5/19/07
Stay Healthy To Retire Healthy
Author: John Hartley
You may be saving for retirement, but not sure whether you will live long enough to retire. What a waste of your money!
To keep healthy you need a plan. Not just any plan, but a health plan. One that involves a healthy diet and exercise. If you have a family, the plan should include everyone, not just you. You need to exercise, and to eat healthily.
If you do exercise routines - it could be cycling or another activity - then each person will help the other. And you know everyone is getting some exercise - no slacking. Children will exercise so long as the exercise is interesting - make it a game, or roller skating, or football or whatever - but make sure it is fun and goes on long enough to be real exercise.
How long? Well, if it is true aerobic exercise, raising the heartbeat by about 40%, 10 minutes is enough. If it is lighter exercise you will need at least 30 minutes - or 2 hours a week.
What about food? Don't eat junk food like McDonalds or KFC - and don't allow your children do so, either. They are full of fat. Now some fat is good and some is bad but they have lots of saturated fat - that's bad and puts the weight on in no time. On the other hand, olive oil, nuts and seeds are among the foods that have plenty of the good fats, the sort your body needs to keep going.
To improve your diet, eat less red meat and chicken and more fish, nuts, seeds pulses - these are beans mostly. Also, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. And make it part of your plan. Cookies? Throw them in the bin now, and learn to make tasty alternatives.
As you get closer to retirement, you will need to eat less because you are not burning up the calories. The way to do this is more of the same - don't eat red meat, and do eat more pulses, while grains, vegetables and fruit.
With a plan like this you will enjoy your retirement.
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Author: John Hartley
You may be saving for retirement, but not sure whether you will live long enough to retire. What a waste of your money!
To keep healthy you need a plan. Not just any plan, but a health plan. One that involves a healthy diet and exercise. If you have a family, the plan should include everyone, not just you. You need to exercise, and to eat healthily.
If you do exercise routines - it could be cycling or another activity - then each person will help the other. And you know everyone is getting some exercise - no slacking. Children will exercise so long as the exercise is interesting - make it a game, or roller skating, or football or whatever - but make sure it is fun and goes on long enough to be real exercise.
How long? Well, if it is true aerobic exercise, raising the heartbeat by about 40%, 10 minutes is enough. If it is lighter exercise you will need at least 30 minutes - or 2 hours a week.
What about food? Don't eat junk food like McDonalds or KFC - and don't allow your children do so, either. They are full of fat. Now some fat is good and some is bad but they have lots of saturated fat - that's bad and puts the weight on in no time. On the other hand, olive oil, nuts and seeds are among the foods that have plenty of the good fats, the sort your body needs to keep going.
To improve your diet, eat less red meat and chicken and more fish, nuts, seeds pulses - these are beans mostly. Also, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. And make it part of your plan. Cookies? Throw them in the bin now, and learn to make tasty alternatives.
As you get closer to retirement, you will need to eat less because you are not burning up the calories. The way to do this is more of the same - don't eat red meat, and do eat more pulses, while grains, vegetables and fruit.
With a plan like this you will enjoy your retirement.
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