“Dirty wellness” trend
This is how you will be fitter and more balanced in 2024
The “dirty wellness” trend allows you to eat or drink unhealthy things from time to time.
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Were two of your New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more? A good idea! But unfortunately it is often more difficult to do than to say. The new “dirty wellness” trend is supposed to help. Simple, fun and without sacrifice!
A strict diet, a strict exercise program, pressure that comes from yourself and sometimes from outside. Not anymore! The “dirty wellness” trend blurs the line between healthy and unhealthy, the focus is on balance and joy. The goal: create a good balance through conscious decisions with a few new habits. Specifically means:
Make decisions consciously and realistically
Instead of resolving to exercise every day from now on, even though you’ve only been able to do it once a week at most, and from now on completely avoiding sweets if you eat them almost every day, you can set yourself realistic and smaller goals, says the current one Trend. Because it’s not about giving everything or nothing – it’s about finding a balance out of it. For example, resolve to avoid sweets during the week, but then you can feast on the weekend. With every day your willpower grows, you enjoy the small successes and stay motivated to achieve your goal.
Likewise with sports: think consciously and realistically about how often you manage to do sports per week. After all, everyday life still goes on. Or does it make you happier to go to the gym again and simply use the stairs more often? By the fifth time you’ll probably notice how much easier it becomes. This once again shows that it is the small successes that simultaneously make us fitter and more balanced and maintain our motivation. In between, you can always switch off and treat yourself to something.
Speaking of which: indulgence is allowed, but please also look for alternatives
Do you go out with your friends? Treat yourself to a glass or two of champagne if you want. If you’re having a date night with your partner, have a glass of wine with your meal. The “dirty wellness” trend isn’t about giving up everything unhealthy – it’s about finding your individual balance. And little tips will help you become fitter and more balanced: For example, before drinking alcohol, you can eat a meal with plenty of fiber and protein. The alcohol is then absorbed more slowly by your body. In general, you can pay attention in everyday life to where there are alternatives. Drinks with less sugar, protein bars instead of a bar of chocolate or whole grain bread instead of white bread.
Find your balance with the “Dirty Wellness” trend
In order to really achieve our fitness and health goals this year, we don’t have to follow a strict program. Much more important: consciously develop new, flexible habits that are individually tailored to your life, which can be healthy and sometimes unhealthy, as long as you find your balance. Celebrate your (small) successes as often as possible: This way you stay motivated while you become fitter and more balanced in a simple and relaxed way.
Sources used: tiktok.com, bnnbreaking.com, glamourmagazine.co.uk