Friday, 28 October 2011

UFS101- 3rd Reflection Topic

    Eveyone has a different perspective on what a healthy lifestyle is, but it really comes down to practicing good health habits and giving up harmful ones. With a healthy lifestyle you can only get positive reinforcements out of it, such as feeling good, you will have more energy, sleep better and be more relaxed, looking good, you will have a nice toned body, strong muscles, bright eyes healthy hair and skin, and most important you will be happy, you will have a better outlook on life. Two major factors I will be talking about are healthy eating and exercising.
   
    Healthy eating will surely gave a edge on weight loss. Some ideas to try are eat breakfast, which I believe a lot of people skip because they don't have time but eating breakfast stimulates how you feel for the rest of the day and also may slow down your metabolism. Eat more fruits and vegetables. When eating a salad, use a little bit of salad dressing. Only use 1 tablespoon. Let the dressing coat not drench the salad. When eating meat choose reduced fat or the leanest cuts also make sure you trim all the visible fat and drain the grease. Now fried foods, they are very high in fat and clog your arteries so try to stay away or limit the intake to very little. After dinner you always seem to have a little room for desert, substitute with low fat or fat free goods or choose fruit. Another big problem is eating out, which tends to be good but very fatting and high in calories. Drink 8 glasses of a water a day, try to take a morning walk, avoid fried foods, don't eat 2 hours before bed, cut back or down on alcohol, cigaretties and caffeine and also keep track of what you eat.
   
    Another factor of living a healthy lifestyle is exercising. Regular exercises reduce the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Making time to exercise 20 mins a day 3 times a week for a start will make a world of difference as long as your keep it regular. A few type of exercises are aerobic which burns fat calories very quickly improves and maintains heart and lung fitness. Some examples are dancing, jogging, and swimming. Another one is High Resistance exercise, which is very important for athletics examples are heavy weight training and sprints.

    Therefore, a better quality of life can be enjoyed with a healthy eating and exercise, which is the type of life that I wish to live.

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