Home Guide: How To Create a Healthy Home

Creating A Healthy Home

February is National Heart Awareness month and coupled with the stay at home orders and lockdowns that have been in effect, creating a healthy home life has never been more important. How do you create a heart healthy home ? We’ve got some tips to help!

First, let’s look at getting moving! Exercising and working out is the first way to stay healthy at home. All you need is a little bit of extra room to get moving. You can create a home gym with equipment if you have the room and money to set it up. If this isn’t possible, you can simply move some furniture out of the way and do one of the many equipmentless workouts you can find online and it's just as good for you.

Next, we’re off to the kitchen. We all love to snack and indulge and there is nothing wrong with it, but it is all about moderation. Try and fill your home with fresh fruits and veggies, low-fat snacks, and watch your portions of those less healthy items. Avoid sugary beverages and make sure to stay hydrated throughout the day. A healthy diet goes a long way to creating a healthy home.

The last stop in our healthy home tour is the bedroom and maybe the one thing most of us struggle with, sleep. Sleeping well is incredibly important to being healthy, yet many of us struggle. Clutter creates stress, clean your room up a bit before you get into bed. Be aware of the amount of light in your room and get the appropriate window treatments to ensure a dark environment to help you get to sleep and stay asleep. Finally, the electronics. Put the screens away at least 30 minutes before you go to bed, an active mind is a mind not ready for sleep and your phone, tablet, laptop, etc. will have your mind racing a mile a minute. If you are using a device at night consider using the night shift mode if it has one, this minimizes the blue light and uses warmer hues to help at night.

Here at Jump Realty, all of our agents work with home maintenance specialists that can help you address or prevent these issues! If you’re thinking of buying or selling, they’ll give you honest advice on what course of action is best for you in their professional opinion and will always put you first! With offices in Windsor, Tecumseh, Kingsville, and Chatham, no matter where you are a Jump agent is ready to help. Please contact us for any housing needs and let us give you a better real estate experience!