Research

The first way to staying fit and healthy as people age is exercise. Before people start exercising, they need to make sure they check with their doctor to see if they are in good or bad shape and what they should do about it, and what medicine could possibly help. To start exercising, it’s simple to try and find an activity they like and motivates them to continue. It doesn’t have to be a grueling activity; people can do something simple as going for a walk or riding a bike. First, they need to start slow then once they become more in shape, they can begin to speed up and try harder workouts to accomplish. Exercising helps keep your strength and agility, as you get older, and also boosts mental health. You can join an exercising class to help improve or maintain your fitness. You can play with your kids or grandkids, make walks part of your everyday activity, and you can even make household chores more active by dancing to music while cleaning (“Staying”, n.d.).

Weighing too much or too little at any age can lead to health problems. Make sure you don’t quit once you start, and make time in your day to exercise. Sometimes exercising with a friend will help you get into a routine and keep at it. Exercising is very important to a healthy lifestyle. It can help prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, and mental disorders like depression. So people must learn how to control their weight by exercising and eating right (“Getting Fit”, n.d.).

Eating Right

The second way to staying fit and healthy as you age is eating right. People never take the time out of their day to cook a nice healthy meal at home because it’s just faster to order something or go to a drive-thru to eat. People need to st...

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...d mentally, you need to be positive, eat right, exercise, rest properly, manage your stress, give and receive love and compassion, you need to laugh and be happy, have inner calmness, trust yourself and others, and open up (“What”, n.d.).

You have the choice to do something about your life. If you don’t like the way you look then change that. It all starts and ends with you, and how much you are willing to work for what you want. If you can’t do it for yourself, then do it for the ones that you love. It’s going to be hard no doubt, but, if you need help getting to where you want to be, its okay to seek help. That’s what personal trainers and family are there for. They’re there to help you reach your goals and capture your dreams. But it still all comes down to you. So the question still is, how much are you willing to work to get that healthy life?