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An Amazing Venture to Healthy Life

If you are concerned with living a healthy life, you must begin now.

Time is the only capital any human being has that one can’t afford to lose.

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Here are the four most fascinating tips on living a healthy life

Physical Activity and Fitness

The most difficult part of performing physical activity is to put the shoe on and get out of the door. Imagine doing fitness in Britain’s cold weather; here what plays a vital role in your mentality, your determination to achieve it. So, first, physical fitness starts with your mentality. Now the benefits of physical activities are:

1. It reduces the risk of Coronary Artery Disease

2. Vascular Changes

3. Metabolic Changes

4. Reduces Risk of Chronic Diseases

5. It increases Longevity

It's Your Responsibility to understand your health state

Have you wondered why people go to a doctor when their health state is in the worse state?

Why doesn’t someone visit doctors or health professionals to keep them away from any illness?

Yes, we only appreciate how great our body is doing, we don't reward our body with lots of cures- i.e fitness, massage, appropriate clothing, and so on. Look after your body just for yourself. The following considerations will help you understand your health state:

1. Recognize the values and limitations of both health screening and early detection.

2. Develop a schedule for periodic medical examinations

3. Determine the need for a pre-exercise medical examine

Monitor Your Body Mass Index (BMI)

A person needs to maintain his weight to keep the best vitality of life. There is a set of formulas to do so:

BMI = Body mass(kg) Divide by height (in metres) whatever sum comes divide by height (in metres)

Let's say X has a Body mass weight of 65 kg and height of 161 cm. Now to calculate his BMI

BMI = 65 / 1.61 = 40.37/1.61 = 25.07

X has got a BMI of 25.07. Now we can figure out the status of his body through the table below:

Nutrition

If you are genuine in wanting to live a healthy lifestyle and wish to bring out effects to your body you must consider nutrition as the most important role player.

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Before Exercising

  1. Drink 5–7 ml of fluid per kg body weight about(300–500) ml 4 hours prior

2. Drink 3–5ml of fluid per kg body weight fluid about 2 hours before exercise

3. Eat a meal or snack; high in carbohydrate foods, 2 to 4 hours prior

During Exercise

  1. Drink a cup 237 ml or more of water every 15 to 20 minutes

2. In longer events drink a sports drink with 6 to 8 percent (60–80)g/L carbohydrate every 15 to 20 minutes to maintain blood glucose levels

3. Intake of carbohydrates provides energy for muscles and the nervous system and helps to enhance the immune system and cognitive function

Post Exercise Nutrition

  1. Begin to consume carbohydrates and some protein(a ratio of 4g carbs to 1 g protein) to maximize the replacement of muscle glycogen and speed muscle recovery.

2. Select foods with a high glycemic index to maximize the replacement of muscle glycogen.

3. Drink lots of juices and water to ensure fluid replacement, but avoid alcoholic beverages, which functions as a diuretic.

Summary

1. Put the shoe on and get out of the door

2. Understand your health status

3. Keep monitoring your Body Mass Index

4. Fuel your body with the right choice of foods

Thank you for reading!

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