Friday, August 28, 2009

Essentials To Live Health And Fitness

By Peter Werth

Living a life of health and fitness is hard but it is not impossible. In fact, with discipline and commitment, you can actually change your habits and finally get rid of those habits that affect your health.

To help you, here are some of the ways that you can start with your healthy lifestyle.

1. There are a lot of people who start eating healthy and living healthy who will fall back to their old ways after some time. Don't be like those people. If you are already part of those people who burn their lungs out everyday, the best bet is to make a commitment to quit. By doing this, you are already halfway to recovery. Start when you feel that you really want it bad enough and you can really do it. Will power can be really amazing.

2. Changing old habits whether foregoing with a bad diet or quitting a vice, is hard but when done with people who live and support you, the task can be easier and more manageable. This is the reason why diets and programs for quitting alcoholism and smoking have support system programs within their organization. People who share your experiences whether or not they are undergoing the same things as you are will help encourage you to continue with the goals that you have set.

3. Skip the Soda and even the iced tea As much as you can, drink water. This is the safest and healthiest drink there is. Sodas even the diet ones, are carbonated and contain high amounts of sugar and carbohydrates which can later be translated into fats. You can also try drinking green tea which can help in the digestive system. Iced tea may be tamer than sodas but these drinks also contain a lot of sugar which can pile up in the body. Stick to water and drink lots of it.

You should also avoid going to places that you know will tempt you to go back to your old ways. If you have friends for instance who influence you to not eat and not live healthy, don't go with them for the meantime especially if you know that you will only be tempted when you are with them.

4. Sometimes, we go back to our old ways not because we want to but because it is something that your bodies are already so used to. Another way to start living a life of health and fitness without having to shell out money and make lots of effort is to schedule an exercise routine every day. Exercise will also strengthen your bones and your body, promote better breathing and cellular activity, clear the brain and of course keep those extra calories out of the body. People who are constantly being reminded of how they should proceed have better chances of making it through the program than those who are just doing it alone.

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