The document discusses strategies for healthy eating such as eating enough calories but not too many by maintaining balance between intake and expenditure, eating a variety of foods, keeping portions moderate, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, drinking water, and limiting sugary, salty and refined foods. It also discusses easy exercises that can be done anywhere like massaging pressure points to improve circulation and lists aspects of good health like eating sensibly, getting exercise and rest, and managing stress. Finally, it defines physical fitness as the ability to perform daily activities without fatigue and having energy left over, noting a minimum level is needed and can be attained through activities like yoga, aerobics and sports.
2. TOPIC INTRODUCTION
What is health according to you?
Think about the most Healthy
?
person that you know….
How would you describe this
person?
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3. HEALTH is a state of complete
mental, physical and social well-
being , not simply the absence of
disease or infirmity. ?
FITNESS is the ability to meet the
demands of the environment.
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4. BIG PICTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHY EATING
Eat enough calories but not too many. Maintain a balance between
your calorie intake and calorie expenditure—that is, don't eat more food
than your body uses. The average recommended daily allowance is 2,000
calories, but this depends on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical
activity.
Eat a wide variety of foods. Healthy eating is an opportunity to expand
your range of choices by trying foods—especially vegetables, whole grains,
or fruits—that you don't normally eat.
Keep portions moderate, especially high-calorie foods. In recent years
serving sizes have ballooned, particularly in restaurants. Choose a starter
instead of an entrée, split a dish with a friend, and don’t order supersized
anything.
Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes—foods high in
complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals, low in fat, and free of
cholesterol. Try to get fresh, local produce
Drink more water. Our bodies are about 75% water. It is a vital part of
a healthy diet. Water helps flush our systems, especially the kidneys and
bladder, of waste products and toxins. A majority of Americans go through
life dehydrated.
Limit sugary foods, salt, and refined-grain products. Sugar is added to
a vast array of foods. In a year, just one daily 12-ounce can of soda (160
calories) can increase your weight by 16 pounds. See suggestions below for
limiting salt and substituting whole grains for refined grains.
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5. EASY & EFFECTIVE EXERCISES
Exercise is an activity you do to improve your health and fitness. Some easy exercises that can be
performed anytime anywhere.
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6. EASY & EFFECTIVE EXERCISES
Massaging pressure points improves blood circulation and leads to healthy living.
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7. GOOD HEALTH
To be healthy means more than just the absence of
illness. If we are in good health than the physical, mental
, cultural and social aspects of our lives are all working
well together. Our health is to some extent effected by
hereditary . We can however help to maintain our health
by:
• Eating sensibly.
• Taking regular physical activity
• Getting regular rest and sleep
• Limiting our intake of alcohol
• Not smoking tobacco or taking any other social drugs
• Improving our ability to cope with stress.
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8. PHYSICAL FITNESS
Physical fitness is the ability of our body to carry out our
everyday activities with little fatigue and with enough energy
left for emergencies.
There is a minimum level of fitness which we all need to have .
We call this health related fitness, which can be attained by
Yoga, Meditation, Aerobics, Swimming, Gymnastic, Out door
sports, Walking etc.
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