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Are you paying as much attention as you should to your general health? Lots of people ignore this issue and tell themselves that they’re still young so they don’t have to worry about their health now or anytime too soon. But it doesn’t really work like that.

If you ignore your health and wellbeing for too long, you will only end up causing more problems for yourself further down the line. So here’s how you can start paying more attention to your health now.

Know Where You’re At and Set Targets for the Future

For you to properly stay on top of all things related to your health, you need to make sure that you are aware of your health now at this moment and where you want to be. That means setting targets that you’re going to actually be able to meet as well. So be clear about what your weight is and your physical activity stats, as well as things like your body mass index.

Find the Right Medicare Plan

If you haven’t already got a Medicare plan, you should do this as soon as possible. It might feel unnecessary or unimportant to your health now, but you won’t feel that way when you have medical problems that need to be dealt with. It’s always best to look at the medicare plans available now and sign up rather than waiting until later.

Walk When You Have the Choice

Whenever you have a choice between walking and taking a car, you should choose the walking option. It might sound obvious, but so many people take the car when they should really be walking. It doesn’t pay off to be lazy all the time because you will only find it more difficult to stay in shape and you’ll gain weight far more easily than you should.

You can also pay more attention to your health now by using the stairs every chance you get. It may take an extra few minutes to skip the elevator. But it will definitely be worth it when you can walk several flights of stairs without running out of breath.

Think More About Portions

Your portion control is another thing that you should be thinking about for your health now. It’s not just about regulating how much you eat in total, although that can be important. It’s more about making sure that you’re eating the right amounts of each food group to ensure your diet is properly balanced in the way it should be. You can increase your vegetable intake and lower your carbs for example.

Something I am working on is lowering my sweet intake… I have an addiction when it comes to sweets, I’ll eat any of them in sight! So cutting down on them is a goal of mine. But, that doesn’t mean I have to completely cut them off and only focus on healthy foods. It means that I just need to limit them and think more about portions to have that healthy balance we all need.

Listen to What Your Body is Telling You

Finally, you should try to listen a little more closely to what your body is trying to tell you. If you find that your body is not as healthy as it once was and you’re feeling tired and lethargic. It might be time to make some changes to your health now. You should also listen to when your body is telling you that you’re full because that’s when you should put the fork down.

It’s important for everyone to be paying as much attention to their health as possible because so many people ignore it until they can’t do so any longer. But it’s much better for you in the long-term if you stay on top of things with your health now and keep moving in a positive direction.

I challenge you to take the time and become more self-aware of your health now.

Think about it:

What are you eating? Is it a balanced diet? Do you have an eating schedule?

Are you working out? Are you having a difficult time seeing results?

Do you have roadblocks that you need to overcome in order to be healthy?

Are you putting your health before anything else?

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