ALL FITNESS YOGA AND DANCING : Health Articles

Health Articles,.... By,(Author) - M.B.S. Niranjala Fernando.

Director -Niranga Academy of Arts. - Sri Lanka

Topics:

1. Fitness of Life

2. Physical exercises for healthy life

3. Food that we eat

4. Good Habits

5. Comparison of fat content in meat and fish

6. In one large egg,

7. Exercise for Your Physical and Mental Health Keeping your mental fitness sharp is an important part of healthy aging and longevity.

8. More on Exercise

9. You can deal with emotional problems successfully if you are viewing them realistically from all angles.

10. Personality for a healthy life

11. Make your life productive

Fitness of Life

What is fitness of life?

In order to become a complete person...........

Those who give priority to education (knowledge) and are not active, can become scholarly patients.

Educated, intelligent people, who do not consider inculcating spiritual values (regarding support), can become educated, intelligent and inhuman.

Those who are spiritually advanced but have no knowledge of the world or society will become idiots brimming with humanity.

What we should be is an educated, intelligent, healthy person brimming with good qualities and humanity.

During this short period we live on this earth, enjoy the life so that we do not hinder our self or others. Do not suffer. Do not delight in or grieve for something excessively. Everything changes.

Pleasant thoughts and positive attitudes will help to keep us healthy. We can deal with emotional problems successfully if we view them realistically from all angles.

Being fit does not necessarily mean being free of disease. It is something that goes beyond it. Being fit and healthy means, being healthy in body, mind, socially and spiritually. A healthy / fit person directs his or her attention to food, exercising, mind, habits, postures, sleep and the environment. They have a good understanding of their domestic chores and other social events and are very supportive. Join with Niranga Academy of Arts to be more fit and healthy.

By,(Author) - Dr M.B.S. Niranjala Fernando.

Director -Niranga Academy of Arts. - Sri Lanka

Physical exercises for healthy life

Physical exercise plays a very important part in a healthy lifestyle. Being overweight, that is obese, is a main risk factor where diseases such as heart diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol stroke and certain types of cancers etc., are concerned.

Quite apart from preventing diseases and there are many other benefits of physical regular exercise.

Exercise helps foster personality and to increase the flexibility of the body. Those who exercise regularly will be able to carry out any task without expending much effort and becoming exhausted.

Niranga Academy of Arts Sri Lanka conduct rhythmic exercise classes such as dance aerobic exercises / yoga exercises etc., with music. These exercises are more suitable for a healthy heart as well as for women. And also these exercises are required for good heart function and for the blood circulation system.

Rhythmic exercises have been created in conjunction with 'rhythmic movements" from the arts of dancing and various defence methods which have been prevalent in the world for thousands of years.

The main purpose of these exercises is to get a group of muscles to work in conjunction at the same time and to exercise the entire body and thereby burn extra fat. Exercising does not merely mean losing weight. There are many more valuable more than hundred of benefits that can be achieved where life is concerned.

Exercising provides remedies for instances where, hormone imbalances due to being overweight have resulted in women being childless and for those who suffer from irregular menstruation. Reports on research and experiments conducted in the United Kingdom, have shown that women who exercise have a lesser risk of developing breast cancer as well as cancers of the reproductive system than women who do not exercise.

Those who exert themselves exercising, are physically healthy and also are able to achieve energetic youthfulness in mind as well. Do not procrastinate where exercising is concerned. Those who does not delay starting exercising will benefit more than the people who delay in starting the exercises.

Physical exercise is the way to a happy successful life. However, we should not exercise to such an extent that it results in the wasting away and weakening of joints. I believe that this note will assist people in being motivated towards exercising in order to maintain a long term, mental contentment, tranquility of the mind and good health.

By,(Author) - Dr M.B.S. Niranjala Fernando.
Director - Niranga Academy of Arts.- Sri Lanka

Food that we eat

However much you exercise, you will

achieve no results if you do not have good eating habits

If you consume more calories, by way of food than the calories you burn, the excess calories will be stored in your body and result in your being overweight. Fasting in order to achieve weight loss is extremely dangerous.

Food should be consumed with care and in suitable quantities and a healthy weight can be maintained by exercising. The number of calories you burn daily have to be increased and the calories from food decreased in order to reduce weight.

It is important to be aware of the calorie and fat content of foods you consume regularly. Intake of one type of food, incessantly over a period of time is not recommended. The variety should always be considered where food is concerned. However nutritious an item of food is, the same type of fish, fruits, vegetables and change should be replaced with different types of fish, various types of fruit and vegetables.

We need food not only to satisfy our hunger. Even though some items of food are not expensive they have great nutritional value. It is important that you make yourselves aware of the fact. Some people eat white bread with jam and butter or plantains for breakfast every day in order to save time. However, if you have some boiled gram or green gram instead, once in two days, you will be adding nourishment and variety and adding different tastes as well with your morning meal. Every effort should be made to retain the nourishment, when preparing food.

Good eating habits should be instilled. If you are overweight (obese), it is very important that you consult a Dietitian.

You will achieve the ability to eat as well as prepare food intelligently if you direct your attention towards your economic status and needs and plan accordingly.

By,(Author) - Dr M.B.S. Niranjala Fernando.
Director - Niranga Academy of Arts.- Sri Lanka

Good Habits

1) Do not eat to fill your stomach in one instance. If you do so, there will be a tendency for your abdomen to bulge outwards

2) Be informed of what you can eat in-between the three major meals. Even if you exercise regularly, the abdomen is likely to bulge, if you tend to be on an empty stomach for a long time which results in Acid Gas filling the stomach.

3) Ensure that you have your meals at the proper times. Be informed of how you should take during your meals and what you should eat at breakfast/tea time / lunch / evening tea time/ dinner / before bed time. (This depends on each individual age group, daily activities, gender, job etc.)

4) Train yourself to have your meals at the proper times and to provide your body with the required nutritional elements, vitamins and minerals in a balanced way as necessary throughout the day.

5) Do not forget that water is the best drink in the whole world.

6) Consume foods that belong to a variety of groups. Eat more foods with fiber and fruits and vegetables. Reduce the quantity of fatty oily foods. Take all kinds of fish, beans, long beans and winged beans in plenty. Limit your intake of sugar and sugary foods as much as possible. Cut down on the amount of processed and instant foods you eat. Say no to artificial foods, drugs and alcohol and all other items that are harmful to the body.

7) When cooking, whatever oil you use, it is best for you if you cut down on the use of oil.

8) 'Gotukola' is a food rich in iron. In order to let the body absorb the iron in this, there should be ample vitamin C. Therefore add plenty of lime juice when preparing a salad.

By,(Author) - Dr M.B.S. Niranjala Fernando.
Director - Niranga Academy of Arts.- Sri Lanka

Comparison of fat content in meat and fish

In one large egg,

Carbohydrates 77 calories

Protein (highest nutrition) 06 grams

Fat 05 grams

Cholesterol 210 milligrams

The amount of calories in an egg is 85. It is a very good source of the most nutritious protein. This is a food that is abundant in essential vitamins (Vitamin A, Vitamin B), minerals and folic acid. However the egg yolk consists of a substantial amount of cholesterol. It is better for a normal adult to limit the intake of egg yolks to not more than three per week. It is very important that those who have high cholesterol levels should limit egg yolks to a minimum.

By,(Author) - Dr M.B.S. Niranjala Fernando.

Director - Niranga Academy of Arts.- Sri Lanka

Exercise for Your Physical and Mental Health Keeping your mental fitness sharp is an important part of healthy aging and longevity.

We know that memory game, crosswords and other forms of brain training can help keep your mind sharp for life.

Exercise also turns out to be an important component of healthy brain aging.

In a study of 5925 women aged 65 or older, researchers found that women with high levels of physical activity were less likely to experience cognitive decline over a 6- to 8-year period.

Another study showed that men who walked less than a mile a day had a 71% greater risk of dementia than men who walked 2 miles or more daily. Studies have also shown that people over the age of 65 who exercise regularly have a lower risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

These studies make a lot of sense. When you are exercising you are using more than just your body. Your mind must make hundreds of decisions based on balance, perception and memory; this decision help keep your brain functioning well. Even a seemingly simple activity like walking can lead to hundreds of stimuli to the brain.

You will see what changes in your route each day.

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