Short & Sweet: Why the littlest lifestyle level-ups can make the biggest difference

Something I’ve been grappling with recently, which I’m sure I’m not alone in, is the unshakeable feeling that ‘that’ll do’ has become my default.

Where once a ‘healthy lifestyle’ looked slow and strategic…it now looks rushed, and not a little bit slapdash. Eating well and exercising – they’ve come to be defined not so much by meal plans and programmes, but rather by moments of intentionality amid the mayhem.

These moments, though perhaps insignificant in insolation, seem to be feeding into the over-arching power that ‘little and often’ is well known for exerting over health, wellbeing and vitality.

Just recently, a few of these micro-habits in particular have come to sum up this new, improved, something-is-better-than-nothing outlook of life…

Not least, it’s the Holy Grail ginger shots on the school run - which help a clear head and running late find alignment - closely followed by the HIIT workout squeezed into the 15 minute window while dinner’s cooking.

Both these examples are a testament not just to the power of the incremental, but also to convenience in helping weave wellness into the busy-life framework.

Nowadays, having my glove box permanently stocked with Holy Grail’s Ginger Shots (little powerhouses of Ginger Juice, Turmeric, Apple Juice, Lemon Juice and Vitamin C) has meant that needing to be out and on the road by 8am is no longer a barrier to beginning the day with a nutritious kickstart.

Besides the obvious benefits of an antioxidant boost, this little shot is the tide-me-over which leads nicely into the eventual sitting down to a sensible breakast, rather than some empty-stomach-fuelled indulgence. To this end, it confers benefits beyond the sum of those superfood ingredients!

Yes, the ‘that’ll do’ blueprint might be robbing my lifestyle of its instagram polish, but to quote a line I read in a book recently ‘best is the enemy of the good’

In this case, perfection’s loss has been balance’s gain, replacing impossible standards with the kind of accessible aspiration - not to mention wholesome goodness - that all good pre-summer reinventions are made of.

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