Being grateful  

Get moving .

They maynot seem similar ，but gratitude and fitness can go hand-in-hand .

According to Emmons's 2003 study, people who practiced gratitude also engaged in more exercise .

There sults also found that study participants had fewer didetary restricitions and were less likely to smoke or abuse alcohol .

Volunteer.

Everyone needs alittle help sometimes and grategul people know there's no other way to acknowledge this than by actively doing something about it .

In his book Thanks!Emmons wrote ,“Since service to others helped them to find their own inner spirituality ,they were grateful for the opportunity to serve.”

As research published in BMC Public Health points out .volunteering can result in lower feelings of depression and increased overall well-being.