FREE ESSAY ON STAYING HEALTHY AND EATING RIGHT

STAYING HEALTHY AND EATING RIGHT

Staying Healthy And Eating Right
Staying healthy and eating right is a lifestyle that many people should consider. A juicy
hamburger from McDonalds dripping with special sauce topped with cheese is not exactly
considered a healthy meal. Our society today is busy and on the go at all times. It is so
much easier to stop and get fast food and then continue on. However, we should stop and
think; is it really worth it to not eat right and exercise?
Studies have shown, people that eat right and exercise live longer. Eating fattening
foods clogs your heart with cholesterol and fat. People that do not exercise and continue
to eat unhealthy foods will slow their metabolism. This is why over 70% of our society
are overweight today. My grandfather has had problems with his heart in the past mostly
because he was very overweight and eating the wrong foods. The doctor advised him to
exercise and eat right. Now, after two years of following this advice, his heart is
stronger than ever. The doctor informed him that at least ten years has been added to his
life. Exercising and eating right really does help you to live longer.
Eating healthy foods and exercising also helps to build persons self-esteem. Many people
who are overweight do not feel good about themselves. They want to be thinner but instead
of doing it the right way, they try crash diets that seem to always fail or do nothing at
all about their condition. If we would exercise at least 45 minutes per day, 3 to 4 times
per week, it is guaranteed that we lose weight and get in shape. When a person is at the
size and stature that they would like to be then their self-esteem rises. If one has a
good attitude and think they look great then more than likely other people will also. 
When one exercises and eats good foods then they also physically feel great. The fact
that one has just spent an hour on the treadmill and a salad was for dinner makes a
person feel as if they are really accomplishing something. If people would realize what a
great feeling a person gets from working out and eating healthy foods then everyone would
be doing it. It is a lifestyle that people should adopt and live by. It should also make
one feel good that they are doing something to better themselves. All of us have areas
that we can improve on. By improving our physical imperfections it makes us feel great.
Some people were raised to eat everything on their plate whether it was healthy or not.
If your mom made the food, then it was eaten. What our generation should do is learn from
our parents' mistakes. We should start cooking our children healthier foods so that they
will grow up knowing and living healthier lifestyles. Others say that there is just not
enough time to exercise or that fat free foods don't taste as good as fattening foods.
However, we should make the time to exercise so that we can improve our mental and
physical state. Also, there are now even fat free potato chips on the market that taste
exactly the same as regular potato chips. Some people say that problems make them eat
more, but we should practice more self-control during times that we are having problems.
There are also the people that say they are not able to exercise because of physical
problems, however, they are still able to eat healthy foods. In fact, people that do
suffer from physical ailments and are not able to exercise should be that much more
interested in learning to eat healthy. These excuses for choosing to live unhealthy in my
opinion are just that; excuses!
It is now time to make our choice. A healthy lifestyle and learning to exercise will
benefit each one of us. Will we continue to live as unhealthy blobs, or will we take a
little time out of our busy schedules so that we can live longer, raise our self-esteem,
and feel great? Make a choice!