UR IT Magazine February 2016

How do you feel about your
body when you look at yourself
in a mirror? Do you like what you
see? Is it how you want to see
yourself in the mirror every day?
If they are not what you looking
for continue reading this article.
To build a better you, says a lot
just in just a few words. So much
that it seems like it’s impossible
to achieve. Thousands of men
and women struggle everyday
with issue like their body or their
hair falling out etc. Its life and
we have to take it by the horns
and push our way through it.
Getting older/health problems
isn’t any fun it more or less sucks.
Your body changes your hair
thins out and your feet somehow
get bigger. So many downs when
getting older that we forget to
find the positive sides to it. Even
though the body changes it is
something you can keep up on.
You health and improving your
life can be worked on. Want to
know how well?
Keep reading.
Focus on what you like about yourself
Identifying your favorite features may help
you to develop a more positive outlook. Take
a few moments each day to look at yourself in
the mirror and identify your favorite features of
your body as well as overall person.
Eat differently
Yes it has been said over and
over a million times but its true
changing what you eat will help
in building a better you. Eat
less salt and fat its bad for the
body instead change it up and
eat more fruit and vegetables.
Try to eat five portions of fruit
and vegetables a day. Explore
new recipes with these types of
foods. You may find everything
you make is quite tasty.
Exercise regularly
The benefits of exercise aren’t
limited to losing weight. Even if
you’re slim, you’ll still get health
benefits from exercising. By
working out only 30 minutes a
day (yes everyday) helps the
heart body and mind. Makes
you feel better and over time
you will feel more motivated to
do more activities. Like biking or
hiking, walking, running, playing
more sports etc. So many things
change while doing this and it
does help build a better you.
Drink More Water
With all that activity another thing
you could try is to “Drink more
water”. Yes we all know that beer
and sugary drinks are wonderful
but they aren’t that good for
the body. Not saying that you
shouldn’t have a beer or two or a
soda with lunch I’m saying make
water the most important fluid
you put into your body.
All of these things work and
everyone should try them. The
struggle is real and most of us hide
from it. We don’t want to accept
the fact that we are growing
up and want to stay up all night
and sleep all day. We have to
take better care of ourselves and
make changes. It’s a process and
can’t be done overnight. Baby
steps one day at a time.
Improve your sleep
Nearly everyone has problems
sleeping at some point in their life.
Most healthy adults sleep for an
average of seven to nine hours a
night. If you’re not getting enough
sleep, it can affect relationships,
your performance at work, and
affect with helping you get better
when you’re sick.
The bedroom needs to be dark,
quiet, tidy, and smell fresh. Also
good-quality mattress and bed
frame will give you an extra hour
sleep... Your bedroom should be
for sleeping only and well sexual
activities. In order to build a better
body you must get sleep. Most
of us can’t sleep and we stay
up all night wondering why we
can’t fall asleep. Then we turn
to our electric devices due to
having something to do instead
of focusing on sleeping. Instead
grab a glass of water and return
back to bed.
Quit smoking
The health benefits of quitting
smoking are immediate. I have
read while researching bad
habits that after 20 minutes, your
blood pressure and pulse return
to normal. After 24 hours, your
lungs start to clear. After three
days you can breathe more
easily, and your energy increases.
Keep it up and you’re adding
years to your life. Doesn’t that
sound amazingly awesome and
well worth quitting smoking? With
myself never smoked I hear that
it’s a very bad habit to break. Yet
to building a better you I feel this
is a must do necessity.
Recap
So after taking the time to read
this you should have learned in
order to building a better you
that you must look at yourself
and find the positive in yourself
everyday instead of focusing
on the negative. Eat better
and drink more water. Exercise
everyday or do an activity
that counts as exercising for 30
minutes. Getting a good night’s
rest and eliminating electric
devices when you wake up
(trust me Facebook can wait
till morning) Lastly smoking,
you have to quit smoking. It
is bad for your health and all
the reasons in the world there
is nothing positive health wise
where its said that smoking is
good for you. Ditch that horrible
smelly habit and push forward
to building a better you.
I hope this article reaches out to
everyone that reads it cause we
are all meant to do great things
and starting with living longer
and being health is a great
starting point to becoming
something great.
Article By: Tiffanie Mora
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