Highlights

• These changes are shared without agenda and with the intention of encouraging you to reflect on whether you need or want to make changes. If it’s not the right time for you to listen to this podcast episode then that’s OK. It’s also OK if you don’t want or need to make changes, or if you do not have the capacity (01:26).
• I used summer break to introduce some of these changes and establish habits. Six weeks seemed long enough for me to confidently start identifying as a healthier person (02:15).
• My definition of healthy: anti-diet, pro-movement, comparison-free, and a strong emphasis on mental health (03:34).
• Change 1: daily exercise (indoor and outdoor cycling) (04:21).
• Change 2: one weekly exercise session with others (nordic walking) (07:40).
• Change 3: a little competition (Strava and Apple Activity app) (09:07).
• Change 4: intermittent fasting (16:8, no calorie counting, two meals) (11:02).
• Change 5: working towards no blue light at bed time (mobile in office, no social media on iPad, aiming to move iPad soon). Also establishing better routines around bed time (12:04).
• Change 6: reducing the booze intake (helped by alcohol free beer and gin) (13:30).

Wrap Up

(16:37)

I hope you’ve enjoyed this episode. Another way to become a healthier teacher is to improve your relationship with technology (as alluded to in episode 106). To help with this, you might like to check out my online course, Achieve Inbox Zero. You can find it at theteachingspace.com/shop.

Helpful Links

• Recommended books on habit formation:
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
• Episode 100 An Interview with Oliver Caviglioli
• Peloton app
• The Laid Back Guide To Intermittent Fasting by Kayla Cox
• Strava app (Apple and Android)
• How to run a competition on Apple Activity app
• Episode 106 How to Establish a Healthier Relationship with Social Media
• Seedlip non-alcoholic spirits
• Achieve Inbox Zero course