I’ve had this on my TBR list for ages but only got around to reading it recently because I have shiny book syndrome (among other things – like TBR addiction). But once I started reading this, I finished it in a day because it’s pretty inspiring and quite short.

Eat, Move, Sleep focuses on how you can improve your overall quality of life by working on three key areas: Diet, Exercise, and Sleep. The book is structured into thirty chapters for thirty days, and each chapter comes with one actionable step you can take to improve your diet, sleep, or exercise. Tips include:

• Eliminate an hour of chair time from your daily routine
• Put the healthiest foods in your home at eye level or in a bowl on the counter
• Next time you work on something that needs lots of learning and synthesizing, got to bed early instead of late.
• When you see a friend making a good decision about what to eat, give credit and encouragement
• When your brain is filled with new information to remember or if you need to be creative, go for a walk
• Wake up at the same general time every day to keep your internal clock on track
• Try a new microactivity today, like taking the stairs or walking one bus stop
• Start eating with the healthiest things on your plate and end with the least healthy things
• Etc

What I really liked about the book is that all the tips are backed up by studies. Some tips have more than others, but in general, the author cites a lot of studies. He also mentions that one of the things he does whenever he hears of a new finding is to look for the study and dig deeper, so I feel pretty reassured that the things he’s telling us is verifiable and will be beneficial to us.

That said, I don’t see myself implementing every single piece of advice in the book, especially for the diet. I may try the exercise one in the morning, if I can wake up, but I love food too much (and so much of the food I love is unhealthy) that I don’t think I can switch to clean eating. I’ll definitely try to cut down on the treats and I’ve been working on not snacking after dinner, but I’m not going to feel guilty if I indulge once or twice a week.

Overall, this was an interesting book to read. I went around telling everyone that “the act of sitting literally makes your backside bigger” because a study showed that “sitting around for long periods of time could put pressure on cells and cause the body to produce 50 percent more fat than it usually would” and even though the keyword is “could”, it’s still a very fun fact that got my friends speculating about the possibility of a standing desk. So if you want interesting facts or if you just want to know a few ways you could tweak your lifestyle to become healthier, this is the book for you.