're enjoying your summer activities while feeling fit and healthy!
Maintain A Healthy Diet
Adopting a healthy diet is essential, not only for overall well-being but also for maintaining the energy required to participate in enjoyable activities.
The key is to be mindful of the nutritional balance of your meals, ensuring that you consume essential nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.
By focusing on a balanced diet that fuels your body, you can effectively enhance your physical and mental health, allowing for greater enjoyment and participation in fulfilling activities.
Improve Your Strength And Balance
As we age, it's not uncommon to experience a decline in our strength and balance, which can make planning and participating in summer activities feel intimidating.
By incorporating consistent strength and balance exercises into your weekly routine, you can actively work to combat fatigue and unsteadiness, and rediscover the freedom and confidence to participate in a vast array of summer activities.
So, invest time and effort into your physical health and resilience, and embrace the countless joys and opportunities that summertime has to offer!
Attend Our Fitness Classes!
At Fyzical, we're currently offering you the chance to attend our senior fitness classes once a week, Wednesdays at noon!
In our fitness classes we work on strengthening your core to improve balance and reduce fall risk and your general fitness so you can feel healthier and live an active lifestyle.
Every week you will be able to see the difference in your overall fitness levels which can give you the confidence to book your summer vacation, plan activities with the grandchildren or just get out for some fresh summer air without feeling unsteady on your feet or experiencing fatigue.
If you want to be confident in your fitness levels this summer and get out and enjoy all the summer has to offer, you can sign up for our fitness classes by calling our Waukesha clinic on 262-349-9297 and a member of the team will be happy to answer any questions you have and get your place secured!
Do You Need A Professional Opinion?
Are you struggling with your fitness or want some more guidance on how you can exercise to get the results you need to book those summer day trips or activities with your friends?
Our free fitness test drive offer is ideal for you!
During your test drive, you will be able to talk to an expert physical therapist about your fitness goals, assess where your fitness level is now, and have all of your questions answered giving you peace of mind.
If you want to be reassured your goals are realistic for your current fitness level you can arrange your free fitness test drive by filling in our simple web form or if you would prefer to talk over the telephone you can call us at 262-349-9297
Other Free Resources For Fitness And Health
Take our Fight The Fall Quiz where you can quickly find out your fall risk, and receive some free expert advice about preventing falls in the elderly and younger individuals struggling with their balance and coordination.
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