5 MYTHS THAT MAKE BEING HEALTHY SO MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAS TO BE
While exercising regularly and eating nutritious food are certainly great habits, being healthy isn’t just about squats and veggies. As a recovered health nut and now a life and happiness coach, I know there’s a lot more to it. Health is also about our emotional, mental, relational and spiritual well-being.
With that in mind, here are the most common myths I hear that get health wrong — and the healthier M.O.s you should adopt instead:
Myth #1: Fitness comes first.
Truth: While it might seem like prioritizing workouts over trivia night is the healthy choice, that’s not necessarily the case. Studies have shown that social ties and relationships might actually be more vital to our health than exercise! That means it’s just as important to make time for that weekly night out as it is for spinning class.
Besides, isn’t spending quality time with friends and family part of the whole point of being healthy?
What to do instead: Put fitness in its proper place and prioritize relationships by planning your workouts around your life — not your life around your workouts.
Myth #2: You are what you eat.
Truth: Your worth has zero to do with what you eat. Food does not define you or say anything about your character. You aren’t a bad person for eating a cheesy slice of pizza, and you aren’t necessarily a good one for abstaining from it.
Moralizing what you eat lends itself to viewing yourself as “bad” or “good” based on your diet. Guilt and shame follow so-called "wrong" eating, while eating “right” only gives you a short-term, false sense of self-worth. This sort of relationship with food gives it a lot of control over your life, and can lead to disordered eating.
What to do instead: Stop labeling foods as "good" or "bad." Separate who you are, your worth, and your character from what you eat.
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