What is a Healthy Lifestyle? According to a study by Michigan
State University, a healthy lifestyle is defined by four basic
criteria: - Not smoking - Holding weight down - Eating right “We
have millions of people now going through adult life leading
unhealthy lifestyles and a medical system that can treat
illnesses and keep you alive longer than ever before,” said
Mathew Reeves, a Michigan State University epidemiologist. “If
we don’t turn this around, the costs to society are going to be
crippling.” What can be done to help people change? Everyone
talks about achieving it, but most people have plenty of excuses
as to why they can’t, won’t, or don’t want to change their
current status. The most common excuse people make for not
trying to have a healthy lifestyle is “a lack of time.” Have you
ever said to yourself, “Oh, I’m tired, I don’t have time to
exercise?” or “I don’t feel like cooking dinner tonight; let’s
just get some fast food.” Yes Dorothy, excuses are real and they
are contagious. Time and health