There have been a lot of studies and statistics on aging over the years, and one thing that people have noticed is that they are more prone to gaining weight, and becoming unhealthy after they turn forty. Does this mean that anyone over the age of forty is unhealthy? Absolutely not. All this means is that there is a greater chance for someone to become unhealthy after forty because of natural causes. For the most part, these things are all physical. One example of this is our metabolism – it tends to slow down after a certain age.
So, if you
are over the age of 40, how do you stay healthy? What are some things that you
can do in order to keep yourself in the healthy zone?
Let’s take a
look.
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Stop
Smoking
This is one
of those things that’s a lot easier said than done, and it certainly no small
task. However, it is also one of those things that can significantly improve
your health (at any age). How does it improve your health? It has been proven
that smoking can cause cancer, cardio issues, and skin issues. If you stop
smoking, you can improve the way your skin looks, limit your chances of lung
cancer, be healthier, and look younger overall.
Eat Right
People talk
about this all of the time, yet not a lot of people actually make the
commitment and go through with the decision. This partly has to do with the
fact that eating right is not easy (by any means), and partly because sometimes
it becomes easier to just go buy fast food.
One thing is
for sure – if you begin eating right now, it won’t be difficult to continue
doing so later. Eating healthy provides benefits such as losing fat, having
healthier looking skin, and putting a stop to certain diseases/challenges.
Don’t
underestimate how much younger you will feel by substituting unhealthy foods
with healthier ones!
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Exercise 5
Times A Week
It can be
easy to say that you are too busy to work out, but the truth is that we will
always be too busy. If you don’t make time now, you never will. It’s time to
fully commit to maintaining a regular workout schedule. Taking five hours out
of the week to work out five time a day (that’s one hour a day) can
significantly improve your health after 40.
One of the
best ways to ensure that you are going to stay committed to working out is to
create a workout schedule for yourself. You are much more likely to do
something if it’s already planned out and ready to go. So, make a schedule for
yourself. Maybe you want to work out a different muscle group every day of the
week, or maybe you want to do different cardio exercises every day of the week.
No matter what your goal is, stick to it!
Take A
Look At Your Family History
It can be
extremely beneficial to take a look at your family history. Why? Well, first of
all it is always better to know if you might be prone to something ahead of
time because then you can do something to prevent it. Also, it can definitely
be beneficial for you to know past conditions because you can pass on the
knowledge to your kids.
Consider
Cosmetic Procedures
Cosmetic and
Plastic surgery procedures become relevant after forty because the benefits can
be incredible. Certain procedures like the tummy tuck, liposuction, or breast
augmentation can really improve certain areas of your body that naturally begin
to sag, droop, or loosen.
About the
author:
Anna Inslee
currently resides in Florida and spends her time writing about the benefits of liposuction Toronto, and other health/fitness relatedsubjects.
I was tracking with you until you started talking about "consider cosmetic procedures". I have several friends who are no longer on this Earth due to what they thought were harmless procedures that went wrong a few weeks later for one, and a few years later for the other. They left behind husbands, children, family and friends. I would say not to enter into surgery lightly. Interview the physicians, check their credentials, think about it, consider all options and then think about it some more.
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