Life is constantly expanding, just like human beings, with our continual search for greater health and fitness. Today there are countless new training methods that claim to be the best for maximum weight loss or the fastest ways to get a six pack. It’s endless, if you surf the net, there are countless sites that propagate numerous workouts, diet recipes, and a wealth of information, making it even more difficult to understand what works best for you. In order for you to choose what works best for you, you should examine your current fitness program. First, ask yourself, “Does your fitness program rejuvenate your body, revitalize your life, keep you fit and fit, here and now, and into your old age too?” Below are seven practical steps you can take to make sure your everyday lifestyle moves you closer to better health and a brighter future.
Step 1- Understand your body
Your body is made up of 206 bones, more than 600 muscles, lungs, brain, nerves, various parts and systems that work in perfect harmony and cooperation. The wonderful and amazing human body is the temple of your soul, and you are the caretaker of this precious body.
Step 2: you are an Evolution product
Your body has evolved from a microscopic cell to what you are now. As nature takes its course, you will grow old and die. Plan in your current state to stay fit and healthy as you approach your old age. There are many benefits to reap with a lean and agile body, an active and alert mind, and an energetic and joyful life. This is your birthright!
Step 3: maintain a correct posture
Always be aware of your body, your movements, and your posture. This may seem insignificant to you, but over a long period of time, having good posture can bring you countless benefits. It’s just a matter of developing the habit, and habits are often formed through repetition. Keep your head upright, your body upright, and your back straight. Avoid slouching and leaning forward. Remember to keep your earlobes aligned with your shoulder, your shoulders back in line with your knees, and your back straight and your belly turned inward.
Step 4 – Breathing
Deep breathing is a simple and effective habit to improve your well-being. Take deep breaths from time to time. Exhale, pressing your stomach muscles, until your lungs are empty. Then inhale, pushing your stomach forward, until your lungs are full. Deep breathing supplies the body with much-needed oxygen, which nourishes every cell in the body, and slow exhalation helps the body rid itself of accumulated toxin in the lungs. Conscious breathing calms the mind, increases vital capacity, and energizes the entire body.
Step 5: cultivate good eating habits
It should come as no surprise that good eating habits are an important component of not only losing weight but also maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Eat balanced and nutritious foods, while avoiding processed foods such as fast food, microwave food, and food wrapped in plastic. Processed foods have gone through numerous processes before they end up for sale. These foods have lost their natural content and have little or no nutrient value to replenish the body. Make sure you chew your food properly. Eat slowly as 80% of digestion takes place in the mouth and only the remaining 20% in the stomach. Eating slowly is one method that can help you lose weight. This is because it takes the brain 20 minutes to tell the body that it is already full from the food it has eaten.
Step 6: a good fitness program
A good fitness program should be a combination of calisthenics, isometry, biotonics, pranayama, yoga poses, and meditation. A complete and effective program will give you:
(a) Cardiovascular and vascular fitness through aerobic exercise to keep the heart healthy and increase endurance and endurance.
(b) Abdominal fitness through tightening exercises to avoid fat in the abdomen, aid digestion, elimination, circulation and weight control.
(c) Muscle strength through isometric exercises. All muscle groups must be “tight” to strengthen them. Body aches, back pain, and poor posture are the result of poor muscle conditioning.
(d) Flexibility by Yoga will give you a flexible body with a full range of movements from all joints. Yoga poses massage the internal organs, tone the endocrine system, slow down the aging process and ensure mobility in old age.
(e) Relaxation by allowing your body and brain to rest in a state of tranquility. We suffer the stresses and strains of modern life. Stress-induced illnesses can be prevented by deep and systematic relaxation. Regular “sessions” in meditation will relax your body, your mind, and bring joy to your life.
Step 7 – Acquire knowledge
Read books, listen to talks, watch TV shows about Yoga, health and exercise. As the saying goes, “knowledge is not power, but the application of knowledge is power.” Consult a yoga expert and create a program suitable for your needs and age by applying an informed choice.