3 Foundations of Health
Eat – Sleep – Ride – Repeat. Sounds like a slogan for a perfect day in my world! But in fact, this phrase helps me to keep it real.
To me it’s a reminder of 3 key foundations for health.
We must eat + hydrate to nourish ourselves for fuel.
We must exercise to promote the proper function of our body’s systems + for our mental well being
We must rest + de-stress so the body + mind can recover, rebuild + repair.
All 3 parts combine to give us the means to staying alive. It’s nothing new but it’s the same old challenge – managing each day to find a balanced approach to nutrition, rest + exercise.
There’s plenty of information + expertise out there when it comes to nutrition, exercise + wellbeing. But let’s not get too distracted or bamboozled by it all. Remember the simplicity emphasised by our slogan – Eat – Sleep – Ride – Repeat. All 3 combined + in playful ways. They are each inter-related + equally important if we want to thrive.
We can’t exercise our way out of a bad diet. A super-food diet can’t undo the candle burning at both ends. Remember this + avoid a single focussed approach to a diet, weight-loss programme or fitness regime. All 3 should feature in a balanced way .
Doing activities that we enjoy helps us de-stress while we raise the heart rate – plenty of fresh air helps us sleep – eating good food helps us feel good + motivates us to make healthy choices. There’s no need to micro-focus on what you weigh or how you work-out. I’ve never owned a gym membership, I don’t diet or skip on dessert + I have been known to burn the candle… doesn’t sound promising but yet I am thriving.
Try this EAT + HYDRATE consciously for fuel + nourishment – Have 7-8hrs SLEEP a day + destress or relax regularly – RIDE boards, bikes, mountains, waves, the ups + downs of life… Move with nature.
Perhaps a little over-simplified – lucky for us there is another Becs on side to help guide us with our nutrition. Rebecca Nelmes
Here’s 7 things Becky thinks you should know and do to keep you and yours well fed and healthy.