5 Reasons to Live Healthy
There are many reasons for healthy, active living (definitely more than 5)… and all the reasons are just as important as one another. Really, they are not to be seen separately. All your reasons support each other like bricks work together to support a house.
REASON #5. STRESS RELIEVER
Healthy active living will relieve stress and allow you to handle problems better. Stress can be brought on by many things: work, diet, family, friends, holidays, too much caffeine, not enough sleep, kids, parents… the list goes on and on. Healthy living is a great way to help you deal with day-to-day problems. After working out, your body releases endorphins that give you a sense of euphoria, accomplishment, and satisfaction. Just 30 minutes a day will change the rest of your life. When you embrace a healthy lifestyle, you start becoming more efficient and focused at whatever you do. If you say you don’t have time to work out, what you’re really saying is that you’d prefer to be stressed out.
REASON #4. FAT BURNER
In addition to being a fat burner, healthy living relieves you of the slavery to another diet. Forget about dieting. Instead, make small changes in the way you eat… with the intention of changing the way you eat FOREVER. But, be realistic… have balance and allow for slippage. It takes self-control and self-discipline, but you can eat a lot of foods that other people can’t eat if you change your overall lifestyle. Why? Healthy living involves exercising… which burns off lots of calories, meaning you can spoil yourself every now and then.
REASON #3. INCREASED ENERGY
A healthy lifestyle raises the maximum amount of oxygen your muscles can use by almost 50%. This means more energy and less dependency on caffeine, just in case you’re a heavy coffee drinker. It also means you will have to drink more water which is good for all systems in the body and improves memory.
REASON #2. INCREASED CONFIDENCE
Even if you only begin your exercise routine with 5 minutes and you build from there… you will still experience a great degree more confidence in everything you say and do. Afraid to tell a girl you like her? Start working out you will notice your body and mind improving together. You’ll notice your poor self-esteem being replaced by a new sense of self-assurance. And you’ll find that confidence can make a huge difference in virtually EVERY area of your life.
REASON #1. YOU!
YOU are the most important reason to embrace a healthy lifestyle. All other reasons stem from you, because you are the root. If you love yourself (and you should), then a healthy active lifestyle is a good way to express it. It allows you to prove what your body and mind are truly capable of. Ask around…virtually NO ONE has ever felt worse about themselves after starting a workout routine. It may be difficult at first, but after you get over the 3-day hump you will start to build a passion for it (or at least some tolerance!) and you will look at yourself in a whole new light. Your entire perspective can change… as you begin to see the world as full of opportunities instead of obligations.
You can still be a good person and not have a reason for living a healthy life, but if you understand the reasons for healthy active living than you can still become a BETTER person. Healthy living is about always trying to improve one’s life. It’s a journey not a destination. Enjoy the journey!
April 20th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
“After working out, your body releases endorphins”. What if your workout consists of walking for 45 minutes? Or do you have to get your heart rate up to get the endorphin release?
April 30th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
REASON #1 is you’ll be more happy!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am
uugh…I’m still smooking today…please give one any or other to quit. I want it, but i can’t, as I wanna quit, but I still need it, yes, need the cigarette….!
May 16th, 2009 at 9:29 am
i agree with u. if we don’t care to our live now, we will get the effect when we old. so, we must starting helthy live from now.
July 9th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Hi, great tips there.
Perhaps I could add No.6? Your family! If you have kids, or even a partner, then you owe it to them to keep yourself healthy to avoid them having to take care of you too early in your retirement… Don’t wait until you retire, get fit, stay fit and enjoy life! – What better role model!
July 10th, 2009 at 6:14 am
@Warren – believe it, or not, stopping smoking really is a case of willpower. I smoked my last cigarette over two years ago (without the aid of patches, gum, etc) and I feel great. I even got back into long distance running which I taken part since about 2001 (it’s a great stress reliever). Anyway, good luck.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Just 30 minutes a day will change the rest of your life…. yes you right, but too bad most of people cant do it.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:12 am
Reason # 1 truly deserves Reason number 1 place.
Everything you see here there, dieting , health products etc.
You can only change yourself. You need to be more practical in these sort of things.
Working hard can be pretty massively tough but slowly slowly an individual can progress towards work out and dieting and such.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Exercise helps your heart and blood veins, have you ever had a charlie horse? the main cause of one is poor circulation, a healthy heart beats stronger which gets blood farther through your body, in less beats, your heart is a muscle it gets tired just like anything else. In short healthy heart equals living longer.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:32 am
I really think that living a healthy lifestyle just makes you feel better. I’ve always exercised by recently I’ve started easting much healthier and it makes me feel mor alive. Having said that, I’ve just eaten a chocaolate bar.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I think that having a good diet and exercise program is a great ideal. It will definitely make you feel better about yourself . Just make sure you get plenty of rest and sleep.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:43 am
I totally agree with your post & I think that, Human body is created in a way that every organs of a body are Part & Parcel to each other, So exercise is the best way to maintain our body. I like point #1 because it’s all about you, I think it’s up to individual to work out for his healthy life style.
October 4th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Thanks for the interesting tips. Living a lot more healthier should be everyone’s goal in my opinion but it takes hard work to do so. I look forward to reading more from you in the future.
October 4th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Yeah, there are lots of reasons to stay healthy because there are more than 40,000 reasons for us to stay alive.
One of the most important reason is because there are people who loves us deeply. And we could be much happier if we focus in loving others rather than others loving us.
I suffered in urinary incontinence years ago… that is the time that I realized that life is short. And in my heart, in my prayers and in my family, I dedicate to spend the rest of my life finding my inner peace. And being healthy is one immediate and effective way of making our beloved ones happy.
This forum is one way to become happy, thanks to all for the advices. Kudos.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I think that it is great for your body and mind to have a healthy diet and exercise plan. I also think that you should make sure you have plenty of water to drink everyday. Make sure you get plenty of rest and are refreshed.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Meditation is a good way for a person to have a good night sleep or a good day rest. Because stress is a big factor why we can not sleep that well at nights. Even in the time of sleep, we are anxious about all our problems at work and at home.
Meditation is a good way to introspect and find solutions to our bewilderment. And there are many kinds of meditation a person could try and enlightenment is a certain.
One could do research to find out and learn more about meditation because we must not deprive ourselves of a good sleep because our bodies needs to rest and also our mind and soul.
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 am
A healthy lifestyle will definitely help you in your professional life. It will help you deal with work-related stress better and remain more relaxed when challenging situations arise.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Our health is not just Money that spent to prevent the healt but health is about continuity to take care your body by do the exercise everyday and eat the good food for diet. And that all is not do just in one month or one year but forever. Health is forever in your life not just for one month or one year. Some medicine or suplemen may good for you but this is just work for a moment after that not work again. So, to take care and prevent your health is continuity to do the good thing like exercise and eat th good food for diet.
November 16th, 2009 at 6:16 am
many people who do not understand about the meaning of what is healthy!
is due, they did not know the reason alsan which makes them more love life and their health …
good article …
thank you for ur info
November 18th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
We all need to adjust our lifestyles these days to achieve a much more healthy living. Exercise and eating well are two of the major components to achieving good results.
December 8th, 2009 at 9:15 am
There is another reason for living a healthy lifestyle. It has to do with how others view you. More often than not, the fit person will get the job offer when an obese person won’t.
Your family and friends will be more receptive to you and get treated differentially. You become a winner in their eyes. Yes, it’s sad but true. If you are unfit or even obese, your image to the rest is tarnished. It is not a level playing field with relationships.
It is also a huge difference when looking at your romantic relationships. Your significant other will look at you in a much different light when judging you as their mate.
December 11th, 2009 at 4:43 am
It really is funny how even a holiday can be stressful! I find exercise is good for many things beyond just losing weight. Mental issues can also be improved through it’s use, and indeed people sometimes feel more confident after losing a few pounds.
December 11th, 2009 at 11:37 am
I suffered in urinary incontinence years ago… that is the time that I realized that life is short. And in my heart, in my prayers and in my family, I dedicate to spend the rest of my life finding my inner peace. And being healthy is one immediate and effective way of making our beloved ones happy.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
related to the article above, the actual source of the natural disease comes from what we eat, and then digested by the intestine sisan food stuck to the intestinal walls was the beginning of the disease in humans.
I strongly agree with your view of the fifth over, because in addition to keeping your diet and exercise is very important closely related to health, both inside and out.
thks for the nice article
February 18th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I’m very agree with the #5 reason that healthy active living will relieve stress. based on my experience that unhealthy mind is the source of many kind of diseases. so essentially, a healthy mind will lead to a healthy body as well. thanks for your usefull information.
July 11th, 2010 at 2:41 am
I totally agree here, when I actively choose and partake in a healthy life I do become more confident and focused on the aspects within my life. I enjoy working out, eating right and generally become more positive. It is amazing, someone should bottle these endorphins!
August 13th, 2010 at 3:03 am
I try – I really honestly do try to have a health life work balance – but it’s so hard!
The most consistent healthy elements of my life are my pro-biotic drinks and vitamins in the morning – its the rest of the day that’s difficult.
And your reasons are so true! the main one for me is increased energy (which like you say..) leads to increased confidence. But why is it so difficult to be consistent about?
August 25th, 2010 at 1:22 am
It is important to have a balanced nutritional meal plan so that we can provide our bodies with the daily nutrients that it needs so that it can function on a daily basis. Being busy and working all day long makes it difficult to maintain this as well as get all the nutrients through buying unhealthy foods. Providing your body with the right amount of vitamins, minerals and nutrition will allow your body to function properly.