Health and Fitness

“Health and fitness is very important. Exercise and eating right is an important factor to staying healthy. We only have one body, so we must take care of it.”

Mrs. Shaunelius L. Sterns

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When we were growing up life was simple. We ate when we wanted to eat, and we ate what we wanted to eat; it did not matter how much we ate, because our metabolism was high and our bodies would burn off the fat that we consumed. We did not have a care in the world. As we get older in our age, our bodies change. We change how we look physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. What can we do to stop our bodies from becoming how we do not want them to be? We cut back on our caloric intake, and we cut back on the amount of sugar we consume from snacks and other things we eat, but what do we do when that does not work? What else is there? We become depressed and start not to like our bodies, we buy scales to see how much we have gained or lost, but all in all we are still upset. We try dieting that does not work. We read books that only make us feel worse than we did at first, and we find ourselves in tears. We stress eat to make our sad feelings go away, but what we do not realize is that we are only hurting ourselves. We have our little pity party feeling down on ourselves; wanting others to feel sorry for us, but what good is that? What is that going to help? We need to get up and dry our eyes and start taking responsibility for our own bodies! In the first place no one can do it for us. We have to do the research if we want to know things and how to start making good decisions about our bodies, and our health. We should sit down ant write down the things that we consume on a daily basis. Then we should look at each one and write down the pros and cons about each one. Thirdly, we need to look up those things to see what it is made out of and do the research on the ingredients. Yes, packages have the information listed of the back with the daily value, and the percentages of the vitamins on it as well. We do not normally look at it if it is something we have been eating all of our lives, and we do not pay attention as to how much we eat either. We eat things because it tastes good, and because it is pleasing to our eyes. everything we see, eat, and want is not good for us, but too much of any thig is not good either no matter what it is.

Let us think about it for a minute. We all have different body types, we are all different. Some eat more than others, some eat less than others, and there are some that count calories every time they eat, or drink any thing. That is all good, but in some ways it is not. I say that because sometimes when a person is in a rush, we do not pay attention to what we are eating, we just need to put something inside of us to get ourselves going. There are times when a cup of coffee is all we have time for, and sometimes we do not even have time for that. We go throughout our day running on fumes.

At the end of the day, our bodies are depleted of nutrients that we need to keep us strong and healthy; our bodies feed on itself. Well this is what we should do. In order to keep ourselves healthy and in shape, we must exercise! Exercising gives us energy. It helps to release toxins in our bodies that makes us tired and sluggish. It helps us to get rid of the things that makes us feel bad, or are making us feel bad. We feel our blood flowing in our bodies. It is good for our heart to get the blood flowing. We feel good at the end of a good workout; and we know that we have done something good for our bodies, and we have done something good for ourselves. We must take ourselves into consideration because we only get one go around in this life.

When we want something sweet to eat, or something to drink, we should eat fresh fruits and drink juice, such as Gatorade, Powerade, but most importantly, drink plenty of water. Water has all of the right minerals that is good for our bodies. There’s nothing in it that’s artificial. There are sweet waters that are bottled and sold in stores just as regular water, but those kind of waters are not so good for you. Some have artificial sweeteners to make them taste good, and there are some that are made out of real fruit juice. Some are even caffeine free. Gatorade puts the electrolytes back into our bodies when we have had a hard workout; especially when we have sweat something fierce.

There’s nothing wrong with starting slow and working your way up when exercising. It is good to consult your health care provider when you are attempting to start a fitness program. He or she can tell you what to do and how to do so you will not hurt yourself. Make sure to have something comfortable to work out in. Make sure to stretch before doing any kind of exercise to get the blood flowing in the muscles; especially if you are going to be working out in the morning before you start your day.

Make it fun. Have family and friends join you on your journey to getting fit and staying healthy.

There is something here for everyone to enjoy working out to. There are more videos on YouTube that you can workout to. Just take your time and have fun on this amazing journey to fitness and good health.

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