The Blue Zones - Ever heard of them? Perhaps you've vaguely heard of the book 📕that popularised the concept of it all? Blue Zones are areas in the world where people live the longest and I've long been fascinated with the idea of extending my checkout time. A podcast 🎧 I listened to recently helped me better understand the life extension hacks, which I refined and adapted to fitness. This is what I summarized:
Your environment determines your behavior Behavior follows your environment, and not the other way around. This was the key takeaway for me. It's not about discipline or mental resilience, it's all about your environment. Beware of the see-food diet 👀 🍰 You see, you eat. That's the see-food diet. Adapt your environment to simply have the things you should be putting in your mouth and none of the things you shouldn't. Don't buy chocolate 🍫, place it in the fridge and test your ability to resist it. This applies to drinks as well. You like a tot or two 🥃, keep your house clear of alcohol. If your weakness is bread and juice simply don't buy it for your pantry. Make your environment inconvenient and unsupportive of your 'bad habits'. Kitchen free from technology 📺 📻 TV, radio, and other gadgets 🤳🏿 all have the potential to display content that's upsetting. This raises stress levels and the stress hormone cortisol, which in turn adversely affects digestion. You don't want that, so take a caveman approach to meal settings. The only visuals and audio should be your natural environment and conversation. Keep your movement natural and frequent 🚶🏾♂️ You don't have to have a whole fitness regiment, you just have to move and move often. Many of us drive to places we could walk to. Many of us take the elevator 🛗 under the guise of being in a hurry. Many of us stayed glued to our computer screens 💻 because we've decided to be very busy and what we do is very important. Purpose 🎯 Longevity and purpose are intertwined. One seldom exists without the other. What's your why? Fitness largely has two motives; cosmetics and performance. Some want to perform like a ferrari (athletes) while others simply want to look like one (models). Some people want both. Clarity on what it is that you want and why will keep the engine running. Oftentimes what you want is moving target, because first you'll just want to lose weight, then you'll want a 6 pack then you'll want other things. The hunger for more sustains purpose. Eat with family 🧑🧑🧒 If you’re blessed with family one of the best things you can do for your health is prioritize family meals. More often than not you’ll be eating a home cooked meal with proper vegetables on the side. Families that eat together stay lean together. Chinjeni abanandi (Change your friends) Socialize with people that already have the health habits that you would like. Good habits are contagious, go catch them.
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