| You may be saving for retirement, but not sure | | | | McDonalds or KFC - and don't allow your children |
| whether you will live long enough to retire. What a | | | | do so, either. They are full of fat. Now some fat |
| waste of your money! | | | | is good and some is bad but they have lots of |
| To keep healthy you need a plan. Not just any | | | | saturated fat - that's bad and puts the weight on |
| plan, but a health plan. One that involves a healthy | | | | in no time. On the other hand, olive oil, nuts and |
| diet and exercise. If you have a family, the plan | | | | seeds are among the foods that have plenty of |
| should include everyone, not just you. You need | | | | the good fats, the sort your body needs to keep |
| to exercise, and to eat healthily. | | | | going. |
| If you do exercise routines - it could be cycling or | | | | To improve your diet, eat less red meat and |
| another activity - then each person will help the | | | | chicken and more fish, nuts, seeds pulses - these |
| other. And you know everyone is getting some | | | | are beans mostly. Also, eat plenty of fruit and |
| exercise - no slacking. Children will exercise so long | | | | vegetables. And make it part of your plan. |
| as the exercise is interesting - make it a game, or | | | | Cookies? Throw them in the bin now, and learn to |
| roller skating, or football or whatever - but make | | | | make tasty alternatives. |
| sure it is fun and goes on long enough to be real | | | | As you get closer to retirement, you will need to |
| exercise. | | | | eat less because you are not burning up the |
| How long? Well, if it is true aerobic exercise, | | | | calories. The way to do this is more of the same |
| raising the heartbeat by about 40%, 10 minutes is | | | | - don't eat red meat, and do eat more pulses, |
| enough. If it is lighter exercise you will need at | | | | while grains, vegetables and fruit. |
| least 30 minutes - or 2 hours a week. | | | | With a plan like this you will enjoy your retirement. |
| What about food? Don't eat junk food like | | | | |