5 Habits to Break Before It's Too Late[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة]Take a look at each area, determine how you stack up,and then make the fix today:1) Stealing from sleep:
Studies show that a minimum of seven to nine hours of uninterrupted
sleep (at night) are essential for health. Sleep is the time when
your body repairs and recovers from all of the metabolic
processes that your body performs every second.
Sleepsupports healthy weight management, raises growth
hormone, and heals the adrenals. If you are watching TV, working on
your PC, or otherwise stimulating yourself so that you are unable
to go to sleep by 11 PM, then establish the Power Down Hour and
turn to more relaxing activities like baths, light novels, or
cuddling with a loved one (or pet!) at least an hour or two before
bedtime. Then ... retrain yourself to sleep through the night.
2) Skipping breakfast: How many times do you find yourself dashing
out the door to start your day, only to discover that you forgot to
eat? Listen, your body has just "fasted" overnight,
and in order to fuel yourself for the day (and lower stress
hormones), you must eat a balanced meal that includes proteins,
fats, and carbohydrates. Otherwise, your body will turn on itself
for fuel, and it isn't fat but muscle that it's going to
target ... which will cascade into a very nasty sequence of health
consequences that will make you fat, old, and tired before your
time.
3) Blowing off exercise: If you think you can manage your health and
weight through dietary means alone, it won't work.
Period. Exercise is crucial for stimulating proper physical and
hormonal response necessary for building muscle and bone, burning
fat, letting you sleep, keeping you young, giving you energy -- the
list is endless. More important is the CORRECT type of exercise,
which involves high-intensity interval training, along with
resistance workouts. If you can't find 20-30 minutes a day to
incorporate these exercises into your life (oh yeah, that is ALL
you need, by the way), then you can kiss your health goodbye.
4) Noshingat night: Strapping on the feedbag in the evenings
basically signals your body to hold off on burning existing fat
stores, raises stress hormones before bedtime, and screws up your
body's natural digestive processes at a time when it should be
ready to shut down and repair. If you are eating in a
hormonally-balanced way during your evening meal, there is
absolutely no need to munch afterward.
5) Not counting your beverages: One of the craziest things I encounter in
my work is the lack of consideration of high-calorie, high-sugar
drinks in the diet. Yes, those healthy "Jumbo Juices,"
designer coffee slurpees (hey, they may as well be, given all the
sugar in them), and those harmless little cocktails every night,
especially those fruit-flavored martini and tequila drinks, can
really pack on the pounds in a hurry. Make the switch to healthier
options like iced green tea -- or, my favorite, Emergen-C -- for
some sparkling mineral replacements that not only satisfy, but also
fuel and nourish!
