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Making Habits Stick

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Every journey, including your own journey to better health and well-being, begins with just one step.

Although getting and staying healthy can feel like a big challenge, it doesn't have to be. Working small, positive steps into your daily life can help you build a healthier life routine.

But just putting them on your mental to-do list might not be enough.

Tying those positive steps to other things you already do regularly — a practice called "habit stacking," or "habit chaining " — can help turn them into ironclad habits. For instance, you could take a daily habit, like brushing your teeth, and add in a little movement, like doing five squats.

Here are a few other ideas.

You don't have to do the new habit at the same time as the current habit. You can add new habits before, during or after the original habit.

Daily habit Healthy habit to add Taking a walk Focus mindfully on the sights and sounds of your walk (instead of daily stressors at work or home). Writing a to-do list Start by listing one or two things you are grateful for every day. Making coffee or tea Wash and slice up a vegetable for snacking while you wait for water to heat or tea to steep.

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