All Things 150
“All Things 150” List
Eat whole grains
The consumption of cereals, especially whole grains, is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases, overweight, abdominal obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and insulin resistance.
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Variety is the spice of life
Diversifying one’s food ensures appropriate intakes of macronutrients carbohydrates, protein and fat and micronutrients vitamins and minerals.
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Be physically active every day
Physical activity is essential for maintaining a healthy body weight and for prevention of chronic diseases. It helps maintain a healthy blood lipid and sugar profile, improves blood circulation and breathing, strengthens bones, muscles and joints, and relieves stress.
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Be physically active every day
Physical activity is essential for maintaining a healthy body weight and for prevention of chronic diseases. It helps maintain a healthy blood lipid and sugar profile, improves blood circulation and breathing, strengthens bones, muscles and joints, and relieves stress.
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Maintain a healthy body weight
Being overweight predisposes you to chronic diseases. Lower portion sizes and exercise to keep the weight off.
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Exercise boosts your immune system
Regular exercise improves cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure, helps control body weight, and protects against a variety of diseases by supporting a healthy immune system. It may contribute even more directly by promoting good circulation.
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Exercise boosts your immune system
Regular exercise improves cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure, helps control body weight, and protects against a variety of diseases by supporting a healthy immune system. It may contribute even more directly by promoting good circulation.
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Get outside
Exercising outdoors can boost our energy, make you feel more revitalized and positively engaged, and help you cut back on tension, anger, confusion, and depression. And that’s not all, past research shows just five minutes of sweating outside boosts both your mood and self-esteem.
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Get outside
Exercising outdoors can boost our energy, make you feel more revitalized and positively engaged, and help you cut back on tension, anger, confusion, and depression. And that’s not all, past research shows just five minutes of sweating outside boosts both your mood and self-esteem.
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Lift weights to quit smoking
People who want to quit smoking are twice more likely to succeed in quitting if they lift weights than if they don't lift weights, according to a study in the journal, Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Lift weights to quit smoking
People who want to quit smoking are twice more likely to succeed in quitting if they lift weights than if they don't lift weights, according to a study in the journal, Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Plan ahead and keep track
Plan your workouts before you go to the gym and record them in a journal or a mobile fitness app. By recording the weights you used, how many reps, and what exercises you did, you are setting a baseline against which you can compare…
Plan ahead and keep track
Plan your workouts before you go to the gym and record them in a journal or a mobile fitness app. By recording the weights you used, how many reps, and what exercises you did, you are setting a baseline against which you can compare subsequent workouts.
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Step It Up
A simple phrase for losing weight is to move more and eat less. The secret here is that moving doesn’t justmean hitting the track or going to the gym. Make the conscious decision to get more steps into the day by taking the stairs, having a walking…
Step It Up
A simple phrase for losing weight is to move more and eat less. The secret here is that moving doesn’t justmean hitting the track or going to the gym. Make the conscious decision to get more steps into the day by taking the stairs, having a walking meeting, or parking the car far away from the grocery store entrance.
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Get Functional
Functional exercisehas been shown to increase strength and balance and reduce risk of injury all while working multiple muscle groups at the same time. Not to mention, functional exercises can help make real life tasks, like hauling groceries up the stairs, a lot easier.
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Get Functional
Functional exercisehas been shown to increase strength and balance and reduce risk of injury all while working multiple muscle groups at the same time. Not to mention, functional exercises can help make real life tasks, like hauling groceries up the stairs, a lot easier.
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