How To Break Bad Health Habits

Making small changes can bring big improvements in your health and wellbeing

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Bad habit 1: Being over-ambitious about exercise

We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to keep active. But do you need to go to the gym five days a week? Sometimes it's enough just to make time for a ten minute power walk. Scientists at the universities of Cambridge and Leicester recently showed that short, intense bursts of activity are more beneficial to the heart than leisurely exercise lasting more than twice as long.

Bad habit 2: Scrolling while eating