Women Fitness
Top Secrets Of Staying Fit & Healthy For The
Women!
10 secrets for women to stay fit and healthy:
1. Start your fitness program with a balanced diet. Know
and monitor the right weight for your age. Always consult
your doctor to understand what food you should avoid and follow
your eating discipline routines. If you are trying to lose
some weight, it is better to cut the calories out from your
daily food intake. Food with high fiber and low fat should
be included a priority in your grocery list instead of red
meat, sugars and fats.
2. Drink lots of water. Make it a habit to drink at least
eight glasses of water everyday. This cleanses the body from
impurities. It is also recommended that for lactating women
to increase water intake to keep the body hydrated.
3. Take vitamins and supplements. Remember that your Calcium
supplement is important to you. Sufficient Calcium intake
is beneficial for women of all ages. This fact has been known
to prevent having cramps and Pre-Menstrual Period (PMS) Symptoms.
It also prevents Osteoporosis especially for menopausal women.
Vitamin E boosts strong immune system. Women who are currently
undergoing the menopausal period should take Vitamin E-400
as it stops night sweats and hot flashes. Also, Vitamin E
is said to be best in avoiding wrinkles when aging.
4. If you are a smoker, quit smoking now! Especially for
pregnant woman, it is a big NO as this will affect the health
of the baby. Pregnant women who smoke may pass the harmful
content of cigarettes to babies through the bloodstream. Clinical
studies have shown that women smokers are more prone to diseases
than men smokers. Women who smoke stand a higher chance of
contracting of getting breast cancer. Also limit your alcohol
intake.
5. Integrate exercises in your daily routine. You can take
a walk after work, use stairs instead of elevator or spend
some time playing with your kids when you are at home. Home
exercises are usually the best and easy ways to keep you moving
especially when you do not have time to go to the gym and
would like to lose some weight. Yoga and Pilates are only
a few of the many effective exercises you can do at home.
Exercises definitely help in limiting the risk of cardiovascular
diseases. Besides, you might want to use a home-gym
to help you to build up muscles.
6. Keep stress at mimimum level. Many women are prone to
too much stress. Stress has been a known cause to many sicknesses.
Take time to relax as much as possible. You can pick up reading,
hang out with friends and engage into sports. Pamper yourself
by going to parlors or you can do some shopping. Most importantly,
do not forget to get enough sleep to revive your energy.
7. Wear sunscreen before you step out your house, make it
a point to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the
sun. Or, you can choose to wear hats when under the sun to
protect your skin. Long exposure to the sun is bad for your
skin. Our skin will be prone to cancer when exposed to too
much sunlight. It also speeds up the aging of skin cells,
which causes wrinkles to women.
8. Visit your dentist from time to time to keep that beautiful
smile. Always have it cleaned to prevent cavities and bad
breath.
9. Make appointments with your Gynecologist. Women who agd
eighteen and above should have their Physical Examination
every year especially for the Pap Smear test. As for the women
who are more than forty years old, they should have their
mammograms and the breast self-exam is encouraged once puberty
has been reached and they should make it a habit as they mature
10. Always practice safe sex. Condoms are recommended to
prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
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