21 Health and Fitness Tips Everyone Should Follow

Without a doubt, people around the world need to start living healthier. Most people either eat to much and don't exercise enough or eat to little and exercise to much. So without further or do, lets get into some ways to be healthier!

1. Make sure your proportions are right.
2. Always eat breakfast, no matter what.
3. Drink 8-12 glasses of water, every single day.
4. Every day eat fruit and vegetables, as well as nuts.
5. Eliminate fast food and soda from your diet.
6. Do cardio at least 4 days a week and at least 20 minutes each time.
7. Do strength training at least 3 days a week, even if its only with low weights and only 20 minutes long.
8. Drink at least one cup of green tea a day. It helps your metabolism.
9. Limit how much alcohol you consume.
10. Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night.
11. Walk! Just as simple as that.
12. Smoking and drugs are bad, so just don't do them.
13. Answer phone calls from your left ear, so you don't lose hearing in your right.
14. Limit your salt and stay away from the sweets.
15. Stay active: Go swimming, biking, rollerblading, hiking, and skiing.
16. Make sure you stretch daily
17. If you don't like going to the gym, go with a friend! Makes it more enjoyable.
18. Change your workout routine every 6-8 weeks so your don't get bored or hit a plateau. 
19. Try not to eat an hour before going to bed, and if you need to keep it light.
20. Brush your teeth 2-3 times a day for no cavities and floss at least 2-3 times a week.
21. Last but not least, eliminate stress! This will drastically decrease your chances of stroke or diseases.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live in!

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3 Ways Water can Help you Lose Weight

Drinking water is perhaps the most important thing you can do for good health. Most of us are made up of 55-65% of water. If you don't drink a lot of water, not only does it hurt your health big time, but it also hurts your weight loss. If you drink a lot of water, your body won't need all that access water weight and it will burn off. But if you don't drink a lot of water, your body stores it. So here are 3 ways to lose weight by drinking water.

Drinking your calories is something you do not want to be doing. The average American drinks over 300 calories per day, often sometime more. If you drink water instead of drinks like soda and alcohol, you will not only feel a lot better during the day, you will also notice how much more weight you're losing by just substituting your normal drinks for water.

Drink water all day long! If you drink 6-10 cups of water per day, you will feel more full. In return, you will not eat as much food. This should reduce your normal calorie intake by at least 250. Not only that but water can help burn calories. If you drink 8 cups of water per day, you will burn an extra 100 calories! That's 350 calories your losing a day, by just drinking water.

Having a cup of water before every meal is KEY to reducing you calorie intake. By doing this, you will eat less because you will get more full faster. I suggest to drink a full 8 oz glass of water 15 minutes before you eat. You might be surprised by how effective this strategy is. For more results, drink 2 cups of water before each meal, drink a cup of water during the meal, and also drink a glass after. This will help with digestion.

If you are not a huge water drinker and you follow these steps, you can reduce your intake by over 600 calories per day! That's amazing for just drinking water. How easy is that? If you have any questions, message me on Google + or leave a comment. Good Luck!

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