Healthy Living

Healthy living means enhancing healthy activities such as yoga, meditation, exercise. Healthy living also means being physically, mentally and spiritually active. In today’s world it is a very important concept. Healthy living also means eating healthy foods, keeping environment healthy and clean. We also need to be engaged in extracurricular activities such as swimming, arts, music, dance etc. People need to adopt the healthy lifestyle than living luxurious life.

Healthy living will help to boost the mood which will also help to calm the mind and body. Healthy living will also be able to increase the immunity power as well. Diseases inside the body can’t be seen by our eyes but our immunity power will help to fight against these diseases. There is a saying “Health is wealth”. If health is their wealth is also there. If health is not their wealth is also not there.

Living healthy also depends upon the lifestyle that you are living. The environment and surroundings around you needs to be properly clean. Your way of living helps to define you. People who maintain a healthy lifestyle live longer. Environment around you can change your mood. Clean and healthy environment will help to boost your confidence and bring changes in your behavior.

Some tips for healthy living are as follows:

1.     Eat healthy fruits and vegetables on regular basis.

2.     Drink lots of water and staying hydrated.

3.     Do exercise and yoga daily.

4.     Stop smoking and drink in moderation.

5.     Play physical sports like badminton, football etc.

6.     Listen to music to relax yourself.

7.     Avoid heavy meals as far as possible.

8.     Get enough sleep.

9.     Avoid unnecessary stress and tensions.

10.   Maintain your blood pressure.

Mental Health:

Mental health is also one of the factors that is required for healthy living. Mental health includes emotional, psychological and social well-being. Mental health is important for all the people of all ages from childhood, adolescence to adulthood. Mental health affects daily living and relationships. Conditions such as depression and stress affect mental health. 

Mental health also affects the lifestyle. Mental health issues in today’s world is a growing concern. Mostly youths are being affected by this. When you are not engaged in any activities like sports, music, or any other than there will be a change in your mental health. Many of the people needs to know about the mental health and how it affects their daily life. Most of the people don’t talk of this issue openly; it is because they think that people around them will think they are a bit strange. So, this creates a completely different situation. Mental illness is a health problem just like other diseases so there is nothing to get ashamed or embarrassed.

Some of the signs of mental health issues are:

·        Fear and anxiety.

·        Depression.

·        Feeling hopeless.

·        Eating disorders.

These symptoms are only the early signs. If this goes on it will take time for full recovery. There are treatments for this. They are as follows:

·        As soon as you feel depressed listen or play music.

·        Talk with your parents on this subject.

·        Consult a therapist.

·        Do exercise yoga and meditation.

Physical Health:

Physical health means the activities such as playing sports such as Football, Basketball, Swimming, etc. Physical health depends upon the lifestyle , diet, and sleep. Poor physical health problems also affects the mental health. Physical health and mental health are interconnected to each other. Physical activities helps to you to get active throughout the day.

Regular physical activity helps to prevent chronic diseases like heart diseases, stroke, cancer etc. Physical activity has long term benefits. Physical activity means movement of overall body.

Benefits of physical activities are as follows:

1.     It helps to maintain your weight.

2.     It helps to build strong and healthy muscles in your body.

3.     It reduces heart diseases.

4.     It refreshes your mood and makes you happy.

5.     It gives you good sleep and relaxation.

6.     It helps you quit smoking and drinking.

7.     It lowers your blood pressure.

Physical activity is also known as physical fitness. In gym there are lots of equipment which you can use for exercise. You can use treadmill for running and walking. Sometimes, you may not be able to go to the gym.At home also you can use stairs for climbing or you can walk around the garden. In this lockdown you can watch some videos on internet how to keep healthy during this period.

Physical activities for children and youth:

Children and youth are always interested in doing something new. Physical activities can help them to be healthy and happy. They have so much of energy that they can use it for playing sports. Playing sports is one of the interests of both children and youth. Physical activities at early age will help to:

·        Helps to strengthen lungs and hearts.

·        Develops skills.

·        Helps to make the bones stronger.

·        Builds confidence.

·        Keeps active throughout the day.

·        Brings positive attitudes.

·        Maintains good weight.

Encouraging them will help them to build a confidence and determination. Some of them can even make a career in this type of physical activities. Proper guidance is also important for physical activities. Proper guidelines will let them know whether they are doing right or wrong. Physical activity helps to control over anxiety and depression. Participation of children and youth will help in social development and in academics.

There should be promotion of physical activities in order to keep ourselves fit and healthy. We need to increase physical activities. We need to make some changes in our activities. There are other ways of doing physical activities like engaging children and youth to do some households works. It will help to know them about life. Household’s activities like sweeping, gardening, vacuuming are also physical activities.

Exercise for older Adults :

Exercise is also important for our seniors as well. At that age they will not be able to do the activities like lifting weights and other types of activities. But there are other activities as well such as walking, yoga, dancing and so on. Regular exercise will help them to

1. Stay more active.
2. More energy.
3. It improves mood like anxiety and depression.
4. It improves strength and helps to be independent.
5. It prevents diseases like heart and diabetes.

People with severe chronic diseases needs to stop doing exercise like bench press. Lifting heavy weights. running etc. According to a Harvard Medical School, regular exercise will help older adults to cook food, ability to walk and dress. Physical exercise in older adults will also help in their memory as well.

In conclusion, exercise both physical and mental will help to stay active and motivated. We should involve others as well in these type of activities. The main thing to do is to keep happy and healthy at all cost.