Using Wellness Challenges to help Kick Start Healthy Habits

Forming healthy habits can be an overwhelming and challenging topic for many, but it doesn’t have to be! Wellness challenges can be a great, fun way to adopt and sustain healthy habits by providing a structured framework for you to follow and helping you maintain motivation. Healthy habits are key to promoting long-term changes, and participating in wellness challenges are a great place to start.

What about wellness challenges makes them so helpful? One major reason why wellness challenges are successful is because there are typically groups of people participating in them. When you have the support of a group and other people going through a similar journey as you, it helps to keep up the motivation and can lead to higher success rates. Not only that, but surrounding yourself with people who share similar goals is also great for creating an uplifting and positive environment. 

Wellness challenges are also great for providing a structure and routine for someone to follow. A big reason why making positive changes regarding overall health is difficult is because many people don’t know how to get started; a wellness challenge gives clear goals to try and achieve within a certain time period. These goals can then become healthy habits in the future! Making small changes overtime eventually leads to big, positive results, and wellness challenges can help provide you with these changes. 

Wellness challenges provide individuals with a structured and supportive environment to develop and maintain healthy habits. By incorporating strategies such as goal setting, education, and social support, wellness challenges can effectively facilitate habit formation. The long-term impact of these challenges extends beyond the challenge period, leading to improved overall well-being and a higher quality of life. Embracing wellness challenges as a tool for habit formation can empower individuals to make positive changes and cultivate a lifestyle that promotes their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Starting Monday, November 13th, we will be leading a wellness challenge focussed on creating a sustainable diet that is high in protein! We will post one protein tip per day for up to 14 days. The challenge will be run on our Instagram @readysteps. We hope to see you following along!