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Statistics show what happens when you take a break from the booze:
- 79% improved sleep
- 92% feel noticeably better
- 71% more productive
- 81% reduced anxiety
- 53% lost weight
Ideas to fill your time instead of drinking this January:
- Join an evening class, new hobbies, art classes, language, business
- Take up baking- it’s great to calm the mind
- Volunteer- although it’s tricky with covid, there are plenty of things you can do to help others and great causes
- Join the gym- if it’s possible in your area or start an online fitness course, there’s all sorts out there to try from Hiit to Yoga
- Start meditating- there’s a great 21 day challenge from Deepak Chopra www.deepakchopra.com
- Start listening to podcasts-
- Drink something else, there are so many options of no alcohol drinks, that make you feel like you’re drinking. https://clean.co/
- Make lists says Laura Willoughby, campaigner and founder of mindful drinking movement Club Soda (joinclubsoda.co.uk). “The experience of putting it all down on paper will provide you with a template for what to do the rest of the month and is a distraction from drinking.”
- Start reading; Kindle has free books each month so there’s no excuse!
- Go for a walk: January’s cold, crisp days are ideal for wrapping up warmly and stretching your legs. If you can’t get out into the countryside, visit your local park on a sunny day.
Good luck!
Rachael Worrall
Marketing Director love2move
