Page 1 of 5 The Daily Health & Fitness Tips You Need To Live a Better Life By: Frank Rubino As you heard since you were little breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I’m sure you weren’t ever told why it is. Breakfast is important for both children and adults to make it through every day Breakfast make up for the loss of breakfast. As you can see by waking up a little earlier breakfast can help you a long way. It can prevent you from being tardy or late to wherever you have to be, it prevents laziness, and most importantly it can prevent obesity which is a big problem in the U.S. Weight Loss Meals of the Day ☺ efficiently. When you think about children the reason why breakfast is so important to them is because they can actually end up starving themselves for almost 18 hours from dinner to lunch by not eating breakfast therefore giving them lack of nutrition to support brain function and body growth which can lead to falling asleep in class, not paying attention in class, or even failing a class. Another reason why eating breakfast is important is because when not eating it your leading yourself to obesity by leading to more snacking throughout the day or bigger lunches to Tasty and Healthy!!! Start your day off with a Citrus Berry Smoothie!! This smoothie will start your day with a kick with its sweet taste and give you energy to get up and going! Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups fresh berries 3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt 1/2 cup orange juice Page 2 of 5 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk 1 tablespoon toasted wheat 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation: 1. Place everything in the blender and blend to smooth Nutrition: 432 calories; 3 g fat, 15 mg cholesterol; 77 g carbohydrates; 20 g protein; 7 g fiber; 250 mg sodium; 617 mg potassium 5. Put cheese and chopped tomato on top of omelet when it’s ready and let it melt into the eggs. Nutrition: 6 eggs: 480 Calories; 42 g fat; 1260mg cholesterol; 2.4g carbohydrates; 36g protein; 480mg sodium Sausage: Total Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 580mg; Total Carbohydrate 2; Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 1g; Protein 9g Quick Tips to Stay Healthy Weight Gain Meals of the Day Eggs are the best source of protein, which is a big key in your diet if you’re trying to gain weight! This omelet is meant to help you gain weight but as well give you a satisfying breakfast. Ingredients: 6 Eggs (Yolk recommended) Lean Turkey Sausage 1 tomato 1 slice of cheese Preparation: 1. Stir eggs in a bowl 2. Pre-heat a skillet and spray with PAM(nonfat oil) 3. Put lean turkey sausage on skillet 4. Pour eggs on skillet and cook for desired color and consistency 1. Eat a Variety of Foods! Your body need sa lot of differ ent vita mins and minerals and without eating a variety of foods your taking the chance of not getting them. 2. Get enough sleep! Sleep is the biggest key to staying healthy. During sleep your body is actually recharging your immune system and keeping it strong enough to prevent illness. As well when you Page 3 of 5 become sleep deprived your body releases the hormone cortisol which raises stress levels. Stress is a factor you do not need in a healthy life and will not occur if you get the necessary 8 hours of sleep a night. Daily Stretches Stretching daily will prevent injuries, increase flexibility and can even reduce body fat. Stretch #1 Toe Touches Quick Tips to Stay Fit 1. Getting a Quick Exercise in! Throughout the day you might feel like your body needs a jumpstart or a jolt to make it through the rest of the day and you could get that by doing a simple workout. From jump roping to skipping to a couple of sets of bicep curls you are burning calories and giving your body the energy to make it through the day. 2. Fish Oil! By adding fish oil pills to your diet everyday you are giving yourself a great start to staying fit. Fish oil pill’s which is loaded with omega 3 has been proven to help lose weight, lower cholesterol, lower swelling in joints and muscles throughout the body and much more. These pills will help you stay active and help you stay looking fit. This stretch is meant to stretch the hamstrings, lower back, and glut. Stretch #2 Cross-Arm This stretch is meant to stretch the shoulder specifically the deltoid. Page 4 of 5 Daily Core Workouts Core Workout #2 Oblique Crunches 3 sets of 20/failure Everyone strives for nice flat stomach or the 6 pack of abs and these workouts daily will get you there. Core Workout #1 6 Inches 3 sets of a minute/failure Beach Body! This workout will focus on your obliques. This workout will focus more on your lower abdomens. Name URL General Content Lifespan http://www.lifespan.org/services/nu trition/articles/breakfast.htm USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/hea lth/weightloss/2010-01-03-dietmenus-recipes_N.htm Strong Lifts http://stronglifts.com/top-5breakfast-recipes-for-weight-gain/ This website is meant to show you how important breakfast is and to give you 10 more reasons to why eating breakfast should be a MUST every day. This website is full of meals that are nutritional, appetizing, and are sure to help you lose weight. The website gives you breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals so you will be set throughout the day. This website is meant to give you 5 of the best meals to help you gain weight and muscle Audience (Who would be interested) Everyone Rating (1-5) People who want nutritional but appetizing weight loss meals People who want to gain weight or are 5 4 4 Page 5 of 5 mass. Health Finder http://www.healthfinder.gov/preven tion/PrintTopic.aspx?topicId=80 This website is full of tips to help you live a healthy life as you grow older. Radiology Technician Schools http://radiologytechnicianschools.ne t/50-simple-techniques-for-stayingfit-while-stuck-at-your-desk/ This website is full of ways to work out from your desk. Since nowadays a lot of jobs are done behind a desk people feel they can’t be active. Well this website shows you ways you can be active while working behind a desk. This website is full of core exercises that are demonstrated and explained and are sure to give you that great burn after your workout. Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ core-strength/SM00047 into weight lifting and want to gain muscle mass. Adults who want to stay fit getting into the elder years of their life. People who work behind a desk all day and still want to be active and stay fit. 3 4 For anyone 5 trying to trim some weight or strengthen up your core.