Living a healthy lifestyle is just as much physical as it is
mental for anyone, anywhere, no matter what age they are.
Being healthy is very important for the body itself. Studies show that a healthier person is
generally a happier person too. There
are only a few key steps to having and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It may not be as hard as people think.
Working out is a key point to being healthy. Someone who doesn’t know much about being
healthy may think that in order to have your body be in the best shape ever,
you will need to go to the gym countless hours everyday for months in order to
see results. Although that theory seems
logical, it is simply not true. From the
experts at
www.bodybuilding.com even
say that long hours in the gym won’t get you results you want. Experts say in order to be healthy, it is 90%
diet and 10% working out. Even though
you should only be working out 10% of the time, and that’s a low number, it is
still important not to skip working out.
Some people may worry about the cost of gym
memberships. A gym membership can be
anywhere
10$ a month at
planet fitness, to 100$ a month for a three month
membership to a higher end gym. If you
are the type of person who doesn’t like to go to the gym because the big body
builders intimidate you, you don’t like people watching you work out, or if you
simply don’t have enough time in the day to drive to the gym, there are
alternatives. There are many different
reasons why people don’t go to the gym.
However, there are workout DVDs available for purchase online or even at
any local vitamin shop, such as GNC or the Vitamin Shoppe.
Some of the most popular DVDs on the market now are
P90x and
Insanity. These DVDs are perfect for
people of all shapes ad sizes because they go from beginner to expert helping
you make sure you have perfect form the whole way through.
90% diet may seem a bit aggressive but it is easier than one
might think. A lot of people who think
about eating healthy think that the only way to eat healthy is to eat salad and
greens for every meal. That theory is
also not true. As far as eating healthy
goes, the body does need things like fat and other nutrients that people might
think are bad for them. Too much fat
however is bad. The most important foods
to stay away from when trying to diet are things like sugars, carbohydrates,
sodium chloride, and processed food.
Some of the best foods with the best nutrients that aren’t
bad for you are things like eggs, chicken, salmon, walnuts and almonds, quinoa
and any type of fruit or vegetable.
There are many other healthy
foods that are good for the heart and mind
as well. Being that there is such a variety of healthy food the 90% of the diet shouldn’t be as hard as people
think.
The next step to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is being
mentally fit as well. What that means is
having the discipline to actually eat healthy and go to the gym when you need
to. A lot of people who want to be
healthy report finding it hard to have that self-motivation to eat right and go
to the gym regularly. There are many
ways to find that motivation you need to do it right. On way to do it is to find a friend who wants
to be healthy as well. It is also fun to
workout together and to try new healthy foods with your workout partner. The point of having a partner help you
through this is to motivate to get one more rep in the gym and to also tell you
to put the sweets down.
There are other alternatives as well. On
www.beachbody.com
there is a section of comments from other people who have motivational comments
for those trying to find the motivation they need. One commenter said “Ah man, I am just
starting my second day of my fourth week of doing P90x and it’s so hard! But I
know I can do it. You can too, put your
mind to it and you can do anything.”
That is just one of many comments.
A more direct way to get motivated is to get a
fitnesscoach. One can do this by either going
to their local gym and getting a workout plan, or even online. Also on
www.beachbody.com
you can get a fitness coach to help you with your meal plan as well as workout
plans.
Being healthy isn’t just something to do when you are bored,
it is a way of living. It's about finding out who you are. It's about being fully committed to being healthy If you don’t know
if you want to be healthy or not, or you think the transition to the 90/10
rule, try it for 2 weeks and see how you feel.
Think of it this way, it wouldn’t hurt to give the healthy lifestyle a
chance. It has many benefits for you.
