Improved Focus and Mental Energy

Distractions: they’re everywhere in the hustle and bustle of city life. Our minds are constantly being disrupted by noises of technology, cars, people and a thousand other by-products of urban life. When you get out of the city and head toward calmer and more natural locales, a lot of these distractions fade away. Being able to merely think without such distractions will inevitably help restore a sense of concentration and focus that is impossible to achieve while being constantly hit with sounds, smells and sights that are unnatural. Additionally, this relaxation and calmness can help to boost mental energy levels in some people.

Stress Reduction

Daily life in cities can result in stress from a variety of factors. Environmental stress on physical well-being, emotional stress from family and work, and stress that results from the lack of exercise/endorphins are all common elements in modern urban life. Getting out of the city for just a day can help encourage more exercise while immersed in nature, which helps to naturally alleviate stress levels and improve well-being. So what are you waiting for? Grab a pair of hiking boots, jump in the car, and head for the nearest mountain, park or natural reserve to begin beating that age-old enemy known as stress.

Physical Benefits

Getting out of the city for a day and exploring the great outdoors can be the beginning of a wonderful, healthy trend. In addition to providing much needed exercise for those who languish away in urban environments, there are plenty of other physical health benefits to be enjoyed. First of all, preliminary evidence suggests that being active outdoors can significantly lower the rate of certain cancers. Additionally, several studies suggest that being active outdoors can reduce the rate of early mortality in a meaningful sense. Last but definitely not least, active outdoor exploration can help to improve the immune system’s response to a variety of illnesses.

Whether it’s to improve mental well-being, relieve stress or increase the likelihood of health outcomes, there are plenty of reasons to get outdoors and away from the city for at least one day – ideally, more often. What are some of your favorite outdoor activities? Let us know below in the comments section what helps to get you out of house.

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The first thing to remember about setting your goals is to make them realistic. If you wish to lose/gain weight make it something you can actually achieve. For example losing 2pounds per week is an achievable goal. Your goals need to depend upon certain factors of your lifestyle. For example are you a beginner or an expert? This will dramatically affect your goals. Do you eat the correct diet? There are many things that can supplement your diet for example you can buy diet books suited to your sport. There are also protein supplements such as Protein shakes and tablets.

You need to find a good starting point for your goals. As said previously losing 1-2 pounds per week is a good starting point after considering your lifestyle factors. As you start to find that losing 1-2 pounds per week is becoming easy you may want to step it up a notch to 2-3 pounds.

Try looking at the SMART principle to help you set your goals; Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timeframe.

Specific– set yourself clear goals e.g. I want to tone my stomach.

Measurable– be more specific about your goal this will help you track your progress e.g. I want to start showing abdominal shape in three weeks.

Attainable- make sure your goal is achievable. If the goal isn’t achievable then you will start to give up hope that you can achieve it. This may include setting smaller goals throughout trying to achieve the main goal in order to keep motivated.

Realistic– is your goal realistic? Again this coincides with ‘attainable’ in that if your main goal isn’t realistic you will start losing your motivation to achieve it.

Timeline– your goal should definitely have a timeline in which you will aim to achieve it by. This will help you again to keep motivated in doing it. By giving yourself a date you are holding yourself solely responsible for completing it.

Finally give yourself an action plan. What you are going to do on a day to day basis. For example’ I will run for 30 minutes’ or ‘I will sleep for 8 hours per day’

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