How to Start Morning Walk and Sustain the Ritual

Morning walk is quite helpful in keeping us fit and healthy. In the age where pollution is on the rise, food is contaminated and adulterated, and lifestyles are quite static and lethargic, body ailments are pretty common and on the rise.

The lack of exercise leads people to visit doctors for minor and sometime even major complaints and health issues. 

It is imperative therefore to make morning walk a part of our daily routine. It will trigger a chain of activities leading to a healthy lifestyle.

So, let's discuss what you need to do in order to start morning walk and continue with it.

A. Sleep Early

You need to sleep earlier. So, you should be in the bed maximum by 11 o'clock. It will help you to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning.

B. Charge up your mind with meditation or prayers

Meditation and Morning Prayer rituals prevalent in many religions are aimed to subconsciously charge up your mind to prepare for a hectic day ahead. 

C. Find a friend 

After doing your meditation and prayer ritual, you should set out for your morning walk. If it sounds a bit tricky and difficult, you can find a friend or partner, who can accompany you. This way it will be beneficial to both of you. It will help you beat lethargy and initial procrastination.  

D. Take some healthy and nutritious food

You should take some healthy food in the morning before going for a morning walk. It shouldn't be coffee or tea, but it can be some light healthy foods or supplements like fruits, dry fruits, dates, oats, gehun ka dliya, chhole (boiled gram/chickpeas), “til ke laddoo” (sesame balls) or even an omelet. It is necessary to maintain your energy levels and to prevent acidity, weakness, and nausea, etc.   

E. Don’t skip the routine even in the event of minor health issues

The next thing is to continually practice it even if you have minor health issues.

If you are not in a mood to go for a long morning walk, at least get out of the bed, put on your tracking suit and just walk for a mile or a half.

The idea is not to break the routine, Do not start madly doing it for more than 2-3 hours in the beginning. That will lead to exhaustion and fatigue and you will not be able to continue the practice for long. The next day, you can be too tired or have some injury or sprain.

So start in a moderate fashion and in a way that can be sustained.

So, these were the basic steps to start and include morning walk in your daily routine. If you practice it in the right way, very soon, you will see its positive results and will feel happier, healthier and fitter than ever.