Keeping Your Body In order to Stay Fit |
Having quality sleep for 7-8 hours a day can help maintain health.
Everyone has a desire to live longer to get together with family for a long time and achieve the successes to be achieved. And no one has the ideals to suffer from heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, liver disorders, lung problems and cancer. Then how to stay healthy and fit?
Here are some habits that can help to live longer:
Perform physical activity
According to research shows that doing light activity already has health benefits. But stronger physical activity until the body takes out sweat such as jogging, swimming, cycling can provide greater benefits. For greater benefits can be done regular physical activity at least 30 minutes every day. Physical activity is not only beneficial to health but also a way to socialize or get together with family.
Choose physical activity that can be used to prevent boredom, reduce stress levels, and have a low risk of injury. Selected physical activity should also be adjusted for age and health conditions. Initiate physical activity preferably by preheating and ending with cooling. If the purpose of doing physical activity is to lose weight then it is necessary addition of physical activity, not only exercise but all activities undertaken. Day-to-day activities such as choosing to use stairs instead of using elevators / elevators, using a bicycle for office or school.
Eat a healthy diet
- Fruit and vegetables is one of the compositions of healthy foods. Recommended everyone consumes a minimum of five servings of different vegetables and fruits every day. One serving is about one hand.
- A third of the portion of food in a day should have a composition of flour, such as cereal, bread, potatoes, rice, or noodles. Wheat cereal or whole wheat bread is healthier than other low-fiber foods.
- Limiting the consumption of foods has high fat content such as cheese, fatty meats, full cream milk, fried foods, butter, etc.
- Consume 2-3 servings of fish every week, at least 1 portion is fish containing omega-3 such as salmon or tuna.
- Eat lean meats or poultry.
- Use vegetable oil to process fried foods.
- Limit the use of salt to food and limit salty eating.
Healthy living in it also requires emotional health and adequate rest. A good mood can reduce the risk of stress or anxiety. The occurrence of stress and anxiety can decrease the quality and quantity of one's sleep. Controlling stress or anxiety can be cultivated by increasing positive energy in the self, such as meditation and yoga. Finding ways to please yourself after work like hanging out with friends, going to a reflexology venue, or enjoying time by reading a book can help lower stress levels.
Quit smoking
If you are a smoker then making a decision to choose to quit smoking is the most effective action that can be done to reduce the risk of illness in the future. Smoking can increase the risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Health benefits can be immediately felt after quitting smoking.
Improve the quality of sleep
Having quality sleep for 7-8 hours a day can help maintain health. Here are some tips for overcoming poor sleep quality and quantity:
- Not watching television or computer 2 hours before bedtime.
- Do not do heavy exercise before bedtime.
- Toiletries use hot water.
- Set the sleep schedule
Stop consuming alcohol
Excessive alcohol consumption can cause health problems. Adverse effects that can occur due to excessive use of alcohol are:
- Disorders of organs such as the pancreas, liver, kidneys, stomach, heart
- Increase the risk of diabetes complications
- Disorders of the oral organs causing speech to be lisp
- Disturbance to the body's coordination system
- Experiencing hallucinations
- Disturbance to fertility
- Have a birth defect
Source :
- Healthline. (2014, 30 Juni). The Effects of Alcohol on The Body. Diperoleh 07 Februari 2017 dari : http://www.healthline.com/health/alcohol/effects-on-body
- Mayo Clinic. (2014, 22 Januari). Nutrition and Healthy Eating. Diperoleh 07 Februari 2017 dari : http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-blog/physical-activity-habits/bgp-20085745
- Patient. (2015, 01 Juli). Five Choices to Help You Stay Healthy. Diperoleh 07 februari 2017 dari : http://patient.info/health/five-choices-to-help-you-stay-healthy