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Articles: My Thoughts | How to Keep in Shape
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| 'A pretty face is not just enough. Your figure should also be of the right proportions.'
A healthy body and mind are very important to your good looks. To keep your body healthy and in shape, you need the right diet and the correct amount of exercise and rest.
Diet and exercise are interrelated. Lack of balance in these two aspects can easily lead you to problems of overweight.
In fact, people are eating much less nowadays, but their activity has also decreased rapidly. Therein lies the crux of the problem.
Joining health clubs or taking to some sport for a short time, hardly makes a difference, as the body remains inactive for the greater part of the day.
Similarly a crash slimming programme also has only a temporary effect, as it is not part of the daily routine. The body simply relapses into inactivity once the crash diet and exercise are stopped.
A balanced diet and daily exercise should be made into a habit. The exercise should be spread out uniformly throughout the day. One should not sit on a chair for more than one hour at a stretch. A break of fifteen minutes is a must. Just take a walk. It is an exercise which can be done wherever you are, or you can do some simple yoga postures.
Often there is a tendency for overweight in a family. This is due to faulty eating habits rather than to a truly genetic factor.
For those who want to lose fat and remain slim, a reduction in their calorie intake is a must so that there is a reduction of total fat and any local fat as well. A low calorie diet is essential to reduce fat even in one small area of the body.
A balanced diet does not mean that one should starve. Here is a list of items from which you can eat as much as you like:
Curd: made from skimmed milk.
Green, root and raw vegetables: Spinach, cabbage, green peas, French beans, cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, salad, lettuce, celery, watercress, beetroot and radishes.
Fruits: apples, oranges, pears, grapes, grapefruit, guava, citron, blackberry, lemon and pomegranate.
Foods which you can have in limited quantities are:
Skimmed Milk- 284 ml. daily, 2 thin phulkas / chapatis or 2 slices of whole wheat bread, boiled potatoes, cottage cheese, lentils and a small pat of butter – 1 oz.
Non vegetarians can have lean meat, chicken, eggs, and fish.
-Excerpts form the article by Nalini Mathur
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