8 Essential Activities That Keep You Active Whole Day

Health is associated with good food and an equal amount of physical and mental activities. With each passing year, we are undergoing many changes in our lives as our circumstances are changing. You may know that you need to exercise your body to stay fit, but at the same time you need to exercise your mind as well to stay mentally healthy. 

However, most people just simply prefer to sit on a couch and watch movies. Even if you balance your time by hitting the gym, sitting in front of the tv increases your chances of health issues.

Luckily, it's easy to counteract the negative effects of your pastime by indulging in active habits that's good for your physical and mental health. Only physical activities are not enough but you require some brain exercises as well. So, to maintain overall good health and to keep ourselves fit and healthy, here are some tips that you can try.

1. Wake Up Early

Whether you believe it or not, being an early-morning person is better than being a night owl. Starting the day early by watching the sunrise will not only get you vitamins, as it is believed but will add discipline and a productive routine in your day-to-day life. If you do some important tasks at the beginning of the day, you'll feel productive throughout the day.

2. Walk More

In the hectic schedule, nowadays people aren't even getting proper time to go to the gym and work out. For such people, walking could be equivalent to hitting the gym and it is perhaps the most convenient activity that you can do. Walking is beneficial as it reduces calories, burns fat, and keeps a person fit and active. 

Walking adds more value to your life than you can think. If you can't go outside for a walk, you can take your dog for an evening walk or walk near your home for a few minutes every day.

3. Clean Your House

Cleaning your home regularly, at least twice or thrice a week is a sure shot way to keep your home clean and stay active. Cleaning your house requires you to do a lot of activities that activate a lot of muscles without you even realizing it. Especially if your house has upstairs and downstairs, you'll need to drag the vacuum up and down making it a kind of exercise.

4. Exercise During Free Time

You don't need to sit ideally on the couch while watching your favourite show. You can try some jumping jacks, pushups, and squats while watching tv. You can also squeeze in for a small exercise session before you go for a bath or in the evening, half an hour after your snacks.

5. Have Fun With Puzzle Games

Play some games that require you to indulge your focus for any particular period of time. You can play a board game like chess or can solve a maze puzzle. Games like Sudoku, find the Differences and other similar brain games enhance your focus and concentration. It has been proven scientifically that solving big jigsaw puzzles increases your cognitive abilities. When you solve a big jigsaw puzzle, you have to look at a large number of parts and figure out where to place them. This is really a good method to exercise your brain.

6. Build Your Vocabulary

Building your vocabulary is something that will actually make you smart. To build your vocabulary you can read articles or blogs, which is in turn a good habit for your mind. When you find a new word, note it with its meaning. 

In this way, you'll accumulate hundreds of words within a month. You can also learn new words while watching tv or any other shows, just make sure to write them down or else you might forget them. You'll be fascinated to know that multiple regions of your brain are involved in the vocabulary task.

7. Learn A New Skill

Learning a new skill is not only interesting but also very beneficial for your day-to-day life. Look for something that you are passionate about and start learning it, as learning a new skill will improve the connections of your brain. It improves your memory, develops new neural connections, and subconsciously prepares you for new tasks. People don't even realize this but learning a new skill creates enthusiasm and keeps one active throughout the day.

8. Listen Or Play Music

An easier way to stay active is to listen to music or play it by yourself. Listening to happy tunes generates innovative solutions in a person. When you sing a song or dance to a beat, you involve your body and mind to cherish the moment. It really helps you to stay active and happy even after your session is complete.

These are the 8 habits that can really help you to stay active throughout the day.