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Stay Fit with 5 Quick Tips
5 Healthy Tips From: April 2007 Issue | Posted By: Sandra Fong Young
Featured in bizSanDiego Magazine in April 2007 issue
Here are five things to do for a healthier life-starting now.
1 Value your health. Being healthy should be a priority of life. If you are conscious of what you are doing to your body-physically, mentally and biologically-the results will be positive.
2 Do something you enjoy. Whether it is reading, making jewelry or polishing your car, do something that makes you happy. This will reduce your stress. "We are too worried about taking care of other people," says Daly. "Enjoy life."
3 Exercise. Get up from your desk and walk to lunch or just walk around the office. "Exercising doesn't necessarily mean going to the gym," Daly says. It is any physical activity to keep your body moving and energized.
4 Eat whole, real foods. Eat apples, salmon and beans. Feel free to have items with sugar or fat, but in moderation. And whatever you do, do not eliminate any food group.
5 Sleep. "Everybody needs a good six hours of sleep," Dieffenbach says. Value your body. Let it rest.