Health Tips to Improve Fitness Level

Our day to day work has reduced to a considerable level, and we are left with luxury by our side. Fitness has taken a back seat, and we are increasingly becoming more unfit and unhealthy, with related diseases to our credit. It is important to improve your fitness level so as in order to have a healthy body, better sleep, manage blood pressure, and reduce stress. So, why won't you want to improve your fitness level!

Here are some tips:

• The Oldest Mode of Transportation: Walking is the oldest mode of transportation, and has proved to be the healthiest of all. Despite of modern conveniences, you might want to take a walk that will have a more positive effect in your body than anything else. It is of course not possible to walk for endless kilometers to reach someplace, but the idea is to do so whenever you have time and opportunity at hand. Hence, try to park your car a block away so that you may walk that extra bit, get down one stop before your destination when travelling by a bus in order to walk the rest. The key is to add your steps daily until you reach a suitable bench mark that will be your standard distance for a walk.
• Watch What you Consume: What you eat definitely plays a big role in shaping your fitness level. This is why you must try to eliminate soft drinks and junk food from your diet, as these contribute to your fat deposits in a big way. Also, try to eat your breakfast regularly as it keeps you going during the day and you do not get cravings for junk food. Try not to eat too much of oily and fatty foods, avoid red meat and switch to lean meat like chicken and turkey. It is advised that you eat 6 small meals a day instead of eating three large meals, and eat more fruits.
• Exercises: This is an important part of your fitness and for the simple reason being that being akin to luxury our level of physical work has gone down. Exercises does not mean that you are expected to pull some Sylvester Stallone stunt, just be sure to dedicate an hour and a half everyday of your life in running, swimming, stretching, and lifting some free weights. You may feel a little over exhausted at the beginning, but that will pass and it will soon become a part of you.