1. Exercising

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1. Start Walking, Jogging or Cycling.No matter what your speed is, walking, jogging and cycling are very important parts of a healthy lifestyle as they are activities that keep your hearts and lungs active and your blood flowing. If you need to keep your knees strong or have body aches and pains, then cycling may be a better solution.

• Come up with a daily working, jogging or cycling routine that fits with your schedule (i.e. go for a jog every day at 6.00 pm). After a while, you can increase your distance, speed and length of your workout.
• Go out of your way to walk more. For example, if you go to the grocery store try to park in the farthest spot from the entrance so you are forced to walk those extra steps to get there.
• If you jog you should jog at least 1 kilometer, but it is very important to pace yourself.

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2. Exercise at home. Not everyone has the time or money to go to the gym and there is no need too. Working out at home is very easy and can be very beneficial. Some at-home exercises include:

• Push-ups: Use your weight against the floor or wall to work on your upper body strength.
• Sit-ups: Sit-ups can be done by simply lying on the ground or, with a more advanced technique, with a chair or exercise ball.
• Yoga: Yoga practices such as a downward-facing dog or sun salutations are easily done on the carpeted ground or on a yoga mat.

2. Maintaining a Balanced diet

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1. Get rid of any junk food. It is one of the most important components of the fit lifestyle. Many people ignore it, but if you exercise and eat a lot of junk food you will not get any fitter. This is because junk food turns to fat almost immediately. Junk food contains poor nutrition and is high in sodium and sugar. Because of this, your body sugar levels drop after consumption and you end up feeling fatigued with a major lack of energy.               Food to avoid are:

• High in sugar: Donuts, cakes, cookies, pudding, cereals, canned and dried fruits, and sodas.
• High in fat: Processed meats, hydrogenated oils, and shortenings.
• Avoid food containing artificial ingredients.                                                                                                    Caption

2. Eat Healthily: Maintaining a balanced diet can be difficult to do if you do not have the time to cook for yourself every day. But, it is easy to find healthy solutions in restaurants and take-outs as well. You will find that maintaining a healthy and balanced diet can increase energy and productivity, boost your metabolism and make you a happier person because you will be consuming the nutrients and vitamins your body needs. Food to eat are:

• Fresh vegetables and fruits: Carrot, onions, broccoli, spinach, eggplant, melons, bananas, apples, and oranges.
• High protein food: lean meat, poultry, fish, legumes, nuts and seeds ( like chia and hemp), tofu, soybeans, egg, cottage cheese, and lentils.
• Grains: Whole wheat toast, oatmeal, quinoa, and barley.
• Food high in fiber: Cooked lentils, black beans, green peas, pears, raspberries, and oat bran.

Drink a lot of water at least 8-10 glass every day.