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Bare Minimum Mondays – 10/14/2024

by Michael Plank

Move
Do 10 Push-Ups Every Hour during your workday. If push-ups are hard, do them off a desk or a chair. If they’re still hard, do them off the wall. Simple resistance exercises like push-ups can improve upper body strength and endurance with minimal equipment.

Eat
Swap Soda for Sparkling Water at lunch. Is it the same? No. But it’s in the same broad category. And reducing sugary beverage intake not only improves metabolic health and reduces the risk of obesity, but can radically decrease overall calorie consumption.

Sleep
Use a white noise app to fall asleep faster. A study in Sleep Medicine found that white noise can improve sleep onset and overall sleep quality by masking environmental noise. (Note on this one: this works great for some people. For others, white noise makes falling asleep much worse. Do you!)

Manage
Unplug from devices for 30 minutes before bed. A study in Pediatrics found that limiting screen time before bed can improve sleep quality and reduce stress.