How to get fit and healthy

Exercise daily to stay fit; you might come across this sentence earlier. On reading this sentence, you might think that from this moment I must start doing exercises daily but in practice you won’t follow them.  The two reasons that hinder you from doing regular exercises are laziness and work. When you are filled with lots of work, naturally you may think of taking rest in the leisure time instead of exercising.f

Exercise doesn’t mean that you need to visit gym and get assisted by the exercise practitioner. You can do some simple exercises at home. If you are put up in a sedentary lifestyle, then you must add some physical activity to your life.

Here are some easy-to-follow exercises in your daily life to increase your physical activity:

Walking - A foremost exercise that is followed by most of living beings in the world for leading a healthy life. Try to go for walking in the morning or evening. If you can’t allot any specific time for walking, then just take a walk at lunch, use the stairs instead of the lift and walk instead of driving to the local store.

Super brain Yoga - A simple yoga performed by most of Hindus in Temple, generally called as ‘Thorppih: Karnam’ (Thorppih: = with the hands, Karnam = ears, in Sanskrit), to energize and recharge the brain. It is purely based on the principles of subtle energy and ear acupuncture.

Swimming - Apart from a fabulous workout, it is the useful and recreational activity that can be performed regularly in your life. It helps to maintain the blood pressure and cholesterol of a person. If you have a pool at home, then swimming must be your regular activity.

Cycling - It is a fantastic workout done with a great fun. It minimizes the risk of coronary heart disease and assures you trimmer and toned muscles.

Play - Nowadays kids are struck to TV and computer; take them to garden or playground and play with them instead of sitting on the sideline. This is a great way to burst stress and strengthen your relationship with children.

These days our lives are full of stress because of worrying events in them, such as work tension, the death of someone you love, a divorce or the loss of a job. A recent study shows that people with stress usually get tension -type headaches. Most people describe a tension headache as a constant dull, achy feeling on both sides of the head or the neck muscles.

Fortunately, effective treatments for tension-type headaches are available. If you have symptoms of a tension type headache often, you must meet your family doctor for treatment. Don’t expect your doctor to be able to guess that you have tension-type headache just by looking at you. You need to tell them the symptoms you have so that he or she will prescribe the proper medicines to abate the pain.

We know that Prevention is better than cure. Reducing stress will help you avoid the tension-type headaches. Here are some natural ways to reduce stress and lead a healthy life.

For starters, lie down in a dark and quiet place and try to relax.

Studies have shown that vitamins like B complex, C and E along with minerals like manganese, selenium and zinc are helpful in relieving stress. So eat fresh fruits, vegetables rich in vitamins and meat and dairy products as much as possible.

Sleep deprivation is one of the chief aggravators of stress. Practicing sleep tactics along with stress-lowering tactics can help improve your quality of sleep.

Avoid caffeine as it increases stress levels by stimulating the central nervous system. Remember, an excess intake of caffeine will result in hyperactive moods and stress.

Physical activity is the best tool to reduce your stress. Make time for at least 30 minutes of exercise, three times a week.

Obesity is recognized as a disease since 1997 by WHO. The increasing number of obese people around the world obliged WHO to take measures against this new burden.

In 2005, the estimated number of obese persons was about 400 million adults and 20 million children. It touches developed countries in particular but is on an increase in the developing nations too. This disease can have a lot of other health effects as well.

How is that explained? We can find food 24/7 and unless checked, it leads to snacking of particularly sweet and fatty foods. A lot of people criticize the role of television in the growth of obesity, as it provokes inactivity and calls to consume more. Contemporary societies are sources of stress and food unbalances to add to it all.

Obesity can lead to different diseases like high cholesterol levels, hypertension, or rheumatic fever. Death occurs often before time. The discrimination is a real problem too because obese people can’t continue to work, and start to find themselves useless.

Governments try to check this phenomenon and launch some programs in school and television advertisements.

Solutions however, lie in habits: you have to eat balance meals with vegetables and fruits, and avoid sweets. Practicing some kind of sport is essential to stay fit and preserve a good health. Snacking is prohibited if you are obese. Healthy eating has to be a part of education for your children.

Show them you can be an example by walking to school, taking the stairs and indulging in sports. You can do a jog every day, even if it’s short, it’s always efficient. Your heart will work better and your body will delete the too much sugar. Organize swimming outings with your friends; you will protect yours joints by using your muscles and losing weight! Go hiking; it could be a good mean to relax on a weekend and discover nature.

Your body will use some calories to adapt your internal temperature to your environment.

Cycling is a free, easy and eco friendly mean to fight obesity too. It will help you avoid cardiovascular problems. Dance with your partner, you will use all your muscles and release stress.