You can learn so much from children about being happy and healthy. Acting like a kid again won't get you sent to the principal's office, but it might just get you in shape.
Here are some suggestions from Dr. John Higgins, sports cardiologist for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston:
- Prioritize playtime
- Cultivate resilience
- Indulge in a little friendly competition
- Form (and maintain) strong relationships with others
- Dream up possibilities
- Eat when you're hungry, not when you're bored
- Take naps
- Put yourself in time out