This may sound contradictory but "low-energy habits" easily outperform the gains achieved being at the other end. If you can excuse me for a while, the high-energy habits to stay healthy doesn't make any sense unless you're some kind of a professional like an athlete, gym trainer or a body builder.

Okay, if you didn't get my point, consider someone who's college going student but his self care needs to be very loud — loud alarm at 5 AM, 2 hours of work out daily, a very strict diet plan, going to bed exactly at the same time daily — aren't these all counted as "high-energy habits"?

I used to think “getting fresh air” meant going on an hour-long walk or having a full outdoor workout. It was kinda stupid because we live at the edge of the town, and only there are long stretches of greenery in front of our house. The "fresh air" is same if not inside house but it's certainly on the terrace or in the small lawn in front of the house. So, I decided to walk, run, work out, yoga in the garden and it didn't give me a slightest of a different feeling. But, it changed me into one with low-energy habits.

I also used to believe in perfection but now I think a 60 to 70% effort doesn't make a lot of difference to the outcome. The thing about low-energy habits is that they aren’t about changing yourself. They’re about meeting yourself where you are—in your tiredness, your messiness, your in-between moments—and making them just a little softer. Because real health and fitness isn’t about fixing anything. It’s just about making life feel a little more like yours.