Walk for Good Health

Let’s discuss about some of the unconventional and conventional but not commonly practiced health tips are dealt to remain fit and healthy and enjoy the fruits of good life. Many people are aware of many of the tips here, but if you are reading this article you should give a thought and ponder about the applicability of the health tips discussed here and I assure you that there will be dramatic change in your health as well as the way you look into life as a whole.

Brisk walking is the best exercise to remain fit. You may think running is better, but my opinion is walking as you can continue it lifelong (running you can not continue when you grow old). It can be easily said that running can keep you fit but so can walking of about 30 minutes to one hour a day. Moreover you can keep walking for longer duration. For example drug “A” is better than drub “B” for treatment of a particular disease, but with drug “A”, compliance is not good and with drug “B”, compliance is good. So here drug “B” should be prescribed by the doctor in general (drug “A” can be prescribed to a patient who is highly motivated and will take it despite difficulties). In this case also if a person is highly motivated for regular exercise than he/she should choose running instead of walking to remain fit.

Some tips about how you can walk regularly:

It is recommended to walk at least 6 days a week and at least 30 minutes a day. Make it a habit of walking for at least 30 minutes a day. If your office (place of work) is 1-5 kilometers from your home, you should make it a habit of walking back from office. You should not walk to your office in the morning, instead you should walk back (use Bus No. 11 for coming back). Going to office by foot is not recommended. If your office is very near to your home or more than 5 kilometer away you can make habit of going to shop foods and vegetables, preferably daily or at least 5 times a week. You should not walk back from office if it is more than 5 km. This is to maintain compliance, as in any long term plan (including long term treatment of a chronic disease) most important is compliance and it has to be thought of beforehand. If any of the above suggestions do not fit your case you should try to find out a strategy which will suit you for long term.

So, keep walking and remain healthy and fit and enjoy life fullest. Most important is prioritize walking and remain motivated.

NB: Bus no. 11 means your 2 legs. In my place we call 2 legs bus no. 11 (route no.) hilariously.

Positive Thinking & Health

Healthy mind is essential for healthy life and in modern scientific perspective there can be no good health state without good (peace) thinking. Positive thinking affects health positively and negative thinking can have effect health negatively and adversely. Health as defined by WHO (World Health Organization) is a state of physical and mental well being and not merely absence of disease. The definition of health by WHO explain, why positive thinking mind is essential for a good healthy life. Many experts are advocating adding the term “spiritual well being” in the WHO definition of health, as it is seen that if you are spiritually healthy, you are healthier physically, but many experts are there who do not agree to this addition.

Let me explain about positive thinking in my own ways. One day you find food prepared at your home is not palatable or not to your linking (you dislike that particular food prepared). If you have positive thinking mind you will “diet” that day and not be unhappy that you can loose few calories without planning it, but if you have a negative thinking you will get annoyed and make an issue of it and disturb peace of family and home. Now you should think if peace of family members is absent can you or your family members be healthy? Think the other way; the person who lost some calories, he/she will be happy to lose a few calories (skipping one meal does not a lean person leaner or thinner) and healthy as a result.

Positive thinking effects not only health of our life, but the life as a whole. All of us have seen successful people are more cheerful and cheerful people are more successful, so why not become cheerful ourselves? Even if we can not become very successful by becoming cheerful, at least we do not loose anything by becoming cheerful, but we become happier. Science has proved that for frowning we need to use more than 70 muscles, but for smiling we need only 14 muscles, so why waste more energy by using more than 70 muscles. We will be better off by using only 14 muscles and smile. It is said that smile is the shortest distance between two persons, so let reduce distance amongst ourselves and smile and lead a healthier life.