JUPITER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL – The food we choose to consume has a huge impact on our life by determining if we live a healthy lifestyle or not. Having a proper exercise routine can help you lead up to a healthy lifestyle with so many benefits that come with it.

A few benefits to healthy eating are muscle support, longer lifespan, boosted immunity, stronger bones, lower heart disease risk, etc. An unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health. A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases.

Some ways to help you take the junk food out of your diet are to replace it with healthy foods. If you are craving a snack, grab the banana or apple on the counter instead of the bag of chips. Fruits are like a natural candy and are high in nutrients. The goal is to eat one fruit, vegetable, and something high in protein a day.

A few benefits to fitness are losing excess weight, boosting energy levels, maintain muscle and bone health, etc. In order to lose weight and stay healthy, you must balance out the food you eat and your exercise in order to get results. You cannot eat junk food and exercise and expect it to work.

There are many types of exercises you can do. It is very important to find an exercise you enjoy or else you will lose interest and not want to do it. You can do sports, cardiovascular workouts, flexibility and balance workouts, strength training, etc.

A few ways to stay motivated are to play music or a voice tape while you are exercising, train with a friend, and write down your goals and evaluate them. Using this information can help benefit you and help you stay healthy and happy.