Blogging can easily become a highly sedentary, unhealthy profession. It’s easy to become addicted to producing content, becoming less productive, and not caring for ones physical needs.
Use the following as a guide on how to become a healthier blogger.
5 Healthy Blogging Habits
- Take Breaks & Stretch – It’s important for your body to take breaks from the computer. Every so often take the time to step away from the computer, stretch your muscles, and let your eyes rest.
- Drink Lots Of Water – Your body is made up mostly of water, and it seems that many don’t drink enough daily. It’s recommended to drink eight 8oz glasses of water daily. In order to meet this need, always have water at your desk while blogging and using the computer. You’ll be surprised at how much you’ll drink throughout the day by taking small sips here and there. Replace soft drinks and juices with water.
- Get Sleep – With blogging comes a sporadic sleeping schedule for most. Up early to check emails, sleep in late on some days, go to bed early on others. Your body will respond better to a structured sleeping schedule, and you’ll feel more well rested and able to accomplish more if you are sure to get enough sleep each night.
- Stress Management - Blogging can become highly stressful. Blog posts need producing, profits made, emails answered, traffic analyzed – and much more. Make sure you’re taking your time (which is very valuable) and focus on what’s important. It’s also beneficial to not multi-task. Focus intensely on one subject, finish it, and move on.
- Keeping From Addiction – For many bloggers it can become highly enticing to check statistics and earnings many, many times throughout the day, watch traffic spikes, and drool over site designs. Make sure you’re staying focused, getting your work done – and taking time out of your day to “live” life.
Thoughts On Blogger Diets
There are many bloggers who grab quick, processed meals sporadically throughout the day. A quick bite here, and nibble there, a microwave meal there. This is not a healthy way to manage your diet, and more time should be attributed to creating a healthier food plan.
Don’t miss breakfast, take a break to make a nourishing lunch, and eat a healthy, balanced dinner.
I also notice that for myself personally, it’s easy to be tempted into having snacks available on my desk while I work throughout the day. This isn’t healthy, and can lead to too many consume calories.
Conclusion
Although these thoughts might take self-control and change, hopefully they spark a further interest towards your current diet/habits – and hopefully aide in creating a healthier way of “blogging” life.
Share with us your own tips for becoming a healthier blogger!
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Hi! Glad to see you blogging again! I eat breakfast with my blog every morning. If I get to lunch time and I’m still on line I get the guilts!
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November 5, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Hi Suzen!
Been out of town for a while, and have been concentrating on school heavily for some time – so it seems I occasionally go in blogging waves. For everything there is a season!
Same thoughts here. I try my best to do my blogging in the morning – and have everything finished by the afternoon. I like having the rest of the day for everything else in life!
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November 5, 2009 at 6:10 pm
I absolutely agree with these; especially “Get Sleep”. I find myself sometimes tweaking my blog and writing posts until 3 in the morning when I have to teach a class in just a few hours. It is draining and these tips are great. Drinking water helps a lot when you don’t get a lot of sleep. Great post.
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November 6, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Thank you for your thoughts Tate. I agree – sleep is a big aspect where I believe many of us could surely improve. Without sleep, we aren’t at our best capacities – and effectiveness dwindles.
Working from home and doing what you love, blogging, has really great advantages. However, most bloggers I’ve known are more workaholic than those working 9-5 daytime jobs
It’s really important to maintain health and healthy living. Good points here in your post. Now I need to GET SLEEP 
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October 3, 2011 at 9:14 pm
I think the biggest problem is the self control. Blogging is fun, and it becomes part hobby, part enjoyment, part job – and so you’re spending so much time on the platform. Also, if it’s your profession – all you need is a laptop, which is always accessible at home. Bloggers need to just make that decision to turn the computer off.
Maintaining a balanced diet is the key to a healthier body. Blogging and online marketing can be a stressful job, but time management is the key. Sometimes, when we work from home, we are exposed to distractions and maintaining a schedule like you’re working in an office could help a lot. Taking short holidays or blogging from a new environment away from home could also be healthy, both for the mind and the body.
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December 30, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I always enjoy taking my Sundays off. No work then, and it seems to give me better direction and health for the rest of the week. And then occasional long breaks for a week at a time.
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