LSS 3003 – Sports, Leisure and Society
Healthy Lifestyle
A lot of people are deprived of enjoying their health because they
suffer from diseases, physical inability, obesity or other obstacles that can
deprive the person from properly enjoying their own life. Only people who have
diseases really appreciate the high value of health and seek it by any means.
It is always said that, “health is a crown on the heads of healthy people that
only patients can see it”. However, a lot of people neglect their health and do
not know how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Health is the real crown that everyone must be proud of because it
is the way that makes them enjoy life. Without health we cannot enjoy our life
and we will feel that we will suffer a lot. However, to be healthy means to
have no diseases, to be able to enjoy the moments with friends, relatives and
family.
It is well known that one of the most basic requirements for being
healthy is to eat healthy food that is fresh and do not have any harmful chemicals
that affect the health of people negatively. Food is the fuel and the energy
that makes us able to exert efforts in our own life. It is recommended by dieting
professionals that people have to keep a diary to register the types of food
that they have every day and calculate the calories that can add more weight to
their bodies. Keeping an eye on the types of the foods is very essential
because it is very important to have various types of foods that create balance
in the body and make it able to resist any disease that can affect the quality
of life. Vegetables and vitamins are the most essential types of food that help
the body to be protected against illnesses and fight a lot of the infections
because they make the immunity system in the body so strong that it can resist
any infection. There is a proverb saying that, “An apple a day keeps the doctor
away”. The proverb means that eating a lot of fruit prevents people from being
infected with various types of illnesses.
A lot of people think that when a person eats a lot of meals, he or she easily gets fat. However, recent research in medicine has proved that it is better for the person to eat many light meals over the day instead of eating two or three heavy meals. Eating lights snacks gives the body the time to digest food and make use of it while eating a heavy meal leads to the accumulation of fats and other unnecessary ingredients in our bodies. In addition to having light meals, it is also very important to make these meals varied in order that they contain all the necessary elements that the body may need.
Sleep is also considered the most essential factor that provides
our bodies with rest and makes us keep moving, thinking and working. Sleeping
for less than eight hours per day is very harmful for our health. Sleep
organizes the harmony in the body and makes us able to think. If a student
studies for long hours without having enough sleep, it will be difficult for
him or her to concentrate and understand what is being studied. A driver cannot
drive safely without enough sleep and the main causes of accident are due to
the drivers who feel tired and may be sleepy during driving.
Checking our mood and energy is also an effective step Healthy
living includes emotional
wellness and adequate rest. If you
check your mood and energy you can ask yourself the following questions. How
has your mood been lately? Are you experiencing any symptoms
of depression or
anxiety? Do you usually sleep well for seven to eight hours a night?
Consider your social network. How strong are your connections
with family and friends? Are you plugged in with social or spiritual groups
that enrich your life? People have a fundamental need for positive and lasting relationships.
Another main factor that makes out health better is the good
exercise. Exercise helps people to keep fit and healthy. Exercise is also very
important for the psychological health of people because it helps them to get
rid of stress and pressures of life that they come through in their everyday
life activities. People who are keen on doing exercise everyday enjoy their
life to the full because they have the energy and they also have a positive
attitude towards life. In schools, students have physical education classes
because educators are completely aware of the importance of exercise to the
bodies of the students and the positive impact of exercise on the cognitive
development of the students at schools. The Greeks and other old civilizations
were aware of the importance of physical training and exercise.
One of the best ways to have healthy lifestyles is to have good
social relationships with people who live around us. Having positive
relationships and good attitudes can make people live longer because they feel
more happiness and the good psychological impact on health is much more
influential even than having good food, regular exercise or even a lot of
sleep. Nowadays, the social media has intensified the relationship with other
people and made communication stronger and more effective. Living in a stable
family that does not have a lot of problems also makes our health better. People
who have good relationships with the members of their family enjoy their life
to the best because they live in a social healthy atmosphere. People who travel
a lot, mix with people from other cultures and see new places have an
optimistic attitude towards life and look forward to explore new aspects of
life.
There are a lot of negative aspects that can affect health and lead
to its destruction. One of these aspects is smoking. What can I do to help stay
healthy? If you smoke, stopping
smoking is often the single most
effective thing that you can do to reduce your risk of future illness. The risk
to health falls rapidly as soon as you stop smoking (but takes a few years
before the increased risk reduces completely). If you find it hard to stop
smoking, then see your practice nurse for help. Medication may be advised to
help you to stop. In addition, taking drugs destroys the health of people. Drugs
of all kinds do not affect the physical health only, but they affect the
psychological health, the social relationships and the physical health as
well.
There are a lot of phenomena in our societies that can harm the
feelings of people who are not healthy. For example, extremely obese people can
be mocked by others because they do not look well. People who are healthy gain
more strong relationships with people and tend to be more lively and active.
They are also successful in life and do not get bored with their work. They
also have respect and love of the colleagues.
There are very interesting facts about healthy lifestyle. People
who are rich are the more likely to suffer from obesity because they eat foods
full of fats and their style of life is a sedentary style that makes them
rarely moves or exert any physical effort. People who have a variety of foods,
even if they are simple and cheap are mostly healthy and do not suffer any type
of disease.
There are also a lot of recommendations that people have to keep an
eye on their weight. Having an ideal weight is very important because it is a
good indicator of the good or the bad health of the person. People who are
extremely obese suffer a lot of problems that are related to their health; they
also lose their social relationships with people who live around them because
the ideal weight of the person is calculated in accordance to the height of the
body and the mass. It is very important because having an ideal weight reduces
the possibility of being infected with a lot of health problems.
Conclusion:
Our health can be determined by our daily actions as long as there
are no chronic diseases that affect the health of people. However, the key
factors to good health are good food,
enough sleep and regular exercise. Healthy lifestyle includes mental, social,
physical and psychological aspects of life. People who are healthy are those
who most enjoy their life because they have the positive attitude towards life
and do never get bored or pessimistic. All the concerned institutions and
bodies in the country must have programs that help people keep healthy. There
should also be a lot of programs that help in increasing the awareness of
people about the importance of following all the healthy rules that can make
the person stay healthy and strong. Families have to be careful with all the
rules that help their children to be accustomed to follow a healthy lifestyle
because it will ensure that they will enjoy their lives as long as they are
alive.
References:
3. http://health.abc4.com/articles/332/13-Random-Health-Facts-You-Never-Knew
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhFC1m_qI4
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhFC1m_qI4
Benefits of living a healthy lifestyle
