Drinking A Lot Of Water
Making Your Bed Every Morning
Who knew making your bed every morning could actually bed bad for your health? Sadly, it's true. By making that bed look perfectly made with those crisp corners and tight sheets, you're actually sealing in moisture that has no chance to air out, making your perfectly made bed a breeding ground for dust mites. Who knew?
Diet Soda
If you're drinking diet soda because not as bad as drinking full-calorie soda, you may want to re-think that. Soda, in general, can rot your pearly whites. And there are some studies that show diet soda can actually lead to weight gain. What?! So maybe bye-bye to soda and get your sweet tooth elsewhere? There's always water.
Avoid The Sun All Together
So we've all read the same studies about how bad the sun is for your skin. But the sun rays also blast your skin with Vitamin D, which your body needs. Sunscreen blocks Vitamin D. And avoiding the sun all together means your bod is missing a very important nutrient. Doctors recommend 10-minutes of sun exposure during the summer (without sunscreen) and more in the winter.
Binge Sleeping
So your weekdays are jam packed, meaning you live on less sleep than college students, and so you plan to catch up on the weekends. Catching up on sleep doesn't mean your body actually gets the sleep from you deprived it during the week. What the bod needs is consistent sleep each and every day. A lack of sleep can lead to impaired brain function and even weight gain. So get to bed earlier during the week so you don't have to binge sleep your weekend away.
Running
Running is great for your heart and even better for burning calories, but too much running is a death sentence down the road for your knees. Studies show that athletes and weekend warriors who are into running extreme distances actually have more plaque buildup in their hearts than runners who chose more moderate distances. So don't trash your running shoes, but do go for moderation.
Juice Cleanse
It's true, you will lose weight on a juice cleanse—at least temporarily. But that quick weight loss comes at a cost, which is your well-being. See, juice cleanses usually have you taking in about 1,000 calories per day. That's way less than an adult should be taking in. And juice cleanses rarely contain protein. When we don't have adequate protein in our body, our muscles break down. So juice cleanses can actually make you lose muscle, not fat.
