Healthy Lifestyle: Sleep, Diet, and Exercise

What is a healthy lifestyle?

Sleep, Diet, and Exercise are three pillars of a healthy life. Nowadays, everyone wants a  healthy lifestyle because it keeps you fit, energetic, and most importantly at reduced risk for disease(which is a big concern for today's generation). According to WHO, healthy living is a way of living that helps you to enjoy more aspects of your life. Good nutrition, daily exercise, and adequate sleep are the foundations of healthy living. While improving just one of these lifestyle factors can help people to lead longer lives but improving all three may be a better way to improve both physical and mental health.   

Ask 20 people to define what a Healthy Lifestyle is, and you will probably get 20 different answers and that's because there's no way to be healthy. A healthy lifestyle simply means doing things that make you happy and feel good. To have a healthy lifestyle, Our foundation must be strong. If the foundation is shaky, everything else is gonna be shaky too. The ratio between sleep, diet, and exercise should be 50:30:20 respectively. So, let's talk about the three pillars of a healthy lifestyle one by one.

1. SLEEP:

A good night's sleep is the FOUNDATION for the rest of your waking hours. 

Do you know, if human life 75 years on an average then he/she 1/3th time I'm sleeping, that's means 25 years. If we have to sleep 25 years then we must know how we should sleep and its pros and cons. Sleep is very important for a healthy lifestyle that's why its ratio is 50%. It helps in the Maintenance and repair of tissues and cells in our body. Just think about that day when you had not to sleep properly, the whole day you feel tired, irritated, lack energy, right?  and on the other hand, that day when you had a good sleep, you feel active, energetic, good mood and the day goes well. In interviews, most of the great athletics say that they sometimes sleep 10 to 11 hours because it enhances their performance, if they would be any hack then they would have applied to them but they don't compromise with sleep. So, there should be no bargain with sleep. Now it doesn't mean that you should sleep the whole day. Sleep is to renew your reserves, not to avoid your day. Healthy adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night. 

Sleep controls your Diet:

1. If you do not sleep well : 
• Poor sleep is linked to higher body weight.
• Poor sleepers have a greater risk of heart disease and stroke.
• Poor sleep may increase appetite, likely due to its effect on hormones that signal hunger and fullness. 
2.  If you sleep well:
• Good sleepers tend to eat fewer calories.
• Good sleep can improve concentration and productivity.
• Sleep improves your immune system.

      

The facts clearly show that how sleep plays an important role for our body to function well. You simply can't achieve optimal health without taking care of your sleep. So, In trying to be an adult, don't forget to sleep like a baby. 

2. DIET:

To keep the body in good health is a duty otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. 

Kitchen is the best hospital,food is the best medicine. A healthy lifestyle can be attained by maintaining a balanced diet. A proper meal plan helps to attain ideal body weight and reduce the risk of diseases. But what exactly is a balanced diet? It's a diet that offers the nutrients to help your body function properly. the importance of diet lies in the intake of the right amount of calories. Our body gets the right nutrition when we consume a wide variety of food rich in calories such as fruits and veggies, whole grains, and protein. 

What are calories?

Calories are an indicator of the energy content in the food. If you want to see the maintenance calories for you, here is the link where you can see that how many calories you need for the day.

https://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html

And, if you want to track your calories, I will suggest you use the myfitnesspal app. 

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

3. EXERCISE:

Good Things Come To Those Who Sweat!

There is no magic to exercise: you get out of it what you put in. Whatever your age, being physically active can help you lead a healthier and happier life. it's my personal experience that exercises just lift your mood. if you are a beginner just simply start your exercise by doing a morning walk. it's really a good start for the day and a good form of cardio which helps in strengthening your heart and blood vessels, improves the flow of oxygen throughout the body, lowers your blood pressure and cholesterol.

Benefits of Exercise:

• it makes you feel happier.
• it can help with weight loss.
• it is good for your muscles and bones.
• it can increase your energy level.
• it can help your brain health and memory.
• it can help with relaxation and sleep quality.

The facts clearly show how much exercise is important for a healthy lifestyle. if you are doing exercise daily that's really great and if you are not doing it then what are you waiting for? Go and Enjoy your Workout!

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