Hope your New Year is off to a great start! We’re going to keep building with two new habits:
Nutrition Habit: Determine how much water you need per day. Then drink at least that much.
Abby recently wrote a blog post about the science of hydration, and how much water you need per day. Check it out here: Hydration 101. But to cut to the chase, your body needs at least 35mL x body weight in kilograms. (To determine your weight in kilograms, simply divide your weight in pounds by 2.2). So this, month, we challenge you to do the math, and to set a goal to drink at least that much water per day. Check out the article for some tips on making this happen!
Physical Habit: Get some sleep. Aim for at least 7 hours per night.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society reviewed over 5,000 peer reviewed scientific articles to determine how much sleep we really need (link). They found that sleeping at less than 7 hours per night was associated many poor health outcomes, including: “weight gain and obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke, depression, and increased risk of death… impaired immune function, increased pain, impaired performance, increased errors, and greater risk of accidents.” Whelp, that’s enough for us. We’ll see you in the morning, it’s bed time.
Have trouble sleeping? We recommend setting up a regular evening routine. Check out this infographic for some good tips.
