How To Cultivate a Healthier Lifestyle In 15 Easy Ways

Daily life has drastically changed over the years. How we take care of ourselves and the steps we take to have a healthier lifestyle have changed alongside it.

Health looks different to everyone and will be reflected in the things that bring them joy and provide them with a sense of comfort, happiness, and support.

For some, living a healthy life means going to the gym five times a week and eating a bunch of leafy greens. But for others, it may take the form of relaxing in a hydrotherapy hot tub, self-care, and personal growth.

Everyone’s version of ‘health’ is unique, so living a healthier life can be an exciting adventure as you discover the things that bring you joy, help you thrive, and bring peace and happiness into your everyday life.

Continue reading for our top 15 ways to live a healthier lifestyle!

15 Ways to Create a Healthier Lifestyle

1. Exercise Regularly

Finding ways to move your body throughout the day is an important part of healthy living. This doesn’t mean you need to spend hours at the gym every week or do exercise programs you don’t enjoy; it isn’t only lifting weights and running.

Exercise can take any form you want, as long as you move your body. You could add an evening walk into your routine after dinner or spend an hour playing outside in the yard with the kids, it’s totally up to you.

If you enjoy swimming but your schedule doesn’t allow time to go to a gym with a  pool, consider adding a swim spa to your backyard. This would give you a way to gently exercise all year round, right from your backyard, along with the therapeutic benefits of hydrotherapy.

Find a way to incorporate exercise into your day that’s enjoyable for you.

2. Meditate

Adding meditation into your schedule can significantly help you check in with yourself and promote better self-awareness throughout the day.

Meditation can take practice, and you may find your mind begins to wander quickly, and that’s okay!

Each time you notice your mind has drifted off into thought, you can reign it in, promoting stronger self-control and increased self-awareness.

Try a guided meditation if you think it’d be helpful to have someone walk you through it, or if you prefer silence, try focussing on your breathing to keep your focus on your body and out of your head.

When just beginning, keep it simple so you can find success. Aim for 5 minutes and increase it over time.

3. Create a Self-Care Routine

With the rise in mental health struggles across the globe, self-care has never been more important.

Creating a self-care routine can significantly increase your resilience, help you avoid burnout, and support a more enjoyable, balanced life.

Self-care can take many forms, including:

• Journaling
• Getting a Massage
• Reading
• Sleeping
• Binging Netflix
• Doing Yoga
• Going for a Walk
• Hydrotherapy

Self-care will look different for everyone. The important thing is finding something that brings your peace and adds enjoyment to your life. Build time into your schedule to do that activity regularly.

4. Try Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy can be a powerful way to enhance your life and help you combat daily stress.

If you have a hot tub, you can use hot tub-safe aromatherapy products to help you relax and find comfort while you get a personal massage from the jets. Or, find a scent that promotes calm and add it to your bathwater as you soak beneath the bubbles.

There are a variety of scents, each with its own unique benefits. While some energize you, like citrus scents, others promote calm and relaxation, like lavender or peppermint.

5. Build a Support System

Surrounding yourself with good people you care for and identify with is essential in building and maintaining a healthier lifestyle.

Who you spend time with greatly affects your personality, thought patterns, and overall outlook on life. If you spend time with negative people who bring you down or make you feel poorly about yourself, your health will reflect that.

Surround yourself with good people who encourage you and support you. Knowing you’re valued and building strong relationships will help grow your self-confidence and provide a safe space for you to go when you need it.

6. Get Outside

Spending time outside is something we’ve done less and less of over the years, as most jobs have moved indoors and into desks. This has caused many people a higher stress rate and has even resulted in vitamin deficiencies over time.

Spending time outside helps boost your vitamin D levels, which is vital in supporting your mental and physical health. In fact, a 2019 study on the effects of spending time outdoors on stress levels found with just 20-30 minutes outside, participants’ cortisol levels were reduced by 21%!

Whether you simply sit outside for lunch and enjoy the sun, play with your kids in the yard, or spend time relaxing in your outdoor hot tub getting massaged by the jets, the options are endless, and the benefits are too good to pass up.

7. Prioritize Relaxation

People’s schedules have become more full than ever between work, family, after-school extracurriculars, and regular daily tasks.

It can often feel like there simply isn’t enough time in the day to get it all done.

Finding time for relaxation is getting increasingly difficult, but it’s one of the most important things to include in your everyday schedule.

Planning some time to relax each night and take time away from the demands of your life can have impressive benefits in increasing your quality of life, such as decreasing stress and improving the quality of your sleep.

8. Rest

Getting a night of quality sleep is essential to feeling your best and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. Without it, you’ll have a lower immune system, reduced productivity, and higher stress levels.

It’s not uncommon for people to wake up feeling exhausted as if they hadn’t slept at all during the night, and finding natural ways to help you sleep better isn’t always easy. However, a hot tub can be an easy solution to this.

Along with the many benefits of hot tubs, a quick 30-minute soak under warm water can help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. As your body temperature slowly rises while you relax under the warm, bubbling water, your brain sends signals to your body that it’s time to sleep.

9. Try New Things

Trying new things brings an element of excitement to your life.

Exploring the world around you can help you discover new passions. This helps you find new hobbies and promotes higher levels of daily satisfaction.

This also adds a sense of adventure to your life and leaves you feeling more confident in yourself as you build greater self-awareness.

Try making a new recipe or signing up for a class that you’ve always been interested in trying.

10. Eat Well

What you eat will drastically affect your health and how you feel.

Have you ever been short on time and gone through the drive-through, grabbing a cheap, quick lunch only to feel tired, weighed down, and regretting settling for fast food?

You’re not alone!

Find food that will feed your body and satisfy you. Experiment with recipes and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. This will help keep you healthy and maintain a strong system that can support your body’s needs, day in and day out!

11. Drink More Water

Water is an important part of keeping our bodies healthy.

Drinking water is about more than just being hydrated. Water helps us maintain healthy skin, supports our energy levels throughout the day, helps combat brain fog and headaches, and helps our body function properly to flush toxins out of our bodies.

Keep a water bottle on your anytime you’re out of the house, rehydrate after exercise, and make a habit of drinking before you start feeling thirsty!

12. Disconnect

With today’s technology, it’s easy to constantly be connected to the people in our lives.

We spend hours of our day texting, calling, and checking emails, never wanting to miss a thing.

Personal space has become smaller as smartphones have enabled people to have full access to us every minute of the day.

Take some time to disconnect from your phone. Turn off the ringer, leave your phone inside or in another room, and spend time with the people directly around you.

When you invest in a hot tub, swim spa, or sauna, disconnecting becomes easier, and you’ll find greater relaxation and stress relief as you unwind in the heat and escape the pinging of new emails and texts.

Take a moment to give back to yourself without the outside world taking over.

13. Take a Break

With the rise of social media, news and entertainment are everywhere. We’re faced with constant stimulation all day long.

Whether you’re scrolling endlessly through your feeds, watching other people’s lives unfold with each swipe, or are regularly tuned into the news, ensuring you don’t miss anything, you’re being forced to take in more information than your brain can handle. This leads to an increase in stress and negatively impacts your mental health.

Spend some time each day taking a break from the constant influx of information. Focus on what’s directly in front of you that you have control over.

14. Be Intentional

It’s easy for time to pass without realizing it.

Before you know it, it’s the end of the day, and you didn’t have the time to do some of the things you most wanted to do.

Time is valuable, and it’s important to be aware of how you’re using it.

Be aware of what you spend your time doing, and ensure you take time to do the things you enjoy most. Anytime you schedule anything into your day, consider what it will bring to you.

Does it bring you happiness?

Will it give you knowledge?

Maybe it helps solve a problem you’ve been having.

Be confident in how you’re spending your time and what you’re giving your energy to.

15. Create an Escape

The world can be a hectic place. Try to create a space where you can escape and simply enjoy being in it.

What would your dream space look like?

What brings you the most relaxation and joy?

Maybe you picture a fireplace to sit next to as you watch the sparks light up and feel the heat on your knees.

Maybe it’s putting on some relaxing music and slipping into the warm water of a hot tub, turning the jets on, and massaging your stress away.

Fill your space with plants, soft lights, comfort items, and anything else that will give you a place you can’t wait to return to each day.

Live a Healthier Lifestyle in Southeastern Pennsylvania

Whatever health looks like to you, create a space where you can thrive and give your body what it needs most.

Discover how you can enhance your life and live a healthier lifestyle at Jacuzzi Hot Tubs of Southeastern PA. Our team of experts can help you find what you need to live a healthier, happier life with a range of hot tubs, saunas, outdoor leisure essentials, and swim spas.

Visit us in-store at your nearest location, or contact us to start living your best life today!