March 2021
INNERGY INSIGHT
3 Ways to Start Prioritizing Your Health
It’s been a year now that we’ve been living in a pandemic world.
People are now experiencing more stress than ever as they try to navigate these uncertain times.
As stress rises, it becomes more difficult to consistently prioritize our health.
While we are constantly bombarded with new tasks and mounting pressures in our lives, we slowly forget how important it is to make our physical and mental health a priority.
Here are three ways to help you get back on track and adopt a more sustainable approach to healthy living.
1. Have a Plan
Benjamin Franklin once said, “ If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” 
It’s much easier to stick to new habits and achieve your goals when you know exactly where you are heading.
Having a detailed plan will allow you to identify your progress and keep you motivated throughout your journey.
Make sure your plan is clear, concise, and realistic.
You should focus on the SMART acronym while creating a plan for yourself.
A) Specific
Your goals should be clear and simple.
B) Measurable
Make sure you have a way of tracking your progress with each goal.
C) Achievable
Choose goals that are challenging, yet attainable.
Setting realistic goals will allow you to overcome times in which you are lacking motivation.
D) Relevant
Choose goals that are truly important to you.
E) Time-based
Every goal needs a deadline.
Without a target date, your goals will easily fall to the side when your other priorities take over.
2. Focus your Energy
The last thing you want while trying to make healthy changes in your life is creating more stress for yourself.
That is why focusing on one or two goals at a time is always more manageable than attempting to achieve many goals at once.
You want to put yourself in a position of growth without making yourself feel overwhelmed.
This will allow you to better adhere to your plan.
3. Get to Know Yourself Better
Getting to know yourself better is by far the most important undertaking.
When you are aware of your triggers, you will have more success navigating hardships and taking control of your goals.
Identifying your weaknesses will allow you to understand yourself better.
This will encourage you to take the necessary steps to work on your shortcomings.
Knowing your strengths is equally as important.
You will be more likely to achieve your desired results when you maximize your strengths and align your habits with your goals.
Making your health a priority is something we all need to strive for.
If you really want to be successful, create a well-detailed plan, focus on one or two goals at a time, and make it a point to understand yourself better.
Creating a healthier lifestyle for yourself does not need to be complicated.
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Easy Hip Stretch
BENEFITS
Releases tension in hips, buttocks and legs, increases circulation to lower body, including hips, thighs and buttocks, provides a deep stretch to hips, improves sex drive and fertility (in women) and more.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Sit slightly forward on your chair, legs at a 90° angle, feet flat on the floor. Contract your abdominal muscles, roll your shoulders back and down, and lift your chest up.
Step 2: Place your right ankle on top of your left knee and let your right knee relax out to the side.
Step 3: As you inhale, sit up tall and as you exhale, enjoy the stretch. To go deeper, try Seated Hip Stretch.
Step 4: Stay for 3-5 breaths. To come out, release your right foot back to the floor. Repeat on the other side.
LUNCHBOX RECIPE
Spicy Avocado Wraps
INGREDIENTS
0.5 x 300g pack Quorn chicken-style pieces (or similar vegetarian product), sliced at an angle
generous squeeze juice 0.5 lime
½ tsp mild chilli powder
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 tsp olive oil
2 seeded wraps
1 avocado, halved and stoned
1 roasted red pepper, from a jar
Few sprigs coriander, chopped
1 teaspoon salt, or more/less to taste
Optional garnishes: chopped fresh cilantro, diced avocado, diced red onion, shredded cheese, sour cream, tortilla strips/chips
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1
Mix the vegetarian, chicken-style pieces with the lime juice, chili powder and garlic.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan then fry the pieces for a couple of mins, while you warm the wraps following the pack instructions or if you have a gas hob, heat them over the flame to slightly char them.
Do not let them dry out or they are difficult to roll.
Step 3
Squash half an avocado onto each wrap, add the peppers to the pan to warm them through then pile onto the wraps with the chicken-style pieces, and sprinkle over the coriander.
Roll up, cut in half and eat with your fingers.
Source: BBC Good Food
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