By Aarna Mantha
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“A healthy outside starts from the inside.”
“Health is wealth” is a phrase often used to give value and emphasize the importance of being fit; therefore, a healthy life is a wealthy life. Physical and mental health can be achieved through an active lifestyle.
Our external fitness is just as important as our internal fitness. If you aren’t healthy from the inside, being healthy on the outside won’t do you any good, and vice versa. Exercising, doing yoga, jogging daily, having good nutrition, and getting good sleep helps us feel good throughout our life and reduce the chances of diseases. An active lifestyle helps us maintain weight, improves muscle strength and flexibility, and lengthens our lifespan. This active lifestyle not only contributes physically but mentally too. It reduces stress, raises our confidence, and boosts our self-esteem. It helps us cope with tough times of trauma and focus on positive self-care to take time to heal. Our mind is one of the most dangerous and challenging battlefields and sometimes it is hard to conquer the thoughts and worries that plague us. Active lifestyles prove to be a helper to us in this case by erasing inner judgments and helping us be healthy both on the outside and from the inside. “A healthy outside starts from the inside” means that to achieve a healthy outside, you must first achieve a healthy mind. Positive thoughts stem from positive self-esteem, which makes you feel good about yourself and your appearance, and an active lifestyle act as a helping hand to attain this.
In conclusion, an active lifestyle has many benefits in our lives, and we all should practice it to live a happy and healthy life.
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