Health and Wellbeing Advice
The Key to a Happy and Healthy Life
August 17 2011,
by Paul Pearce, STARplex Fitness Centre Manager
We all want it but few of us enjoy it.
In today’s society, where many of us have increasingly busy lifestyles, having a healthy wellbeing promotes feelings of greater self worth, harmony and peace of mind. A healthy lifestyle or ‘wellbeing health’ has many aspects to it:
- Understand and adapt to change
- Cope with stress
- Maintain a positive self concept
How you feel about yourself and developing healthy habits are influenced by your ability to feel ‘balanced. “I kidded myself that I didn’t eat too much, especially as I walked regularly.”
This is part of a conversation I had with a client recently. It revealed this truth; people often make excuses to adopt certain behaviours, making them feel better and more in control. In fact, it is just the opposite.
People who have undergone dramatic and permanent weight loss do so by adopting a positive mindset. Losing weight may change your life but if you change your lifestyle you will most certainly lose weight. Following the advice of fitness professional and nutritionist can make behavioural changes more effective.
A balanced diet is key to feeling and looking better. Small regular serves of the right type of food will boost your energy levels for your daily tasks. Include fist size portions of lean protein and complex carbohydrates with most meals. The inclusion of nutrient rich raw vegetables in your diet is a positive change as they are harder for your body to digest. Raw vegetables are effective as a snack option when hunger beckons and will give a greater feeling of self control.
After a moderate to intense exercise session your body’s release of natural chemicals can make the effort feel more worthwhile and leave you with a sense of wellbeing.
Working out: A Group Fitness session at STARplex, proving fitness & fun do mix! |
