During challenging times like these, it’s easy to feel both depressed and powerless. But real talk: one of the best things you can do right now is take care of yourself. After all, you can’t protect yourself against a dangerous virus and help others unless you are running on all cylinders.
With that in mind, we reached out to one of our favorite trainers, functional wellness consultant Angelo Grinceri, for some tips on revamping your lifestyle this month. What follows is a simple four-week program: each week introduces a new goal to help you optimize your body, mind and spirit through what you drink and eat, how you breathe and how you play.
“Random acts of healthy are easy to accomplish and just as easy to forget,” Grinceri says. “Converting multiple healthy activities into a daily lifestyle is the real challenge. Reaching a goal consists of taking steps, and the best goals take years to accomplish. So I’m inviting you to take your time and build habits that become ingrained into your way of being, becoming your new lifestyle.”
So here are four weeks of tips and products to make April the month where you start to get healthier, fitter and stronger than ever, despite all the chaos around you.
Week 1: Hydration
Goal: “Drink three glasses of water — that’s right, three glasses — every morning as soon as you wake up, before you do anything else. Hydrating first thing in the morning spikes your metabolism, improves flexibility and gives you energy. Avoid snacking before your water, avoid coffee before your water. Can you complete this 7 days straight? Make sure that water is as pure as possible. I use the Berkey 2-stage water filter.”
