In this I will discuss my current fitness and
nutritional habits. In addition I will discuss health risks that are associated
with obesity. Furthermore, I will discuss three fitness habits that can be
incorporated in my life and how those habits will improve my health. Last, I
will discuss how each new habit will promote healthy weight management and how
new habit will benefit my health in general.
When growing up I can remember eating most of my meals at Sonic and other fast food restaurant. I can say 80% of our meals were consumed from different fast foods, because my mom was a working mom, so it was convenient for her. However, after seeing my mom purchase most of our meals from fast foods, I thought it was right. Once I had my children, I started buying85% of their meals from fast food. However, in 2008 I started working for the Health department as a health educator. This job brought much knowledge to me about different foods. I decided to make a drastic change at my house; we did not purchase another food from a fast food. In addition we, started exercise four times a week. I started small cooking vegetable instead of rice and other starchy
When growing up I can remember eating most of my meals at Sonic and other fast food restaurant. I can say 80% of our meals were consumed from different fast foods, because my mom was a working mom, so it was convenient for her. However, after seeing my mom purchase most of our meals from fast foods, I thought it was right. Once I had my children, I started buying85% of their meals from fast food. However, in 2008 I started working for the Health department as a health educator. This job brought much knowledge to me about different foods. I decided to make a drastic change at my house; we did not purchase another food from a fast food. In addition we, started exercise four times a week. I started small cooking vegetable instead of rice and other starchy
foods. Instead of buying candy and
cookies, I bought fruits such as apples, oranges, mango, and pears. We all had
to be educated about the benefits of eating healthy and exercising, to make
these drastic changes.
However, after years of not eating right and not exercising, I became 30 pounds overweight. The pounds started packing on, because for many years I choose not to eat right. I can remember, my doctor telling me, you need to lose weight, because you are overweight. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012) being obese is shown to increase diseases and cause other health issues. In researching all the health related issues that obesity can cause, I decided to lose weight. I have made the necessary step in my life to improve my health and fitness. I went out and bought the new Zumba fitness tapes. I try to incorporate the Zumba exercise in my daily plan every day to help me burn calories. The second thing I did was I bought me some five pound weights to help to build the muscles in my arm, so I would not have so much fat hanging from my arms. I try to incorporate lifting weight around three times a week.
The third thing I did to improve my health, I got up and start moving. I started walking three
However, after years of not eating right and not exercising, I became 30 pounds overweight. The pounds started packing on, because for many years I choose not to eat right. I can remember, my doctor telling me, you need to lose weight, because you are overweight. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012) being obese is shown to increase diseases and cause other health issues. In researching all the health related issues that obesity can cause, I decided to lose weight. I have made the necessary step in my life to improve my health and fitness. I went out and bought the new Zumba fitness tapes. I try to incorporate the Zumba exercise in my daily plan every day to help me burn calories. The second thing I did was I bought me some five pound weights to help to build the muscles in my arm, so I would not have so much fat hanging from my arms. I try to incorporate lifting weight around three times a week.
The third thing I did to improve my health, I got up and start moving. I started walking three
miles a day. The days that it rains,
I try to walk in the house for thirty minutes so I would not lose track of
rebuilding my health. In addition when I go to the shopping center, I park way
out from the building to promote walking into my daily routine. However,
incorporating these three fitness habits to improve my health was hard;
however, it will be well worth the effort in the future.
In addition, to adding new fitness habits to improve my health, I also added nutritional habits to improve my health. The first nutritional habit I did to improve my health was I decreased my sugar intake. I would eat sweet food every day. I decided to go sugar free and get items that was sugar free, and I would buy splenda, and sugar substitute to put in my foods. I also started eating more foods from the food pyramid. According to Web MD (2012 p.1) ‘’eating starts with learning new way to eat’ ’the second nutritional habit I did to improve my health was I cut back on junk foods. Instead of eating all the junk foods, I increased my diet with fruits when I wanted a snack. I started eating apples oranges, mangos, bananas and other fruits to improve my health. The last nutritional habits I did to improve my health was I increased my water intake. Instead
In addition, to adding new fitness habits to improve my health, I also added nutritional habits to improve my health. The first nutritional habit I did to improve my health was I decreased my sugar intake. I would eat sweet food every day. I decided to go sugar free and get items that was sugar free, and I would buy splenda, and sugar substitute to put in my foods. I also started eating more foods from the food pyramid. According to Web MD (2012 p.1) ‘’eating starts with learning new way to eat’ ’the second nutritional habit I did to improve my health was I cut back on junk foods. Instead of eating all the junk foods, I increased my diet with fruits when I wanted a snack. I started eating apples oranges, mangos, bananas and other fruits to improve my health. The last nutritional habits I did to improve my health was I increased my water intake. Instead
of drinking tea, Kool-Aid, lemonade,
and soda pop. I drank water; I tried to drink to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water
a day. Every time I had a meal I would drink water, instead of sugary drinks.
However, there are so many benefits I can gain, because I changed my fitness and nutritional habits. The first benefit is using the Zumba fitness workout DVD; I will burn unwanted calories, so I will not gain the extra pounds. In addition as I lose the weight I am lowering my chances of getting diabetes and being obese. The second benefit I gained was lifting weight will help me turn the fat in to muscles, so my body can get back into shape. Lifting weight will keep my arm from hanging and turn into pure muscle. Last I started walking, walking will help the poor muscle in my heart and help me strength my heart. In addition walking will build the muscle in my leg and thighs
References
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). Defining overweight and Obesity. Retrieved
June13, 2012 from; http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/defining.html
Web MD. (2012). Health Eating Overview. How do you get started on eating healthy? Retrieved
June 14,2012 from; http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/tc/healthy-eating-overview
However, there are so many benefits I can gain, because I changed my fitness and nutritional habits. The first benefit is using the Zumba fitness workout DVD; I will burn unwanted calories, so I will not gain the extra pounds. In addition as I lose the weight I am lowering my chances of getting diabetes and being obese. The second benefit I gained was lifting weight will help me turn the fat in to muscles, so my body can get back into shape. Lifting weight will keep my arm from hanging and turn into pure muscle. Last I started walking, walking will help the poor muscle in my heart and help me strength my heart. In addition walking will build the muscle in my leg and thighs
References
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). Defining overweight and Obesity. Retrieved
June13, 2012 from; http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/defining.html
Web MD. (2012). Health Eating Overview. How do you get started on eating healthy? Retrieved
June 14,2012 from; http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/tc/healthy-eating-overview
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