How to Feel Healthy and Happy in Your 30s and Beyond

Your 30s can be the best years of your life. They’re the start of a new chapter and a time to find a balance between juggling your familial responsibilities and your health. Of course, certain elements are out of our control, but many day-to-day lifestyle choices can impact our health. Whether you spent your 20s eating fast food and ordering takeout or you’ve yet to set foot inside a gym, don’t fret—it’s never too late to take control of your health. From working out to taking a women’s multivitamin, here are our top lifestyle tips to help you feel healthy and happy in your 30s and beyond.

Continue Exercising

Love Pilates? Can’t quit HIIT (high-intensity interval training)? Keep at it. But, if you haven’t found your favorite form of exercise, now’s the chance to explore. Here’s the thing—your body is still strong in your 30s. That said, many women find they have less time for fitness during this decade. Some have more responsibilities at work, while others devote time to their new families. So, how can you fit movement into your busy day? We recommend high-intensity workouts, which require more effort in less time. Think you can squeeze exercise in three times a week for 30 minutes? Great. If not, try breaking the workouts into 10-minute intervals throughout the day. And if HIIT workouts aren’t your favorite (or if you get burnt out after the first few months), mix things up by taking a new workout class or try a different style of movement to keep things fresh and inspiring.

Take Vitamins and Supplements

We get it—your 30s are busy. We understand if you don’t have time to eat all the right foods, complete your workouts, and prioritize rest all while managing a team, running your business, or taking care of your family. We’re exhausted just thinking about it. But, that’s where supplements can help—like the Nutrilite™ Women's Vital Pack. This women’s multivitamin can help fill gaps in your diet by providing concentrated fruits and vegetables that contain essential vitamins and minerals. It’s also loaded with vitamin C (which can provide immunity support) along with Omega-3 (which can support heart health).

Nutrition and Diet

You’ve probably heard that it’s harder to gain muscle and lose weight the older you get—and there’s some truth to that. You might have also noticed that you wake up with a few more aches than you once did or that it takes you longer to recover from an intense workout (or night out). So, what can you do to support your body? Here’s what we recommend:

• Consider your metabolism: You may need to adjust your caloric intake and activity levels depending on your metabolism. Similarly, your body may need additional vitamins or nutrients to support your metabolism.
• Rethink your intake: Your body might be sensitive to what you’re eating. Food sensitivities may cause your body to feel more bloated or sluggish. Think you know what some of the culprits might be? Eliminating them from your diet for a short period of time (before slowly reintroducing them) can help pinpoint which foods are really the cause of trouble.
• Establish routines: Food and fitness don’t need to be complicated. Find meals and workouts that you (and your body) love and make time for them each week. Prep healthy options at the beginning of the week so you can grab them on the go.
• Prioritize iron and folate: Folic acid can support cell production while iron can help transport oxygen through your body and keep energy levels high. So, what are natural sources of these nutrients? Folic acid can be found in foods like chickpeas, avocados, and leafy greens, whereas iron is present in soybeans and animal protein. Not sure if you’re getting enough in your diet? Consider a supplement—like Nutrilite™ Iron-Folic Plus. It provides ferrous fumarate and ferrous gluconate - two types of irons that can be easily absorbed by our body, while folic acid is crucial to the formation of red blood cells.

If you’re ready to make your 30s the best years of your life, now’s the time to start prioritizing your health. Whether you schedule some weekly workouts or take a women’s multivitamin every day, you can begin supporting your body today.