A big part of having a complete and fulfilling life is having your physical health under control so you can enjoy all the great things that life has to offer.
Unfortunately, in our pursuit of happiness, many of us seem to put our health on the back burner and give it less priority to other things that go on in our day to day lives.
If you're guilty of this, the sooner you give some attention to your health, the better off and happier you will be.
With a few simple lifestyle changes a lot of leverage can be gained toward improving your overall health and well-being.
The primary factor to improved health (other than a proper diet) is making sure you get adequate physical activity regularly.
Regular exercise contributes to 3 main aspects of overall good health, these include: Your heart - a healthy, well-functioning heart is vital to good health.
If your heart isn't functioning properly, it's not pumping blood and oxygen efficiently to the rest of your body.
Aerobic exercise is an excellent way to maintain the health and strength of your heart.
Your bones and muscles - A healthy body is one that has no problem moving, and your skeleton and bones are the driving force behind all your movements.
A good weight training program can increase your muscle strength and bone density, not to mention help you to look fabulous to the opposite sex..
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and we all know that's something that contributes to happiness! Your overall weight - obesity has become a huge problem in modern society.
Think about all those talk shows out there like Oprah and Dr.
Phil.
So many of their shows are devoted to obesity because it flat out makes people unhappy! Being overweight causes not only physical health problems, but also emotional problems with the damage it does to self esteem.
Regular exercise combined with a proper diet is the key to maintaining a healthy weight.