Exercising is an important activity to keeping ourselves in good physical shape and fighting against diseases. Actively exercising and good nutrition are two key aspects to living a healthy lifestyle.

Heart Disease 614,348Cancer 591,699Chronic lower respiratory diseases

147,101

Accidents 136,053Stroke 133,103

In the above table, four of the five causes of death in the US are preventable (Cancer, Lower respiratory disease, Stroke, Heart disease). With Exercise and nutrition, we can reduce the number of deaths that are preventable in the US.

Joseph Feraco

Rowan University

Health Promotion & Wellness Management

feracoj0@students.rowan.edu

Healthy Living

Top 5 causes of death in the US as of 2015

Physical Exercise is an important aspect when it comes to healthy living. Exercising is important because it helps prevent diseases and it leaves you feeling great about yourself. There a many exercises you can do to get in good shape and paired with cardio exercise will result in muscle gains, fat loss, and increased endurance. Weight lifting can be done 3-5 times a week depending on your training style and mix in cardio exercises such as running or biking for at least 30 minutes will provide with the best results.

Having the determination and the mind set that you can become what you want to be is the first step to changing the way you look and how you feel about yourself.

Nutrition is the most important aspect to living healthy. Nutrition in most cases determine the health of a person. If your nutrition is not balanced, there are risk factors for illness. It is important to have a good diet because without a good diet, you cannot change the way you look only with weight training. It is difficult to maintain a healthy diet, but with a few changes at a time it can be fairly simple. Adding a few vegetables here and there is a good start to eating healthy. Also cutting out fast foods and high fat and sugar foods is another small and easy step to make to achieve a healthy diet. Without good nutrition, exercising becomes less effective because your body can’t recover well without vitamins and essential nutrients.

The benefits to eating healthy and exercising are what makes people want to start their new lifestyles in the first place. Having a healthy lifestyle not only helps you look good but it helps you feel better mentally. Many people look at themselves and do not like what they see. With exercise and nutrition, you won’t have to worry about if you look good because you will feel great. Following your new healthy lifestyle will let you enjoy the benefits of lower risk to diseases and improved self esteem. Here a just some benefits to living healthy.

Reduced risk of heart disease Increased life expectancy Increased strength and stamina Reduce stress Improve self confidence Prevent osteoporosis

When it comes down to facts, it is very important to lead a healthy lifestyle so that you can enjoy the benefits of lower risk to disease and also to enjoy life in a more positive point of view.

Results of continued weight training

Eating the right proportions is a effective way to healthy eating.