Importance of a good healthy

A good and a strong health is not something that is sold at a grocery store but it is something that we have to create and also maintain at the same time. A good health is achieved by following a few collective patterns which are health related. If we follow this logic then we will also realise the importance of having a healthy lifestyle which will add to the benefits of having a healthy life. One can start with following the pattern of eating the right things at the right time and also exercising too. These healthy patterns will help to lead to reduced illness which in turn will also help save a lot of money that we turn up spending for recovering from various illnesses.
 
Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases (like heart disease and cancer), and promote your overall health.

Better health is central to human happiness and well being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress! Healthy populations live longer, are more productive and save more.

Going to the gym and doing aerobics also helps to have a fit healthy life!! There are several gyms that  we can go to!!

Exercises

There are several exercises that individuals can do to live a healthy life. As discussed before one doesn't have to sit all day without taking a walk or do some few exercises. Today I will focus on the different exercises that people can do.

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Push ups


Push ups helps increase one's strength  so as to stay fit.As a symbol of health and wellness, nothing surpasses the simple push-up. The push-up is the ultimate barometer of fitness.








 Treadmill
Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss.

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Stretch
Physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed. You may also feel better about your appearance and yourself when you exercise regularly. This can also can boost your confidence and improve your self-esteem.

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 Jumping
Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance. Exercise and physical activity deliver oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and help your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. 
From a study in the American Journal of Health Promotion ; Jumping 10 times twice a day provides greater bone-building benefits than running or jogging.

Health and Fitness

 Exercises are a way of living a healthy life. It is good for one to do exercises daily as this  helps to have and mantain a good health. A lot of different things count as exercise: dancing, walking, gardening,  cycling, doing sports and this can include soccer, netball, basketball and swimming.

• To make it easier one has to choose what he or she likes. Moreover choose an activity that fits your self-identity. Do you see yourself wearing tights, shorts  and cycling, or wearing workout gear at the gym.
•  Make a time table of how to do your exercises. Its either you go for your fitness exercises early in the morning or late during the day. Moreover time yourself when exercising either you go for 30minutes or an Hour.
• Also having a partner also helps to motivate one another. You can work with a friend to do the exercises.
• Don't spend more time sitting, be an active somebody, doing different activities, walking.

 Proper diet and exercise are the mainstays for a healthy lifestyle.You don’t have to spend hours in a gym or force yourself into monotonous or painful activities you hate to experience the physical and emotional benefits. Adding just a little physical activity to your weekly routine can have a profound effect on your mental and emotional health.

 Some of the exercises one can do include

• Aerobic activities like running, cycling, and swimming strengthen your heart and increase your endurance.
• Strength training like weight lifting or resistance training builds muscle and bone mass, improves balance and prevents falls. It’s one of the best counters to frailty in old age.
• Flexibility exercises like stretching and yoga help prevent injury, enhance range of motion, reduce stiffness, and limit aches and pains.

Let's make it our policy to do exercises always so as to live a healthy life

Diseases caused by unbalanced diet.

 People nowadays suffer from different diseases due to the food they eat. People rarely monitor their food forgetting that there are several diseases which one can suffer from. Some of the diseases due to unbalanced diet are

• Obesity
• Cardiovascular
• Diabetes
• Malnutrition
• Osteoarthritis

From the interviews I carried out most people were  saying that they don't monitor their food. They only eat what they feel like eating at that particular time. One eat anything as long as he/she feel like eating that food stuff.  However some are already having medical problems due to their habits of eating, they now have rotten teeth because of contiuos eating of sweets; while others now have big bellies due to too much eating with lack of exercises.
On the other hand a few individuals do monitor there food. One lady said she make sure she doesn't eat too much fat in whatever she eats; meaning she can eat junk food as long as there are no fats. One guy stated that" I select foods I can and can't eat And their portions", the guy went on to say that he tries by all means to eat a balanced diet on each day.
This therefore shows that few individuals are monitoring the way they eat.
obesity
 Is associated with unbalanced diet. If you don't balance your caloric intake with your level of physical activity you will gain weight and when this weight gain leads to an excessive amount of body fat,it leads to the point of increasing your body mass index and one will be considered obese.

cardiovascular
It is also associated with eating unbalanced diet. Diets that are high in fat, cholesterol and sugar and low in fruits, vegetables and whole grains tend to increase the risk of high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. This increases the risk of both heart attack and stroke.
malnutrition
This is when the diet does not provide the body with all nutrients it needs to function optimally. Malnutrition occurs if your diet is deficient in one nutrient.
 People we ought to monitor what we eat, try by all means to take a balanced diet meal on daily basis. Moreover people should do exercises jog , do stretches so as to avoid and stop some diseases and live a healthy life.

To live a healthy life we ought to eat a balanced diet.  The diet should include fruits, vegetables and grains each day.
 A balanced diet is eating the rightful amount of food and a wide range of food. The range of food in one's diet should include

• proteins
• carbohydrates
• vitamins
• mineral salts
• fats

  Eating well plays an important part in maintaining good health.

Health eating tips

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• Base your meals on starchy foods as these give you energy. Choose wholegrain varieties, or eat potatoes with their skins on they contain more fibre.
• Eat at least a fruit and vegetables a day.
• Eat more fish. Eat at least two portions of fish every week, including one portion of oily fish such as mackerel or sardines.
• Cut down on saturated fat and sugar.
• Eat less salt – no more than 6g a day for adults.
• Get active and be a healthy weight.
• Drink plenty of water, about six to eight glasses of water every day. 
• Don’t skip breakfast because it gives you the energy you need for the day. (National Health Services)                                                   

A healthy life

Your food choices each day affect your health how you feel today, tomorrow, and in the future.

Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases (like heart disease and cancer), and promote your overall health.

Living a healthy life helps cut costs in one's life because you don't have to buy treatment, you don't have to be paying doctors often as you visit them for regular check-ups. Therefore in a way healthy living gives an individual a peaceful mind and a non stressful life.

 As individuals,  parents or guardians we ought to make it a must to live a health life. This is through making balanced diet meals, or balancing our meals in a way that your family or yourself gets to eat a balanced diet. Its either you eat breakfast with proteins and carbohydrates, then make sure your lunch or supper have got other healthy nutrients like vitamins, mineral salts and fats. Moreover even the snacks we eat lets ensure that they have certain nutrients for our bodies.

Finally we ought to do some fitness exercises to stay fit. Some school children don't do any sporting activities, sports are a good way of exercising and as parents you have to encourage your children to be involved in sporting activities. Sports help in strengthening our bones, it helps in the movement of the blood in our bodies and they also help in staying fit. Having a health body, one that is strong. Even adults can play different sports. They can do swimming, netball, soccer and even running, to keep ourselves healthier and also in a way they are a way of refreshing and socializing with other individuals.

  A healthy life is for every individual; whether young or old.

Welcome to Health Matters!!!! A blog which focuses on health issues, eating healthy food and living a health life through doing exercises.

Health and fitness' aim is  to create awareness, encourage individuals to monitor the food they eat and to exercise so as to stay fit.  This topic is to encourage young adults like me to adapt exercises and be part of their lives as I have seen that most of the young stars do not take exercises seriously and rarely monitor the food they eat. Most of the times people eat junk food which is not good for one's health.

The blog seeks to focus on health related stories that will help people to live a healthy life. This will be through stories related to good food and fitness tips. The blog will also focus on certain diseases that are caused due to unbalanced diet food and lack of exercises.

Health is the state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction. It is the general condition of  the body and mind. When one is healthy he or she will be strong to make decisions, it gives a peace of mind and you can do your duties without any difficulties.