Staying Active.

You seen it on TV and shown on the LCD screen at our MRT's platforms. I am talking about the advertisement when you see Zoe Tay climbing the stairs instead of taking the elevator, to promote healthy life style by exercising at least 30mins a day and to eat right. 30mins a day! With the kind of busy lifestyle S'poreans are, once or twice a week for that 30mins may sound practical. But of course, there are some who really does workout or exercise everyday for 30mins more or less. Ask yourself now, have you done any form of exercise today, or yesterday? If you are thinking of doing so tomorrow, then that's a good start!

Besides exercising and staying active, eating really well does matters. There is this guideline in the Food Pyramid which can be followed so that we get the widest range the nutrients our body needs. The Pyramid is an outline of what to eat each day. It is not a rigid prescription, but a general guide that lets you choose a healthful diet that's right for you. What you eat today can make all the difference when you get older.
The advertisement is to create awareness to all to remind the importance of having good health so as to reduce the risk of serious illness like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. And not to become overweight. Therefore, it is telling all of us to try to exercise around 30 minutes of continuous exercise every day. If swimming, jogging or climbing stairs are too strenuous or stuff you hate, then go for walks or how about dancing. Both are fun to do, easy and free.

Where to do the walk and the dance?
You can always dance at the comfort of your home.
Everyday you have your 1-hr lunch break right? Eating takes about 1/2 hr, the remaining half, you can do the walk. Or walk to the bus interchange or MRT stations instead of taking the feeder bus. Good idea?

A longer period of exercise, even if they are lighter, start to make use of the fats in our body as compared to short exercises which draws its energy mainly from the body's carbohydrate. By carrying out longer regular exercise and at a easier pace will eventually maximize the weight reduction. We can't lose weight overnight, of course, but at least we are on the right track of losing weight over a period of time and at the same time, keeping ourselves fit.

I am at my early thirties and asthmatic. I just started exercising regularly early this year and in the past was just like taking walks in the morning on weekends with my husband. Age does matter when doing some kind of exercises or workouts. It stresses our heart, lungs and joints. Therefore, it is important to take on the less strenuous exercise which can be done without much stress. Exercising does improve my state of health. No asthma attacks for the last 2yrs.. It has been under controlled and I am very happy about it. I am afraid of asthma attacks as it could cost my life. I want to live life full of zest each day with my love one, now and in the future years. To achieve that, I have to be as fit and healthy as possible.

So have you exercise lately?