Here
are some simple tips on exercise and eating habits that enable you to make your
life healthier. These tips on exercise and eating habits does not require any
special diets or fancy training methods. This is the recipe for plain,
workable everyday eating and daily exercise. The secret is to keep the
good habits gained over a period of time. A common everyday exercise
produces a surplus, wellness and good health and makes you more satisfied with
yourself. Be active at all times.
Try and find something you like. Participate in various sports activities and
all-round physical activity indoors and outdoors.
If
you have become a little tired due to any of your indoor or outdoor activities,
start with something new that you think is fun rather than to just quit.
During spare time, find things with friends that make you use your body. Trampoline,
dancing, cycling, ball games, climbing hills, forest ride, swimming, bathing,
etc. are a few of them. These things are also often more fun than when you sit
quietly in a corner with a quiet activity. To walk or cycle to and from school
and other similar activities are also a good training to your hands and legs.
Food:
Eat breakfast or make lunch buffet - breakfast provides energy and increased
concentration for a long day out. So never ever miss a breakfast for any
reason. Eat at least three servings of green vegetables and two servings of
fruits a day. Water is a thirst quencher - limit drinking soda. Lean types
of milk are good as drink to bread and cereals. Eat regular meals, four or five
times a day. This would provide a steady supply of energy and essential
nutrients that are required by our body. It also makes it easier to stay
away from snacking.
Physical
activity: You should get the most time to exercise and be physically active at
least for sixty minutes every day. The activity can be divided into
shorter periods during the day, but it's also nice if you get a continuous
workout of longer duration of more than sixty minutes. The activity should be
as varied and engaging as possible to develop all aspects of physical fitness
such as endurance, strength, agility and motor skills. Express yourself
and use your body, it is natural! Do not place too much demands on yourself,
but give yourself credit for the activity you do.
Whatever
activities you decide to take part either indoors or outdoors must be on your
own terms and interest without any compulsions from any quarters. Be friendly
with all your neighbors and invite them to play, be curious and try to explore
and learn new things everyday! Being outdoors is definitely a great fun to
unwind you. Feel the joy of being in motion with the great good Mother Nature. It
needs no emphasis that physical activity must become part of your day to day
life. If you have good motor skills then you usually become more popular
and less aggressive.
Here
are some general advices on diet:
i.
Choose boiled or baked potatoes instead of
chips and French fries.
ii.
Eat whole-grain and bread products.
iii.
Feel free to use fish for dinner two or three
times and eat fish spreads often.
iv.
Choose lean meat for dinner.
v.
Choose skim milk, low fat milk or extra-fat
milk and other dairy products with less fat.
vi.
Choose soft margarine or vegetable oil
instead of hard margarine or butter.
vii.
Cut down on your intake of sugar, especially
in the form of soft drinks and candy.
viii.
Be careful with salt.
ix.
Drink water when thirsty.
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