Importance Of My Future Life

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As I get closer to graduating high school, I can’t help but think about my future life. I recognize that my future won’t be easy, but if I’m fit, I will avoid some worry and stress. This stress would come from being unable to do everything that I want to do in life because of what I’ve done to my body. My life would be significantly harder if I were to succumb to an avoidable disease or be too out of shape to play with my children. By setting habits of exercising, getting enough sleep, eating nutritious foods, and avoiding dangerous harmful substances, I will be both happier and healthier. The first way to be fit is to exercise regularly. The Center for Disease Control recommends 150 minutes weekly of moderate aerobic activity paired with …show more content…

I don’t often eat the best food and could improve by making sure that I don’t eat any empty calories, meaning foods that don’t give me anything nutritionally except for sugars and fats. When I’m in college, I won’t have much money to buy food, so I need to set habits now of choosing the healthiest food that I can. As an added bonus, fruits and vegetables are often cheaper than junk food, making it easier for me to choose to buy them. As I continue to choose healthy food over junk food, I’ll have more long-lasting energy, maintain a healthy body weight, and be protected from many diseases. However, another vitally important part of nutrition that is often forgotten is that you do need to eat. It can be too easy for teens, especially girls, to give in to eating disorders because they want to be thinner. I don’t ever want to harm my body in that way, and so I plan to maintain a healthy diet that gives me the calories that I …show more content…

If I use drugs or drink alcohol, I will permanently harm my body and mind. Because I want to stay healthy, I hope to avoid these substances. I’ve already pledged to never drink alcohol or use drugs that aren’t prescribed to me, and I plan to keep that promise. I know that it will protect myself, my future, and my posterity. One way that I can keep my commitment to avoid them is to be careful about pain medication that is prescribed to me because it could potentially be addictive. In addition, if I go to any parties I need to closely examine any food or drinks that are offered to me. I believe that the consequences of substance abuse greatly outweigh any supposed benefits that may come from

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