A Healthy Dose of OC, Implementing Healthy Rituals

I already know what you're thinking. You read rituals and automatically think OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). But being OC isn't necessarily a bad thing. Yes, if you are OC about washing your hands every couple minutes, that could interfere with a normal life. But, having healthy rituals and being a little on the OC side when it comes to your health and lifestyle I think is a good thing.






For the sake of saving my image I wont get into the depths of my own obsessive compulsiveness. I relate the words passion, love, dedication, commitment, discipline to obsessive compulsive.

Here are 10 ways to healthily add a dose of OC to your lifestyle and have it benefit your health in a fast way.





1. If you live somewhere with stairs, everytime you go down or up them run one or two quick laps


2. Hang a pull-up bar in your bedroom doorway, everytime you walk under it, do a couple pull ups or leg lifts


3. Do a quick set of 10 jumping jacks/burpees everytime you walk through a doorway in your house


4. Brush your teeth standing on one leg switching legs when you go from top teeth to bottom


5. Earn every meal by doing a couple quick sets of squats, push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, etc, 5-10 minutes before you sit down to eat.

6. Start EVERYDAY with a brisk functional walk before breakfast, even if it's a short quick walk around the block. You are more likely to walk a little further once you start a walk than if you don't walk at all, so set a minimum goal and stick to it, be obsessed.

7. While you watch tv, stretch on the floor, roll out on a foam roller, practice some yoga poses. During the commercials, run fast in place, do jumping jacks, burpees, bounce on a mini trampoline, shadow box

8. Never ride an elevator or escalator, always hike the stairs. Remember "a man's health can be judged by which he take two at a time- pills or stairs." -Joan Welsh

9. Park a distance away from where you're going so you have to walk a little more. Wear a pedometer, steps add up.

10. Practice jumping into handstands whenever you're just standing around. As you get better balance you will have increased impulses to randomly jump upside down!! It's FUN!