5 new year detox tips

The new year is here, and it’s the perfect time to throw off the 2011 cobwebs and make a fresh start. But trying to live a generally healthier life is an enormous task. It’s best to just start with a few gentle moves, pushing gradually towards a happier and more content version of yourself. Here are a few detox tips to start you off…

Pick a detox partner

Detoxing is much easier with someone to help you. Find someone who’s also willing to turn their lifestyle around and plan a rigorous schedule with them. Include diet and exercise in this regime – you could even go running together or have joint gym sessions. This would be particularly effective with your other half – why not make your long-term girlfriend or that great guy you just met on dating sites for professionals your detox partner? This kind of regime is sure to bring you closer together.

Keep healthy at home

If you’re loth to stick to a strict diet, why not vow to eat healthily in the house but be flexible when eating out? This means your diet will be largely on the right track and special occasions will be full of treats. It also means you won’t crave anything, as you’ll still be able to eat unhealthy food in moderation.

Bike to the office

Incorporating exercise into your daily routine is a great way to get used to it. Trading the tube or the car for a bike is such a good way to stay fit, keep green and start your day with a whole bunch of endorphins in your system. And as it becomes a necessity, you won’t even notice you’re doing exercise.

Start a new hobby

Think of something you’ve always wanted to do. Now go and do it once a week. Whether this is a dance class or a photography group, fulfilling one of your dreams will do wonders for your well-being. Plus, if it involves exercise, then you’re killing two birds with one stone and staying fit too.

Pick up a pen

2012 is the year you start a diary. How does this relate to your detox? Often, a great deal of anxiety is wasted thinking over small problems and details. Writing these kinds of things down is a fail-proof way to keep a clear and relaxed head. Plus, it will be something to read back with amusement in later years.

Detoxes don’t have to be daunting. Whether you’re running with someone you met on the dating sites UK singles are using or you’re starting a diary, there are plenty of ways to make it fun.

Photo source: Lovely couple running.