Physical: Activity For All
Have you had your eyes checked regularly by a qualified optometrist or opthamologist? Taking care of your eyes is as important to your physical health as exercising on a regular basis or simply increasing the amount of physical activity you engage in. We too often associate physical health with going to the gym but in reality it extends to all parts of our bodies.
Your physical well-being requires you to have good eyesight, good hearing, a good sense of smell and taste, and the strength and stamina that you associate with fitness. People are less likely to have a regular physical examination if they feel healthy than if they feel sick; so we must remind ourselves to get our annual checkups because they help ensure that we stay healthy and fit for many years.
Like getting an eye exam, getting a fitness examination is important. A fitness examination challenges you to step up your game as a fitness specialist tests your strength, stamina, and general health. You should be able to perform simple physical tasks without much effort. That doesn't mean you don't get tired or strain -- it just means you can do the tasks.
Physical health calls for regular exercise. When our ancestors were walking around eating fruits and small animals they were getting plenty of exercise. Even when people settled down on farms they still had plenty of hard work to help them stay healthy and fit. It was only as we began to find more leisure time in our post-industrial lifestyles that we reduced our physical activity.
As you increase your daily physical activity you will gradually burn more calories. Of course you want to balance your activity with a good diet; but eating right is also part of your daily physical activity regimen. Did you know that certain foods help you burn more energy? Likewise, some foods will make you more sleepy and slow down your metabolism. You need to eat right at all times of the day to help your body through its daily cycle.
Working out is an extreme adjustment to the lack of physical activity we enjoy in our lives. Instead of paying an expensive gym membership, why not consider taking up a regular passtime that helps you stay fit: good activities including dancing, walking, cycling, rowing, running, and playing with your dog at a local park. Whatever you choose to do, if it's fun and engages you in a different way each time you do it, you'll be more likely to continue with that activity.
Social activities such as hiking, rock climbing, roller skating, ice skating, swimming, and helping pack and unpack trucks collecting charitable goods are also great examples of how you can increase your physical lifestyle without "taking time out of your day". It's only time out of your day if you don't want to do the activity.