A new year, a new you… right? If you have been slacking on your New Year’s resolutions to get more in shape, then don’t give up. It’s never too late to begin a healthy lifestyle, and these following tips are easy enough that anyone can include them in their daily routine.

·        Walk more. Just walking alone is a very beneficial exercise which can help you stay in shape, feel more energetic, and get healthy. Not all exercise has to include painful muscles and lots of sweat. Walking is easy to fit into your basic daily activities too, making it one of the easiest solutions for staying in shape. The easiest way to get more walking in is to park further away from wherever you’re trying to go to, so parking your car a little farther from your classes is an easy way to get some extra walking into your day.

·        We tend to get caught up in the popular mentality that fad diets are fast ways to lose a lot of weight, but a diet is not going to work long term. Diets can help you shed a few emergency pounds in a pinch, but what really makes a difference in the long run is proper lifestyle change. You can get by with minimal exercise if you eat healthy, properly proportioned meals. This will keep you energetic and it will also keep fat from building up and making it harder to be physical and stay in shape.

·        Drink water! The recommended amount is 8 glasses daily of water. The benefits of drinking water are endless; it flushes out toxins from your body, improves your hair and skin, and obviously keeps you hydrated and nourished for your day.

Lastly, exercising can be difficult and frustrating. Try to stay calm and don’t have overly high expectations. The most important thing is feeling good about yourself so you can have a healthy body, and mind.