February Heart Challenge
Be Challenged…Be Heart Healthy!
February is Heart Month, time to be nice to your heart. Follow these daily tips for the month of February! Guaranteed you will feel better, be healthier and your heart will be happy, too!
This is a No Lose Challenged
- Don’t add any extra salt to your food… all day.
- Smile …….for no reason!
- Eat some grilled fish for dinner.
- Go for a walk around the block, wave at a
stranger! - Have a Green Tea with your meals instead of
coffee. - Have one nice piece of good dark chocolate.
- Make you housework into exercise, add music
& quicken your step. - Learn to read & understand the nutrition
labels on canned and frozen food. - Improve your balance …brush your teeth while you
balance on one foot. - Learn your percentage of 24 hours a day are sedentary
sleep + not moving on your feet? Over 12 is Bad! - Enjoy a honey crisp apple.
- Surprise someone and call just to ask “How are
you doing”? - No Smoking ……….ALL DAY!
- Put your pillows in the dryer for 20 minutes when you change your sheet= kill germs.Do something nice for someone, in secret.
- Make a heart healthy shopping list, do it after lunch on a full tummy.
- Learn your numbers B/P, pulse, sugar, cholesterol
and triglycerides and work on them. - Make the Whole Grain connection & use brown
rice, barley, farro or quinoa instead of meat. - Have a small handful of raw nuts, as your snack for
the day. - Aim at eating 40-60 grams of protein a day? It
is best brain fuel - Make some slow cooked oatmeal with fruits and
nuts & save some for another day. - Strengthen your heart muscle by trying weight
training - Eat 5 servings of veggies & fruits today
…fresh fruit for dessert - Go play in the dirt!
- Avoid second hand smoke.
- Fake Fitness….. park on the other side of
parking lot or take the stairs instead of elevator. - Organize your day to eliminate stress.
- Drink 1 ounce of water per 1/2 of your weight in water .everyday
- Be Happy……….Remember you can start the day over anytime!
Now REPEAT all year!