Fitness:
4 Steps To Better Health
Each step is a bite-sized nugget of healthy living
information you can actually use.
Let's get
started...
Step
1: How Much Nutritional Supplements We Used Daily
In my
opinion, they are very necessary and very beneficial- especially when combined
with healthy eating habits. It's very difficult to get all the nutrients your
body needs through food alone, but combining proper nutrition with nutritional
supplements is very powerful.
That
being said, the one supplement everyone should be taking is a good multi
vitamin/mineral. Look at it as added insurance- eating well is crucial, but now
that you're also taking a multi, you can rest assured you're getting the
nutrients your body needs.
Step
2: Importances Of Nutrition
Good
nutrition is SO important. You are what you eat...remember that. Make a
conscious effort to gradually improve your eating habits, eating more of the
good foods (nuts, berries, peanut butter, olive oil, greens, chicken, whole
grains, etc.) and less of the bad foods (fried food, saturated fat, fructose
corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, etc.). Reading the label of what you're eating
will tell you a lot. You may think you lack the needed will power, but you'll
be amazed at what happens when you start to gradually improve your eating
habits.
Step
3: Exercise
Exercise
is the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to better health. Whether you
choose to join a Gold's Gym or go for a walk outside on a neighborhood
trail, there are so many benefits of exercising. This includes building
stronger bones and improved libido- it's a no brainer to start doing it. Your
goal should be to exercise 3-5 times a week with a combination of cardio
exercises and strength training (but no more than 1 hour per workout session).
It's been measured that if you add 3 pounds of muscle to your body, this added
muscle will burn as many calories as if you ran 1 mile. Muscle burns calories!
An excellent reason to pull on your Workout Clothes and move your body.
Step
4: Stress Management and Sleep
Stress
management and getting good sleep each night round out your path to better
health. Until you find a way to manage your stress, it will continue to do
damage to your body. Two tips you might want to implement include prioritizing
your day each morning and practicing deep breathing exercises (yes, you
probably already knew this, but have you tried it?).
Getting
enough sleep each night is equally important when you consider your body uses
this time to repair itself. You should aim for 7-9 hours each night. Two tips
you might want to implement include exercising and avoiding late night eating.
Now that
you have the basics, expand on this information.
Step
1: research more about Nutritional Supplements
Step
2: study more about Nutrition
Step
3: purchase quality gym clothes and begin
an exercise regimen
Step
4: practice meditation techniques and get more
sleep