Fun Hobbies to Get Into That are Good For Your Health, and How to Get into Them!

Fun Healthy Hobbies!

1. Dancing
   1. Whether it is a dance party to your favorite music, or following a dance workout from youtube, dancing is an active, fun hobby that will always be good for your health!
2. Cooking
   1. Cooking can be making delicious meals for your family, or trying out a new smoothie recipe, or baking a pie, but cooking will always be fun, family-friendly and great for your mental health. Not to mention the influx of healthy food around the house that comes out of this hobby!
3. Yoga
   1. Relax your mind, do some stretching, follow a yoga program, there is so much to do with yoga. Not only is yoga great for your physical health, but also your mental health!
4. Meditation
   1. Meditation kind of goes hand in hand with yoga, but take a deep breath, clear your mind, and just enjoy all the healthy benefits of meditation!
5. Walking/jogging
   1. Going for a walk or a jog in nature gets you to exercise, it gets you out of the house, and it gets you some peace of mind. What’s better than that!
6. Music
   1. Whether it’s jamming to some R&B, or listening to some calming nature sounds, listening to music is scientifically proven to ease your mind, and boost your health.
7. Reading
   1. Reading is great for your smarts, and great for your soul. Learning a new thing every day is so helpful to all aspects of your life. There is no better way to do this than to read! Read ten pages of any book every day. Enjoy the new knowledge your mind is bringing in.
8. Writing
   1. There are so many ways to use writing to boost your health. Journaling, writing short stories, writing a book, writing emails to a friend. All great ways to use writing to boost your mental health. Try them out! Find what works best for you.

How to Get Into Them!

1. The first step is to pick the healthy hobby you want to get into. Go ahead, I’ll wait…. okay your back! That means you choose! Good for you.
2. The next step is to make a plan and goals. Plans are everything for your hobby. And if you’re anything like me, making a goal, + a plan, and keeping up with it is hard. I use a bullet journal to keep track of my goals and plans, and it has worked wonders. You can find how to make a journal and why here.
   1. I suggest your goal is directly related to how much progress you have made in this hobby. For example for walking or jogging, your goal can me to jog five miles.
   2. Your plan is how you will get there. If your hobby is fitness related, check out a blog here that helps you plan your fitness times, and find motivation!
   3. If not your plan should be a schedule when you work on your hobby, and what you will do for that day on your hobby,
3. Enact them! Go through with your plan, and you will get closer and closer to your goal, and your mental, physical, and spiritual health will improve.