Maintaining Health and Fitness 10 Tips for Busy People ...

Having a daily plan helps you to keep things in order and prioritize your health. It's actually my favorite answer for how to stay fit and healthy when you're super busy.

It’s always best to write your to-do list the day prior. Don’t let things take you unaware and make sure you put down what's important and leave enough time for everything.

One final word on that: since you’re going to be writing out your daily schedule, it’s best that you squeeze in time for fitness and relaxation. Include 10-15 minutes in which you plan to just stretch out your legs, recline back on your chair, and just breath in.

There’s nothing like an early morning workout to get the day started. If you can, get up before your usual wake up time and workout for 10 to 15 minutes every morning.

This will help to improve your physical and mental health, enhance circulation around your body and keep you fit for the tedious hours that are sure to follow.

Try to include a healthy breakfast in your plan for the day. You should eat before leaving the house, even if it's only a little bit.

No matter how early you have to leave for work, do not compromise on a healthy, hearty breakfast. A quick breakfast sets you up for a great day!

But the point is this: eating before you start the day’s activities will ensure that your body is fueled with all the beneficial nutrients (protein, healthy fat and some carbs) that you need. Apples with peanut butter or yogurt and granola are both great choices.

A lot of people who are too busy often resort to eating on the go. They stop over at a fast food joint and eat a quick meal. They snack on fries or biscuits at work. This is called mindless grazing.

If you eat like this, you’re very likely to take in more calories that you should without knowing it.

Always eat home-cooked meals. Eating out and snacking on gas station snacks should be the exception, rather than the rule.

Oh, boy! While it’s great to be devoted to your work, starving your body and brain of essential nutrients is the number one recipe for feeling yucky. Take meals and snacks to work and be sure you have what you need to prepare them at home.

Together, everybody achieves more, and that’s a fact. Don’t try to get things done all by yourself. If you’re the boss, and even if you’re not, you can share thoughts and ideas with those you work with.

You have to find a healthy balance between being a workaholic and maintaining your health. If you don’t, you’ll find that you have too much responsibility thrust upon you, and then you have no time for anything but work.

Don’t be too proud to delegate assignments. If you need a hand, feel free to ask. In the long run, you’ll be able to enjoy a richer, healthier life, while also meeting up all your goals at the same time.

No one wants to spend hours in the kitchen preparing meals every day. What I suggest is cooking your meals in bulk, ahead.

This approach ensures that you have a healthy meal, it saves time and it also saves you money.

What’s the fun in life if you have no time to spend with the people you love? Surrounding yourself with family, and sharing joy and fun moments is an awesome way of bringing a healthy, refreshing balance into your hectic life.

If your kids or spouse have started worrying about the last time you went out together, then that’s a sign that your head has been buried in work for too long.

Ideally, having a rewarding relationship with family is what makes sense of everything we’re doing.

If you work in an office, it's vital to find time to move around. Take the stairs, park further from the building or take a walk on your lunch break. You can do the same at home.

If you’re just going round the block, try walking instead of driving there. Pick up the mail yourself or trim the lawn if you’re handy with a lawn mower. There are so many little chores you could do daily that help improve your health and keep you fit.

Every time you get physically involved in little tasks, you’re actually exercising your muscles and burning off excess calories in the process.

A home gym saves you the time and trouble of having to go to the regular gym.

Another good thing about this is that it can raise your motivation level, since you’ve got training kits right there in your home. You’ve got no excuse for not keeping fit.

Besides, it’s fun when you workout at home with the kids watching and your spouse admiring your physique. It can be another way to get the whole family working out and staying fit and healthy together.

This is a way to reward yourself after a tedious day at the office. Working hard all day everyday is great for putting money in your pocket, but it's also exhausting. At the end of it all, you simply have to relax, sit back and just breathe.

Working hard, without rest, over a period of time, is a sure way to get stressed out and weaken your immune system. This will eventually open you up to a number of adverse health conditions, including cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Turn off the phone, get into a warm bath, maybe get a massage, and just chill out for a couple of hours. You’ve not been getting enough sleep? Now would be the best time to just go to sleep.