09 NEWSLETTER. April 2014

Fitness & Spa

Living a Healthy Lifestyle by Tiffany De Souza, Director of Fitness & Spa

As challenging as people may think it is to lead a healthy lifestyle every day, you would be surprised at just how easy it is. So many people think that staying healthy involves a lot of work, but staying fit is actually easier than being lazy and unhealthy. You will be surprised by how easy it can be! It is important to note that living a healthy lifestyle is not just about eating the right foods and exercising. If you want to be truly fit, you need to take everything you do into consideration. This includes easing stress: making smart choices; and also listing to your body. Everywhere we look, we’re being bombarded by messaging, ordering us to get healthier: Shape up! Eat better! Exercise more! Lose weight! And after of those commercials, most of us are confused about what we really need to in order to adopt that healthy lifestyle. A nutritious, balanced diet is your first step. Lots of scientists and doctors spent a lot of time and effort putting together the food pyramid. Follow it. Getting a good balance of vitamins and nutrients is what your body needs to be healthy and fight off disease. Make sure you learn which foods are best for absorption of those vitamins and minerals and then choose your diet full of them!

don’t think that you need to work ‘til exhaustion for the workout to be beneficial. If you hope for stronger muscles, you need to rest them after a hard workout. Your muscles don’t grow while you are working them and tearing them down during exercise, but only through rest. Find exercise, activities and hobbies you enjoy doing. The time you spend simply being happy is invaluable. When

exercising, give your whole body a workout. Your entire body – internally and externally-requires good workouts to keep you healthy. There are multiple steps to a good workout, including strength, endurance and cardiovascular training. It seems like a lot but there are ways that you can work all of that into a single 30 minutes workout just three times w week. Exercise because you want to stay healthy. Next is sleep! With our busy lifestyles and family lives, we are not getting the rest we need do desperately. Your sleep time is important time for the body to fix the damage that was done the previous day. The time you spend sleeping is the time the body has to recharge its batteries. For better healthy, eight hours of sleep per night is

Drinks lots of water. The recommended amount for the best possible hydration is to drink eight glasses of water that are eight ounces or more daily. Proper hydration is important for so much more than just good healthy. Proper

needed for the average adult. There are lots of ways to stay healthy and fit. Eating a balanced diet, working out regularly and smartly. There is more to it than eating a bunch of healthy food and going on daily runs. Staying healthy means attending to your whole body both physically and mentally for the rest of you life!

hydration also helps you fight off disease. Water is required for many body functions. The human body, to a large degree, is made of water. Because the are no calories in water, replacing tea, soda, juices, and even alcohol with water will reduce your total calorie count for the day. When you drink the right amount of cold water daily you can lose as much as five pounds over the course of water a year whether you cut out the others drinks or not. It is no secret that you need regular exercise. But

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