Daytipper Blog

The word WELLNESS is defined as 'the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, esp. as the result of deliberate effort.'

Here at Daytipper we thrive on making YOUR life better. After all, it's the tips that our parent's pass down and best friends share off the cuff, that really impact our lives.

For a practical collection of advice designed to make life better, please consider purchasing Daytipper's inaugural book: Tipped Off: 101 Insightful Wellness Tips.

Recent wellness advice that's come thru the Daytipper inbox includes:

Save time and exercise in the shower

Sometimes with our busy schedules it is hard to find time to exercise. Try doing squats while you are in the shower. They are easy to do when you are washing your hair, and you can probably do about a hundred or more. You tone your legs without having to take extra time out of your day. And I guarantee after a couple of weeks, you will see a difference.

Perhaps the ultimate in multitasking! I actually use my time in the shower to meditate and further relax my muscles. This is accomplished through a series of deep breathing and tense/release exercises.

Easy way to read on the treadmill

I like to read magazines on the treadmill at the gym as it makes the time go faster. I seem to always end up under one of the ceiling fans which would blow the pages, so I started bringing a wooden clothespin and pin the corners as I read.

Solid advice. I'm partial to a binder clip, but a clothespin will certainly do the trick to put an end to fluttering pages.

Use ice cube containers to store daily vitamins

I take a lot of vitamins and really got tired of taking one from each bottle every day. Since we have an ice maker in our refrigerator I have no need for the old ice cube trays I own. Once every 2 weeks I make up the tray with a day's worth of vitamins in each "cube" and it has made the process really easy now.

Sounds good to me, but I have a confession to make. While technically I might be considered a 'grown' man, I STILL have trouble swallowing pills. Not just horse pills, but even small little aspirin. I've gone the crushing-in-apple-sauce route, but that just gets old. Anyone have any other advice?