7 Simple Things to Do before Your Shower to live a Healthier Life

“Everyone who has taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it that makes a difference.” By Nolan Bushnell

Bathing is directly proportional to the health of mind. A person tends to feel lethargic and worked up if the shower is missed. Apart from the hygiene factor, shower can help reap benefits if certain things are done just before you bathe. Let us know the 7 simple things if done before our shower can assist in leading a healthier lifestyle.

7 simple things to do before shower for a healthier life

Health is not just confined to your body; it is also related to skin and hair. So simple tasks can get you the desired result, when, done just before your shower time. Do you crave for beauty that is healthier and beneficial?

1.       Workout: This is for people who complain of the crunch of time. You can spare 5 minutes before the shower because we anyway spend time loitering around, finding things before a shower. Why not utilize only a few minutes for warm up so that we feel refreshed post bath.

2.       Scrub the body: Body scrubbing is not recommended to be done on a regular basis. It can be harmful for the skin. Getting a good body scrub and then rubbing it all over the body before you are washing off the dirt from the body can result in an evenly glowing skin. If you can’t scrub the whole body by yourself, you can take help of someone you are close to.

3.       Oil the hair: Oiling the hair before shower gives immense strength to the hair making it strong and healthy from the roots. Never tried this? Time for you to take care of the hair too. You can combine this with scalp massage too for added advantage.

4.       Yoga: Yoga asana which are not too complicated and doesn’t require lying down can be continued before the shower for those who find not time otherwise.

5.       Moisturize the body: Many of us moisturize after bathing but moisturizing before shower can be more fruitful than post shower. The moisture in the body is retained for the whole day keeping your skin smooth and scratch free.

6.       Gear up for the day: Planning the day before going to the shower or sitting in the shower thinking of the ways of achieving the day’s goal is advisable for a healthy mind and perfect start of the day. It is always good to plan than to fail.

7.       Add nutrition to the breakfast: If the shower is to leave for office or school or college, make sure to prepare the breakfast ready first so that you don’t have to miss on the nutrition at the last minute.

All these simple yet helpful tips can give a tremendous result with not just enhancing the balance of body and beauty but also the mind. 

It is an urge for everyone to lead a life that is healthy and when this, not too easily achievable goal, seems achievable with this simple regime, anyone would love to follow the secret to healthy living religiously.

I am up for it. Are you?

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7 Easy Fitness Exercises You Can Do At Home to Lose Weight

Working ladies, this is for you as making time for exercise outside the home can be a challenge. As it is said, “When there is a will, there is a way”, exercises can be carried out at home too if your tight schedule doesn’t allow you. Be happy and ready to look awesome as always in the next few months.

Other than the time factor, affordability of equipment can be a dominant reason for not taking to exercise. Only equipment helps in losing weight is a myth. Doing basic exercises like push-ups, squats, yoga and much more are doable that need no money or more time.

7 easy fitness exercises you can do at home to lose weight

1.       Yoga: The most basic way of losing weight is following Yoga. It is highly beneficial and appreciated by people of all age group. The absence of side-effects is another positive aspect to practicing yoga.

2.       Squats: One of the easiest ways of getting in shape without investing money is squats. Without high demand of equipment and time investment, one can easily perform squats sitting at home and gain the desired result in terms of weight management.

3.       Push-Ups: We all are acquainted with this term as it is frequently used by people across the globe. If there is something that gives impact instantly and makes your body and muscles extremely strong, then it has to be push-ups. 

4.       Walking Lunges: While we work on the whole body transitioning, walking lunges work effectively on the hips and thigh area. It can be more effective if you carry dumb-bells in your hand while you are walking lunges.

5.       Leg Balance: Most of us have done this as a part of punishment in school. Single leg stand was our teachers’ favorite punishment on us and now it sounds like a blessing. Standing on one leg balancing the curved posture of the body can be massively impactful.

6.       Side Plank: Planks and push-ups are common exercises done for an intensive workout. Side plank is one type of plank that improves stamina and strength putting all the pressure on one side of the body while you are resisting with one part of the body.

7.       Superman Back Extension: Lying on the stomach, you can lift the upper and the lower body to feel the pressure that eventually helps in weight loss goal of yours.

Dedicating only 15-20 minutes, one can lose weight and maintain the need of the hour that is to stay fit and healthy. I wish the phrase “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” was true. Alas! If only sleeping and waking early could make one fit, we wouldn’t have to take any pain to maintain the body weight and look young forever.

A fit body is the powerhouse of extreme energy which is required for sustaining the daily activities. If you have been struggling to manage time, the above tips could teach you some time management too.