6 steps to a healthier you

Created For: Brie Smith

3 Exercise Fact Steps

Step 1-Walking 10,000 steps or 30 minutes a day, five days a week. A pedometer worn on your waistband can help you achieve your goal no matter where you go. One thing you can do this year is buy a membership to a golf course and plan on walking at least two 18-hole rounds a week. Each round burns over 1,500 calories!

Step 2- Lift weights to help increase your upper body strength.

Step 3-Set small, obtainable goals regarding your health. Keep a daily  journal as a way of tracking your progress.

3 Nutrition Fact Steps

Step 1-Eating a balanced diet that includes the appropriate amount of servings from each food group. Refer to the food pyramid below:

Step 2-Read and educate yourself on the nutrition labels of the food you eat daily.

Step 3- Know your daily calorie goals

On average, daily calorie goals are as follows:

• 1,600 — children ages 2 to 6, most women and some older adults
• 2,000 — average adult
• 2,200 — older children, teenage girls, active women and most men
• 2,800 — teenage boys and active men