These days, everyone seems to be becoming more health conscious. We know so much more than we used to about what is good for us and what is bad. It is said that a little of what you fancy does you good and this does tend to be true. Here are five tips for a healthy (yet enjoyable!) lifestyle:
1. Eat a balanced diet
A balanced diet does not have to be a boring diet. As long as you are getting adequate proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and fats, that slice of chocolate cake you’re craving shouldn’t do you too much harm. Enjoy your meals, chew your food properly and eat a variety of foods, including five portions of fruit or vegetables a day. Too much processed food or sugary food can make you feel sluggish.
2. Drink more water
Water is such a basic requirement and so key to survival, yet ninety percent of us don’t drink enough! Six to eight cups a day is the recommended minimum. We can live for several weeks without food but only a few days without water. If you don’t like the taste, mix it with juice, sugar-free cordial or make hot fruit tea. Vegetables and fruit contain plenty of water too. If your urine is darker in color than straw, drink more water!
3. Take time out to relax
Relaxation is very important to a healthy mind. However you choose to relax – deep breathing, yoga, fishing, having a bath, reading a book – try to chill out for an hour a day if you can. Mental exhaustion can cause stress, depression and anxiety disorders. Modern lifestyles can be hectic – if you’re not working, you’re running after the kids or racing around the grocery store or doing something else. Relax! Breathe deeply. Even fifteen minutes of this is better than none, but do try for an hour a day.
4. Get moving!
There is no excuse not to exercise because there literally is something for everyone. Not everybody loves pounding the treadmill or pumping iron in the gym but anything that gets your heart rate up is a good cardiovascular activity. How about playing tennis, meeting a friend for a swimming session or taking up self-defense or a martial art? If you can’t think of anything better, run up and down the stairs a few times. Feeling better now? Exercise releases endorphins, which cheer you up.
5. Cut down on smoking and drinking
Have you ever met a smoker who is glad they started smoking? Neither have I. It is the single most destructive thing you can do to your body. Drinking can be harmful if you consume alcohol in excess or binge drink but, like most things, moderation is the key. A glass of red wine has even been proven to be good for the heart. But too much can be devastating to your health.
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www.FatlossLifeStyle.com for Free Stuff When & How Should I Warm-Up, Stretch, Exercise, and Cool Down? I get tons of questions about this topic. There seems to be a lot of confusion about stretching. We all seem to not have enough time in the day for all that we need to do. So it is logical that most of us skip stretching. But that is a big mistake. I know it seems counter intuitive but more time not working out intensely will get you to your goals faster. You will become more flexible and lower your risk for injury. You will be able to stay more consistent to your work out schedule thus obtaining better results. The proper sequence of an intense work out should be: •Warm up •Light stretching •40 50 minutes of intense resistance training •Intense stretching the last ½ of the intense resistance session •Cool down Warm Up- It is very important to transition into an intense work out with 10 minutes of a low level cardio vascular activity. Some modes of exercise that work well are jumping jacks, jump rope, martial art kicks, squat thrust, or any full body callisthenic type exercise. However my favorite mode is power walking on the treadmill. Starting speed is nice and slow. I (I am 59) start at 3.5 mph and increase the speed by .1 mph every minute. Over the course of the 10 minute warm up I will go from 3.5 mph to 4.5 mph. Due to limitations in space here if you want this full special report on stretching go to FatlossLifeStyle.com Your Healthy LifeStyle Coach, Darin L. Steen
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advice on yoga, meditation, buddhism…?
ive recently started practicing yoga and have always been interested in buddhism. i want to achieve what most of the followers of this religion achieve…the art of meditation is very appealing to me but i dont really know if there are any guidelines or a “way” of doing it? i just want to start a new healthy lifestyle and this kind has always intrigued me.
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i have started reading siddartha and all his questions and beliefs remind me of myself. his logic, his grace. i want that! lol
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