WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH

STAY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE

REGARDLESS of your age, you need regular physical activity to stay in good shape. Many people today do not exercise enough. Why is exercise important? Staying physically active can help you to:

* Sleep well.

* Stay mobile. 

* Maintain strong bones and muscles.

*Maintain or achieve a healthy weight.

* Lower your risk of suffering from depression.

* Lower your risk of premature death.

    If you do not stay physically active, you are more likely to:

 * Suffer from heart disease.

* Suffer from type 2 diabetes.

* Develop high blood pressure.

* Develop high cholesterol.

* Suffer a stroke. 

The kind of physical activity that is right for you depends on your age and your health, so it would be wise to consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise  program. According to various recommendations, children and adolescents should get at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity every day. Adults should get 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity every week.

Choose an activity that is fun. You might consider basketball, tennis, soccer, brisk walking, cycling, gardening chopping wood, swimming, canoeing, jogging, or other aerobic exercise.  How can you tell whether an activity makes you sweat, but more vigorous activity makes you sweat, but more vigorous exercise makes it hard for you to hold a conversation while doing it.

SAFEGUARD YOUR HEALTH 

Your health is affected by realities over which you have no control-such as economic conditions, the availability of resources, and so on. In all likelihood, however, it should be within your means to adopt at least  some of the suggestions given the foregoing article. As a  wise  man of ancient times put it, "the shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself." -Proverbs 22:3.

Next time: WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH - 5 GET ENOUGH SLEEP 

From the AWAKE! magazine, 2015