7 Ways to Be Healthy on a Budget and Still Love Your Life

There are a lot of negative mindsets surrounding being healthy and living on a budget. So chances are you think you’re in double trouble when it comes to wanting to be healthy on a budget without totally hating your life. The good news is, it’s totally possible (and actually pretty simple).

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YouTube and Instagram Workouts

These days YouTube has pretty much any type of workout you could imagine. You can basically get all of your favorite gym classes in one location totally free.

• Yoga: Yoga with Adrienne
• Tabata: Fitness Blender
• Pilates: Blogilates
• Cardio: POPSUGAR Fitness

Beyond YouTube, more and more health and fitness experts are sharing simple at home workouts that you can do with or without weights on their Instagram channels. My two personal favorites are:

• Jen Heward 
• Kelsey Wells

Sometimes it can be tough to work out at home, I get it. But what can be even tougher is convincing yourself to get to the gym! So buckle down, take 20 minutes and fit in a totally free workout at home!

Sleep more

One major area of being healthy that people often overlook is how important sleep is. Getting enough sleep each night is crucial to helping you be your healthiest self. 

If you want to be healthy on a budget a lot of it really starts at home. Making sure you are getting around 7-8 hours of sleep per night is a sure way to help heal the rest of your body and brain.

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Get outside

Not only are there so many physical things to do outdoors like biking, running, hiking, and swimming but just being outside is actually beneficial to your health and it doesn’t cost a dime. 

There is actually a whole new phenomenon happening called Earthing. Just walking around on the earth in your bare feet has serious health benefits. 

On top of that, the sun alone has the power to completely transform our mood, can clear skin and even help with weight loss. Learn more about the sun’s benefits. 

Don’t drink your calories

I have a riddle for you.

What is something that is commonly paid for when you can usually get it for free? Water!

The absolute best way to be healthy on a budget is to drink more water and less soda, Gatorade, sugary coffee drinks and juices. Basically, anything that has calories in it, you shouldn’t drink.

Instead, just get your water on.

Meal plan

Knowing what you are going to eat each week can be HUGE when it comes to taking the guesswork out of how to be healthy on a budget.

In fact, there are now people who can do the work for you!

Erin is a busy mother of 5 boys and she created a great program called The $5 Meal Plan. You can literally select your meals and get the shopping list sent right to you. The best part? She has done all of this with your budget in mind! $5 Meal Plan also comes with a risk free trial with a money back guarantee! Click here to sign up!

Set one goal at a time

Goal setting is so helpful no matter what area of life you are working to set goals in. One of my biggest recommendations is to get a quality planner that has goal setting included.

It’s also important to set yourself up for success with goal setting. The biggest stressor when it comes to setting goals is setting ones that are too big. If your health and fitness goals look like this:

• Lose 50 pounds
• Stop eating sugar
• Only eat pasta once a month

This very well may mean that you’ll have to cut back your daily calories, get to the gym, go through pasta withdrawals, over-spend on grocery shopping and ultimately wind up quitting. These goals are great but they just might be too much at once.

Instead, take it easy on yourself and set smaller, more tangible goals. Click here to browse the best goal-setting planners.

Avoid the grocery stores

If you are working to eat healthier, one of the best things you can do for your health and your budget would be tto avoid the grocery stores altogether. Thankfully, most stores have grocery pick up or delivery available these days!

For the stores that don’t, you can also look into shopping services like Instacart and Shipt.

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