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A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Nowadays loads of people don't live a very healthy life. But what, is
actually a healthy lifestyle? It could mean a lot of different things.
A healthy lifestyle is greatly influenced by a balanced diet.
Everyone could interpret this differently. Experts recommend
various and healthy diet. This doesn't mean that we can't eat any
sugar or only vegetables and fruits. Definitely not. Our body needs
proteins, carbohydrates, fat and salt, also some sugar and of
course vitamins and minerals. We get them in different foods. Of
course we shouldn't exaggerate with anything. Every person
should have at least 3 meals per day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Some people also have snacks before noon or/and in the
afternoon, including me. There are some people that are
vegetarians or vegans. Vegetarians don't eat any meat and vegans
don't eat any food from animals. You may ask if we can eat junk
food at all. Yes we can, but in limited quantities. That would be
once a month or once in 3 weeks. Junk food includes a lot of
unhealthy things, so if we ate it everyday, it wouldn't be good for
our health.
The next very important thing in a healthy lifestyle, is sport.
Experts recommend that every person should be outside, in fresh
air, for at least 30 minutes per day. If its sunny you can also get
vitamin D, which is very important in this tough time, when health
is the most important thing for everyone. Outside we can do
sports or just go for a walk. It's important to move and thus we can
increase our heartbeat. Most teenagers train sports several times
a week, so we keep our shape fit and in a good form.
If you do sports, your body gets tired, but you shouldn't forget one
very important thing. To stay hydrated. It's recommended to drink
6-8 glasses of water every day. We shouldn't drink a lot of energy
drinks, which contain a lot of sugar and unhealthy substances. We
can also drink natural fruit juices, which contain a lot of vitamins
and minerals.
After a healthy and productive day we go to sleep. Younger people,
like kids and teenagers need more sleep than adults. From 9 to 11
hours per night. The older you are, less sleep you need. Therefore
adults need only 8 hours of sleep. While you sleep, your brains
rest. This effects on well-being.
While I was writing this, I realized how much I know about healthy
lifestyle. So let me tell you a bit about myself. I won't be log, I
promise. First of all- food. I can say that I eat various food. The only That's about a healthy lifestyle and I hope you enjoyed and
problem is, that I'm very selective when it comes to food. But
anyway I get everything I need for my body. I'm not really the
biggest fan of junk food and energy drinks. Those drinks are too
sweet for me (too much sugar). I don't eat hamburgers, chicken
nuggets either… at least not often. Maybe 2-3 times a year. I try
not to eat a lot of sweets, cookies, cakes or unhealthy food. It's
working. My skin is healthier and I feel better. I do sports too. I'm
outside, in the fresh air every day for at least 30 minutes, I go for a
walk and I workout 5-6 times a week in this " Corona time ". I drink
more water than when I was at school. I'm proud of that. I don't
have any chances to buy an energy drink or juice by myself either.
About going to sleep at the right time, I'm not really proud of
myself. I fall asleep really late every night. That's not okay, because
I'm more tired the next day. Anyway I'm going to try to change
that. I also think that I spend too much time on the phone,
computer or watching films. There come days, that my eyes really
hurt of looking at those screens, to be honest. I need to change
that too.
At one point I'm proud of myself, because I live like I should, but
there are things that must be changed. Like I said, every person
has their own opinion of healthy lifestyle. This is just my point of
view.
Eva Pečnik, 8. c
A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Hello, today I'll show you how to transform into a healthy person, if
you aren't yet. And how to take care of your health.
First you need to eat healthy food, take exercise, drink enough
water, and have a good sleep. What means to eat healthy food?
You should eat balanced and varied food. For good health and
normal immune function, you must eat a balanced diet with plenty
of vegetables and fruit, whole grains, plant and animal proteins
and healthy fats. You should eat milk and dairy products (kefir, sour
milk, cheese and yoghurt) that are low in both fat and salt. You also
need enough proteins, that are in nuts, eggs, fish, sea food and few
kinds of meat,…You should prepare food in a safe and hygienic
way. Steam, bake, boil or microwave to help reduce quantity fat.
You must have 5 meals a day. You shouldn't eat too much junk food
and sweets. Most people eat too much and too fast, that's why
they take in too many calories. Take small bites and chew well, try
to get 30 chews of each bite. You should drink eight glasses of
water a day if you don't you 'll be in a bad condition.
Healthy adults should take 30 minutes of physical activity and
healthy kids 1 hour every day. It's enough just to walk in the nature.
Healthy adults need between 7 to 9 hours of sleeping. Smoking is
one of the biggest bad habits. Smoking has a bad effect on all our
organs. On a sunny day you should wear a sunscreen, sunglasses
and a hat.
I think my life is quite healthy. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. I
drink enough water a day. Every day when I finish school, I go for a
walk in the forest with my dog. But I shouldn't eat so much
chocolate. I seldom drink sweet drinks like cola, I drink only water.
For breakfast I usually eat milk and cereals, my snacks are nuts and
fruit. My lunch usually consists of soup, some meat and side
dishes, like rice or potato and vegetables or just stew. After lunch I
have a dessert or just sweets which are not too good for me. I
adore milk rice pudding for dinner.
learned something new.
Pia Bobnar, 8. c