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Home MenuHealthy Habits Toolkits
Resources for each Healthy Habit topic can be found by clicking on the links below
When setting a goal for yourself, make sure it is specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and timely; a SMART goal! See this example:
Goal: I want to sleep better.
SMART Goal: I want to practice 30 minutes of stretching before bed every day next week.
Exercise
Week 1. Make a Plan: Kaiser Permanente _ Walking log or PA Challenge Tracker Form
Week 2. Warm-up and Recovery: All About Warming Up and All About Recovery
Week 3. Cardio:American Heart Association and/or Just Move It_ How Exercise Can Change Your Heart
Week 4. Core: Protect Your Spine and Dr. McGill Core Exercises
Week 5. Strength: 6 Functional Moves and Resistance Training Guidelines for different goals
Week 6. How did it go? Reassess, reward and set a new goal.
Nutrition
Week 1. Make a Plan: Choose My Plate or My Fitness Pal or Precision Nutrition Calculator
Week 2. Build Your Meals: Build Your Meal
Week 3. Get to Know Macros and Micros: NASM Nutrition Chapter Review
Week 4. 7 Words: Michael Pollan - In Defense of Food
Week 5. Find a New Recipe: Forks over Knives or Clean Eating Magazine
Week 6. How did it go? Reassess, reward and set a new goal.
Sleep Management
Week 1. Kaiser Permanente _ Sleep Management Workbook and Week 1 Rest and Revive
Week 2. Week 2-Simple solutions for a good night's sleep - Week 2 Email
Week 3. Week 3 Analyze Logs
Week 4. Week 4 Sleep Thieves
Week 5. Week 5 De-stress Bedroom
Week 6.How did it go? Reassess, reward and set a new goal. Week 6 What if you still can't sleep and Wrap-up
Stress Management
Week 1. Finding Balance Guide and Finding Balance Workbook and Week 1
Week 2. Week 2 Your Stress Journal
Week 3. Week 3 Make an Action Plan
Week 4. Relaxation
Week 5. Money and Stress
Week 6. How did it go? Reassess, reward and set a new goal. Rate your progress
Tobacco Cessation
Week 1. Free yourself from tobacco
Week 2. https://smokefree.gov/
Week 3. https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/tobacco/cessation-and-prevention/
Week 4. https://www.bhwellness.org/toolkits/Tobacco-Free-Toolkit.pdf
Week 5. Mindfulness Training for Smoking Cessation and UCLA Guided Meditations
Week 6. How did it go? Reassess, reward and set a new goal.
Weight Management
Week 1. Week 1 Build up Your Health and Weekly Personal Tracker
Week 2. Week 2 Add Healthy
Week 3. Week 3 Sneak in Fitness
Week 4. Week 4 Stay on Track
Week 5. Week 5 Reduce Stress and Week 6 Smarter Snacks
Week 6. How did it go? Reassess, reward and set a new goal. Here's to the New You!