Key Habits for a Happier You

As with any attempt to change, too much too fast can be detrimental.  When you’re in the zone, you’re feeling like all of these things are easily accomplished – but if you’ve yet to build up the resilience muscle, just as quickly as you made the changes they can slip away again. 

Here’s what happened this winter: I was on my A-game. I started with 3 goals because I didn’t want to over do it – but when I was accomplishing those, I started beefing it up.  Pretty soon I had checklists of things I was supposed to be doing daily and falling behind on them felt like failure.  I started to notice missing a few days of vitamins here and there, or that I wasn’t refilling my water bottle the way I was in January.  I used to be the type of person who, after missing a day would just forget about the vitamins all together, so I noticed an area of growth in that I didn’t need every day to be perfect.  But, I still didn’t feel like I was nailing it. 

At the start of this new contract, I had to get selective about what was important to me.  I need to get serious about the core things that make me feel good: sleep, water, exercise. These are key components that make or break metabolism, longevity and my personal barometer for happiness. 

Re-focusing on these habits was simple, and subsequently reminded me of a few other habits I had lost along the way.  Getting good sleep means: phone away at a certain time, gratitude list written, and clothes picked out for the next day. Prioritizing water encourages: decreased amount of caffeine, healthier choices and eating slower. And, exercise means endorphins – endorphins make you happy...

I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know – but if you needed a moment to refocus on your key habits, now is the time. It’s May, summer is around the corner and we are that much closer to looking back on 2025 with a proud smile. What are your key habits? Drop me a comment here or on instagram, or send me an email at upsidedownphysio@gmail.com! 

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Kaylee is a travel Physical Therapist who received her doctorate degree in 2020 from The University of Miami.  She is currently on her first outpatient orthopedics assignment. Kaylee is passionate about all things yoga, neuro-rehab, and limb loss and limb difference rehabilitation demonstrated through practice, continuing education and advocacy.  You can join Kaylee’s Intro to Yoga series on Youtube, or take classes from her library of videos.