Health Is Wealth So Plan Your Investments

Recently during a health check up in my office it was found that more than 50 percent of my team members were unfit. The only test that was done was BMI calculation. Figures would have been even more startling if blood pressure and sugar check had been included in health check-up. With all advancement in sciences quality of our life has improved but proportion of people actually enjoying that is a matter of research. Staying fit has become a big challenge these days. Most of us are on medications for one ailment or another. On top of that mental health is something that is not visible upfront but is eating away our health in a big way at least in metro cities. Balancing home and work life for working couples with curtailed weekends is a challenge and often source of continuous stress. It is clear that lifestyle diseases like cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes are on rise and are going to be a major challenge in near future. If health is wealth then why are we becoming poorer day by day?

If we compare modern times with older days then we will find that our lifestyle has become more sedentary. Machines have replaced human efforts and tasks are done with toggling of buttons. Remote controls have played a catalytic role in making us lazier. In metro cities, even the built-in environment is more vehicle friendly rather than pedestrians or cyclist friendly. Parks and playgrounds have been converted to concrete jungles. But that doesn’t mean that we have no options left. Taking stairs rather than lift or walking to a colleague’s desk rather than calling him/her on intercom are few small steps that we can take towards a healthier life. If you feel that your schedule is packed enough to leave any time for physical workout then you should consider the fact that many leaders including former US presidents squeezed time, trained and nailed distances which were as long as 26.2 miles. So adjust your time, have a modest beginning and be determined enough not to look back from there. You are the most important person in your life, so make sure you give at least 30 minutes in 24 hours to yourself. Take it an investment which is going to pay huge dividends.

Complement your workout routine with change in food habits. Faster life has increased the proportion of fast food in our diet. Cut down on high calorie food items like wafers and other fried stuff. Try to replace processed food items with fresh fruits and vegetable. Make salad an integral part of your daily diet. Keep your body well hydrated and consume water at regular intervals. You’ll become what you’ll eat so make sure that you eat healthy.

Our body is reflection of our mind and thus it is necessary to keep our mind stress-free. Social networks play an important role in emotional ventilation. Joint families are conspicuous by their absence in modern society. Even in nuclear families couples hardly get time to interact properly during weekdays. So it is necessary to make new social ties where we can divert our minds from the daily glut. Developing a hobby and participate in activities with your interest group is an effective way of rejuvenating yourself. You may take help of social media like facebook for identifying such interest groups and locating the events of your interest. Weekend schedule should be something more interesting than munching popcorns in multiplexes.

So when are we changing ourselves for good? If the answer is ‘tomorrow’ then it will remain ‘tomorrow’ even after a day and that ‘tomorrow’ will never come. The best time to start is now. So get set go. Wish you a happy and healthier life.