Forget resolutions and get healthier any time (My fitness and health links for March, 2021)

Forget resolutions: you can get healthier and fitter anytime. Heck, stop reading this and go touch your toes or head out for a walk. When you finish that you can check out these 20 links to help you with exercising more, weighing less, drinking less, sleeping better or anything else related to fitness and health:

Exercise

1. This is me:  When the Last Thing You Want to Do Is Exercise.
2. Not all cardio has to kill you:  Low-Intensity Cardio Training: What Is It & How Does It Work?
3. These are an old collection of links I’ve gathered that are good:  Are you in terrible shape? Not so terrible but bad enough shape? Do you need help? Here you go
4. This Simple Piece of Equipment Could Elevate Your Workout. Can you guess?
5. Especially good for people who can only workout at home:  How to get motivated to start exercising at home.
6. One home form of exercise you can do:  Embrace winter with this 5-minute outdoor yoga practice to connect with the earth and stand tall.
7. You will have to go outside for this, though:  Sprints.

Weight Loss:

1. Very helpful if you feel stuck:  How shifting your expectations about food can help you lose weight.
2. 15 Impressive Fitness Goals to Strive for That Aren’t Weight Loss. This is great. For example, stretching and being more flexible.
3. I felt this was bogus, and so did many who read it:  Mike Pompeo tells The Post how he lost 90 pounds in six months. Glad he got fit, but I think he did that for reasons other than good health, and he lied how he did it.
4. If you need a challenge:  The 30-Day Well Challenge 

Sobriety:

1. If you are considering your drinking, think of how it affects others:  My sobriety is not just mine.
2. This is good:  Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive 17+
3. As is this:  Should You Try ‘Mindful Drinking’?

Sleep:

1. A good intro to melatonin. It has not worked well for me, but it might for you:  Melatonin Isn’t a Sleeping Pill. Here’s How to Use It.
2. My Before-Sleep Ritual Is to Treat Myself Like a Baby. I liked that.

Finally:

1. Hey, this is good to know:  The Secret to Making Colonoscopy Prep Less awful
2. I like the qualifiers here:  How to (Try to) Quit (Almost) Anything …
3. Interesting:  Retiring the Cinderella view of the spinal cord as an intrabodily cognitive extension
4. Also good:  Health Insider – Workout & Nutrition Blog