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HOW TO MAKE TEENAGERS STAY FIT AND HEALTHY
Teenagers are youngsters between 13 and 19 years of age. As teenage years are the period
that most of our growing occurs, it is of vital importance that teenagers stay fit and healthy to
facilitate the process. In my opinion, the best way for juveniles to gain good health and fitness is
through having an active lifestyle, a balanced diet, avoiding bad habits and a good night’s sleep.
The human body is built for movement. If we lead a sedentary lifestyle, health problems are
prone to arise. Hence it is wise to exercise a few times a week for about half an hour each
session. Even doing domestic chores, which brightens your parents up, is better than nothing at
all. Cardiovascular exercise helps to strengthen our heart and lungs while stretching reduces
the risk of injury by increasing flexibility. Strength training helps to strengthen our muscles.
Other benefits of doing exercises include preventing obesity and osteoporosis, improving blood
circulation and combating depression. Doing exercise helps to reduce the risk of contracting
heart diseases and getting stroke. Other than that, it also helps to decrease the risk of
developing diabetes, high blood pressure and colon cancer. People who exercise regularly are
able to maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints. Therefore, it is advisable to do exercise
such as walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, doing push-ups, skipping, playing sports, et cetera
three to four times a week for about half an hour per session to maintain good health.
Having a balanced diet is another key factor in ensuring a healthy life. Eating a balanced diet is
a vital part of maintaining good health as it provides the essential nutrients required for growth.
Each of our meals should contain the seven components of a balanced diet includes
carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, unsaturated fats, protein, fibre and water for optimal health.
Whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, poultry and fish contribute to a balanced
diet. Fresh fruits and vegetables are rich sources of vitamins and minerals that are essential in
order to keep fit. For strong bones and teeth, drink more yogurt and milk and eat more cheese.
Other food that contributes to a balanced diet includes fish, poultry, eggs, beef, beans, nuts and
tofu. It is advisable to avoid food that contains too much sugar as it causes bad health. The
same goes for junk food and also food made from refined flour as a lot of nutrients are
destroyed during the refining process. Unfortunately, most bread is made from refined flour
nowadays. It is best to increase the intake of natural foods as they contain plenty of natural
goodness which we cannot do without to possess good health. Organic foods are better by
comparison with inorganic ones as the former are grown or farmed without the use of artificial
chemicals, hormones and antibiotics which can be detrimental to our health. Since about 60
percent of our body is made up of water, consuming adequate water is also an important factor.
Since our body is constantly using it up, we need to drink about 8 to 10 glasses of water daily to
replenish it. Water is needed to flush toxins out of our vital organs, carry nutrients to our cells
and provide a moist environment for our ear, nose and throat tissues. It also cools our body
through the process of perspiration. When sweat evaporates from our skin, it takes heat with it
and lowers our body temperature.
It is wise to avoid smoking and drinking alcohol, since they damage our lungs and livers
respectively, besides bringing forth other harmful effects to our bodies. Taking drugs can be a
serious problem as it usually causes addictions, diseases and cancers. In serious cases, it may
even cause deaths. Thus, it is advisable for teenagers to stay away from drugs.
Having sufficient sleep is also a vital factor. Sleep is crucial to our health because when we
sleep, our body undergoes repair, growth and detoxification. For instance, sleep is involved in
the healing and repair of our heart and blood vessels. As such, teenage boys and girls should
get quality sleep of about 9 to 10 hours respectively each night. Sleep improves brain
performance and therefore teenagers with sufficient sleep tend to learn and memorise more
effectively. Thus, they also tend to perform better academically. Apart from that, sleep also
helps to prevent inflammation and obesity, spur creativity, reduce stress levels and boost our
immune system, among many other advantages. The insufficiency of sleep can lead to serious
heart problems, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and obesity. Therefore, it is important to
cultivate good sleep habits like going to bed at the same time every night and to improve the
quality of our sleep, it is important to sleep in complete darkness, since artificial light interferes
with the production of hormones or chemicals that tells our body to rest. If we are unable to
eliminate the light in our room, then wear an eye mask.
In conclusion, here is a saying, 'health is better than wealth'. The saying is extremely true and
should be understand well by the teenagers. A man may be immensely rich, but without health,
he can hardly enjoy his wealth. it is extremely vital for us to do everything in moderation. As
long as one cultivates good habits and leads a healthy lifestyle, it is not difficult to keep oneself
healthy. Undeniably, teenagers today face more challenges and pressure. It is therefore
essential for them to realise the importance of staying fit and healthy in order to live life to its
fullest and tackle challenges and problems that come along with confidence.

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