Five tips for a healthy lifestyle
THERE IS A LOT MORE TO HEALTH THAN JUST EXERCISE AND NUTRITION
Most people assume that being healthy is just about exercise and nutrition. But, there’s more to it than that.
You could exercise every day and eat a healthy diet, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re living a truly healthy lifestyle.
In my opinion, these are the five aspects to follow for a healthy lifestyle: diet.
You should get a good balance of carbohydrates, healthy fats and proteins.
You should avoid foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat.
Don’t deprive yourself of
If you feel tired and lethargic at the end of the day you’re more likely to pick up a take away or a quick microwave meal.
However, if you’ve had a good sleep and have high energy levels, you’re going to feel so much more in control. Stress is something that is hard to avoid.
But, it’s really important that you have an outlet that helps you de-stress (not alcohol).
Exercise is one of the best ways to relieve stress because your body produces endorbalanced phins when you work out (chemicals in your brain that make you feel good).
Another good way to destress is socialising with friends or family…
Interacting with others boosts feelings of well-being and decreases feelings of depression.
Socialising with friends or family can also increase a hormone that reduces anxiety levels and helps us feel more confident in our ability to cope with stress.
It’s important to work on all five of those aspects of a healthy lifestyle.
It’s not healthy to go to the gym 10 times a week and live off kale, but never socialise or see your friends. Or let work stress you out so much that it affects your family life and relationships.
You need to be focusing on all five factors to be truly healthy.
You’re not always going to get 100% on all of them – and that’s OK. It’s about balance.
We all need to start looking at health in a much broader sense of the word rather than measuring health by the number of times you go to the gym or the number or you have.