Activities Promoting Healthy Aging
Author: Ginger Malone

Lack of activities can prevent you from living healthy. When you do not

enjoy activities, you may feel fatigue or find it difficult to sleep at

night. When you awake in the morning, you may feel tired until you

finally fall asleep. As we, age our body change and we have to make changes

to accommodate our lives.

Having a good night sleep makes the mind think more clearly. A good

night sleep also boosts your energy while controlling your weight. You can

also make decisions with less stress. Sleeping well at night makes our

immune system stronger to keep us healthier. Researchers have proved

that a good nights sleep is necessary for our health. Researchers have

found that lack of sleep reduces the growth hormones in our bodies,

since it changes muscles to fat. Sleep overall is most important, yet it

stands behind activities. To improve your health, try walking each day.

Walking will help to loosen our muscles, reduces stress and depression

along with anxiety. By reliving these things, it will help us to sleep

for a longer and deeper period. So, when we wake up in the morning we

feel happier and more rested.

When you exercise, you get a good night sleep, which promotes

metabolism. Without the right amount of sleep, our bodies crave energy. Our body

will release insulin or glucose into the bloodstream, which slows down

metabolism. This action causes the body to gain weight, rather than

control weight.

When a person feels exhausted, they will feel weak and repressed from

enjoying activities. This leads to additional problems. Sleeping right

balances out our bodies giving us, more energy leading to more

activities that will satisfy our sleep needs.

What to avoid:

To rest proper and feel active you must reduce your intake of caffeine,

nicotine, harmful chemicals, such as over-the-counter meds that keep

you awake, alcohol and so on. The chemicals and substances will keep you

awake. Try to avoid drinking anything after 8 p.m. in the evening.

Nicotine should be avoid if possible, yet if you must smoke try to avoid

smoking after 8 p.m.

Start a walking program in the morning to help wake you up, while

boosting your energy. You will feel better since the joints will feel

flexible enough to move freely. In addition, walking will help you burn fat

and calories. You'll notice a big change in how you feel the rest of the

day. Start out walking at a slow steady pace for as far as your

comfortable. Each day pick up the pace a bit and walk further. Just remember

when walking that you want to work up to a steady brisk walk to make

you sweat but not out of breath. Take a short walk before and after meals

to calm your nerves, and burn calories too, it will give you energy,

relieve that stress from the long day and help you sleep.

If you start a walking program for yourself, it is a lot more fun if

you have someone to go with you. Talk to that neighbor you don't know and

maybe they'll walk with you. Just think about it; you'll be acquainted

with someone new, talk about new things will relieve stress and get in

you exercise as well. This might help that neighbor too who maybe

hasn't seen or talked to anyone in a couple of days and than they can sleep

better at night.

After walking that brisk walk your doing be sure to cool down. When

walking at a vigorous pace your heart rate will go up and it needs to be

back to normal. Just walk a bit slow and relaxing until you've cooled

down.

If you can't go to sleep at night instead of getting up and turning on

the TV try pacing around the house. Do some stretching and shake your

arms and legs. Even walking around the house can relax you especially

when everyone else is in bed and you can relax more.

 

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