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Discussion on: What kind of physical exercises do you maintain to be fit and healthy?

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Ivan Almasi

For what you want to avoid/prevent, you need to take care both of exercise and healthy diet. Healthy diet is actually more important (70-80%) for keeping your weight normal (or losing weight) and being healthy. On the other side, exercise will help you with back pain, better posture, having more energy, feeling better, …

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Luke Inglis

This. Healthy diet is essential to a healthy lifestyle. You can't exercise your way out of a poor diet.

That said. I run but walking is key. I walk anywhere I can. I take the stairs instead of the elevator any time it's reasonable (I work on the 4th floor of a building so I do it there. I didn't when I worked on the 11th). Adding simple exercises like pushups, squats, and planks is also a relatively low barrier to and exercise routine.

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Ben Lovy

I'm a chronic pacer. I eventually started using a step counter app and I cover a ridiculous amount of distance just in my home. Highly recommended ;)

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Anower Jahan Shofol

Yes, I also try to walk but I should take stairs instead of lifts too. That's a great way and I am amazed that you did that on the 11th floor too!

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Anower Jahan Shofol

Yes, that's a reasonable point. I was thinking about this when I was posting.

I avoid junk foods totally. The only reason I see for my fat is that I eat a fair amount of rice, chicken or fish in my regular meal. Maybe these should be controlled.

How do you know that your meal is healthy? Do you follow any doctor's advice?

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Ivan Almasi

Avoiding junk foods is a good first step. Basically, everything is healthy when consumed in moderation, except for junk foods (pizzas, burgers, sweets, cakes, sodas, ...). You can have a cheat meal from time to time and eat some junk food.

The only reason for fat is that you eat more than you burn. It's simple math ;)
People usually underestimate the number of calories they eat and overestimate the number of calories they burn by daily activity and training. For tracking the number of calories you eat, you can use some app, like MyFitnessPal which is free. A number of calories burned can be estimated (there are some online calculators), but for something more precise you need smart-/fitness-watch.