Habits for a Healthy Life

By Brian Dickens

Youre not satisfied with your current condition and want to change. Does thirty days to a new you sound too good to be true? You could eat nothing but meat or drink only juice for thirty days and lose weight. You could exercise three hours per day for the next thirty days. How long do you think youll keep that up? In thirty days, you can create habits that will make a better you, and in ninety days, you can see a very real difference. The key is making changes by creating habits that are sustainable and enjoyable. Little things add up. Spinning on a stationary bike rather than sitting on the couch five days per week can add up to thirty pounds of weight loss over the course of a year. Building ten pounds of muscle can help you burn twenty-five pounds of fat. Your physical, emotional, and spiritual health will get better or worse on a daily basis, depending on the habits you develop. Learn high-yield, easy-to-do exercises. Try some tasty recipes that will have you looking forward to dinner at home. Dr. Dickens will teach you some fun, sustainable habits to help you live a healthier, happier life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Aug 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490887166

Brian Dickens

Dr. Brian Dickens earned a degree as doctor of osteopathy from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. He is also certified as a personal trainer with the American Council on Exercise. His previous work, Your Health, An Owner’s Manual, was produced in 2011. He is a family-practice physician who is active in international medical missions. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife and three children.

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Contents

Habits For A Healthy Life

Core Exercise Routine

Nutrition

Spiritual Health

The 20 Minute Rule

Works Cited

DEDICATION PAGE

To my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, to whom I owe everything.

To my wife, Sindy, for supporting me throughout.

To Elizabeth Haughey, RN, for her work with photography.

To Paul Butch Jarrell for his help in photo editing.

To Jessica German for exercise modeling.

To Nora and Jason, for their inspiring work that proves little habit changes yield big results.

HABITS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE

Introduction

P lan to succeed. Those who are successful aren’t necessarily smarter or luckier than anyone else, but they do tend to be more disciplined. Not getting where you want? Plan to make changes. If you’re one of the majority of Americans who’d like to get in shape, but hasn’t been successful with radical or quick fix solutions, there’s good reason for it. If you make a short-term change, in general, you get short-term results. If you want sustained results, you need to change habits. Try these core habits for 90 days to establish