Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day
22nd feb 2014
We hear a lot about living a healthy lifestyle,
we hear about lifestyle related diseases like obesity, diabetes… but what is
healthy lifestyle all about?
It is simple, in general, a healthy
person doesn't smoke, is at a healthy weight, eats healthy and exercises, very simple
indeed , isn’t it? But difficult to maintain RIGHT!!!!
A healthy lifestyle has often been stressed upon for a better health.
However, health as a priority is not been taken seriously by many and health
regimens are often regarded as a tedious job to keep up with.
The trick to healthy living is
making small changes...taking more steps, adding fruit to your cereal, having
an extra glass of water...these are just a few ways you can start living
healthy without drastic changes.
5 simple steps to live a healthy
lifestyle
•Do not smoke
•Keep the body weight right. Eating a healthy diet which is another part
of the healthy lifestyle. Not only it will help with weight management, it can
also improve your health and quality of life as you get older.
•Engage in moderate to brisk exercise activities for atleast half-an-hour
or more every day We know it's good for us but avoid it like the plague either
because we're used to being sedentary or afraid that exercise has to be
vigorous to be worth our time.
•Exclude the bad fats from food and have food rich in vegetables and
fruits, protein rich meat like chicken and fish, fiber, nuts and legumes.
•Keeping the alcohol intake moderate. which is one a day for women and
two a day for men.
Creating a healthy lifestyle doesn't
have to mean drastic changes. In fact, drastic changes almost always lead to
failure. Making small changes in how you live each day can lead to big rewards,
so figure out what you can to be healthy today.
