Rule 80/20 means 80% of what you eat is healthy and 20% is unhealthy. For example you can eat every day 5 meals so you eat 35 meals for week and you can eat 7 unhealthy meals.

What Is Rule 80/20?

Because as I already said in my previous post when you eat sometimes a little unhealthy it doesn’t do anything. You won’t die or take up 7 kilograms. And you will feel better. So you would eat around 80% healthy and 20% unhealthy and do you know, how much is it? Just a little. When you eat 20% unhealthy it’s so little that it won’t have any impact on you.

Why Is It Good?

In the first article I counted how much is 20% when you eat 5 meals every day. But don’t do it like this. It was just an estimate and an example. It also depends on the amount, too. But stop counting calories or how much you eat. Why would you do that? When you want to lose weight (not because you want to be skinny but you need to lose weight) you can manage your goals in other ways than counting everything. Your life isn’t about numbers. Live your life.Btw: don’t count how many percent of unhealthy you eat. It can be once 40% a week and then 10%. Follow your feeling and mood

Don’t Count It

The balanced lifestyle is the rule 80/20 I spoke about in the previous posts. You have to find what you like. Don’t compare yourself to others- it doesn’t make sense. For example: someone follows the rule and eats unhealthy just 3 times a week and you 5 times a week and you feel bad. It doesn’t make sense. Why? Because then you find out the person eats bigger amount of unhealthy food and you just a little. Or he eats just 3 times a day and you 4 so if he would eat the same as you it wouldn’t be 20% of unhealthy but 40%.

What’s Balance

I follow this rule around 1 month and I think it’s great! I don’t think I will ever stop. I feel so well!I eat unhealthy every day and a little - like 3 cookies every day or like this. Because when I tried to eat unhealthy just 5 days a week I always the day after “healthy day” ate a lot unhealthy. I’m satisfied like this.

My Opinion

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Food

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Health

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Exercise & Fitness

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Mental Health

Rule 80/20

Start with something easy. Stretching has many benefits for our body.<ol><li>prevents injury</li><li>improves posture</li><li>reduces stress</li><li>improves heart function </li><li>increases blood flow </li></ol>And it has much more effects.

1. Stretching

Except of the good feeling after workout it helps with:<ol><li>sleeping</li><li>brain protection</li><li>risk of cardiovascular disease</li><li>stress</li><li>cholesterol</li></ol>

Cardio

<ol><li>metabolism</li><li>heart health</li><li>reduces blood sugar</li><li>improves oxygen consumption</li><li>cardiovascular disease</li></ol>Interest: HIIT means High-Intensity Interval Training

3. HIIT

<ol><li>better sleep</li><li>confidence</li><li>brain function </li><li>stronger bones</li><li>lower risk of diabetes</li></ol>

4. Running

<ol><li>immune function </li><li>better mood</li><li>stress</li><li>diabetes</li><li>live longer</li></ol>

5. Walk

Someone eats before workout, someone after. If you search what’s the best way or ask someone, they always answer you in different way- and that’s right. It always depends on you and your body. Find the most comfortable way for you. When something works for others it doesn’t mean it works for you. Don’t forget every body is different.I prefer eating before workout (only small meals) and a fruit or protein bar after workout.

Eating Before and After Workout

I wrote I like protein bars but is it always healthy? It has a lot of protein in it but it has usually a lot of sugar and artificial sweeteners and more protein doesn’t mean better.But it doesn’t mean no protein- you can make high protein snacks like rice cakes with peanut butter and banana (my favorite) or some nature fruit and protein bars (not all of them are bad but without sweeteners it doesn’t taste well and nobody buys it). I love protein bars and I don’t stop eating them but I don’t eat them every day. If you don’t exaggerate it and there’s balance it’s ok. Enjoy your protein bar!

Protein Bars

The importance of the type of exercise

<ol>
<li>Counting calories is the best way to reach your goals</li>
<li>Home workouts are only for beginners</li>
<li>Low fat or fat-free products are healthier choices</li>
<li>Skipping meals help with weight loss</li>
<li>Only cardio reduces body fat</li>
</ol>

Myths That Need To Die

<ol><li>More sweat= better workout </li><li>You can only grow muscles with heavy weights</li><li>If you’re not sore you didn’t exercise enough</li><li>Only long exercises count</li><li>Everything you see on social media is right</li></ol>

Healthy diet is the diet, when you eat healthy food and soul food, too, and when you feel happy and satisfied.

Healthy Diet

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10 Fitness Myths That Need to Die

We hear many healthy habits every day but not all of them are realistic, so I will tell you 5 realistic habits that will make you healthier.

Healthy Habits

<ul><li>Everybody heard that you should drink 2 liters for water and it's true. Water is very important for our body. But too much water is not good, too. </li><li>Don't drink just when you're thirsty- it's too late. When you're thirsty your body says that is dehydrated, so drink regurarly. </li><li>Drink more when you do exercise.</li><li>Drink mostly water, but you can also juice, tea, and whatever you want, but it doesn't mean no water.</li></ul>

1. Drink A Lot

<ul><li>I know that it's not nice but believe me that you will see some effects on your body. In the beggining it's not pleasant but then you will feel better.</li><li>Advice- use firstly warm water and then suddenly cold, you will use to it faster.</li></ul>

2. Cold Shower

<ul><li>I know it's boring to hear that every day but it really helps you and your body. Sometimes you just don't have time but five minutes are enough, too. Every minute counts.</li><li>It's also good to stretch after long sitting and do brakes every hour because you will prevent fatigue.</li></ul>

3. Move Daily

<ul><li>Eat four-five times a day and don't skip meals even when life is busy. Eating and your health is the most important and it's here whole life.</li></ul>

4. Eat Regularly and Don't Skip Meals

<ul><li>Sometimes you don't have time or you are in a party. That's ok. But try to sleep 7-8 hours a day when you can. You will feel better and I promise you that you will see positive effects if you sleep enough. </li><li>Of course when you spent a very difficult day you can sleep more, but 14 hours every day is too much because you would be dehydrated.</li></ul>

5. Sleep 7-8 Hours a Day

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Realistic healthy habits

A lot pf people say that young people just watch social media and don't do anything. That they are lazy and still upset. Everybody should have his own opinion but I'll tell you mine.

Young People

What do I think? In my opinion teenagers aren't lazy. I think that they just do what older generation couldn't. They can say anything they want, they can travel anywhere they want. I think they just can do more things and they have more rights.

More Rights

Of course some lazy teenagers exist. Many lazy people existed sooner, too. In my opinion some older people say that world is becoming worse and worse but every generation says that. But not everybody thinks that, of course. But I think people are still the same.

Lazy Teenagers

I don't think so. They just don't have to show they need rights. Why would they show it? Rights exist so they don't have to ask for it. Of course some young people aren't glad for it enough but they didn't experience anything like the older generation.

Teenagers Aren't Glad Enough for Their Rights

In my opinion social media isn't a problem. People can communicate with others and show them what are they doing and how they feel. If someone uses social media not too much, it's ok. Sometimes they exaggerate it but not all of them. If they don't spend too much time whatching reels on Instagram or videos on YouTube, it's ok. If they use it too much, it's a problem.

Social Media- Problem of Teenagers?

I think it's very well that young people can do anything they want and makes them feel good. Everybody can do what he wants . I'm glad that young people don't have to experience the same as older ganerations.

The Result

Understand yourself and those around you.

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More and more people try to it healthy today but it's not very easy. Maybe unhealthy food is very tasty but it's not good for our body. Of course it depends on how much unhealthy food we eat too.

Eating healthy

The last time we can buy and eat anything we want. It's easy to buy fast food and chocolate in a shop but our body does not like it. Except some visible problems like overweight it can cause some illness too. At this time it's really important to know what we eat.

Why is important to know what we eat?

When people try to eat only healthy food they usually loose. Why? Because people are usually used to eat only unhealthy food and it's addictive. But there's another problem- healthy food is good for body but unhealthy food is good for soul.

The cause of problem with eating only healthy food

Life is too short. Why should we stop eating so bad meal when it is so tasty? My motivation to eat mostly healthy food is to have good feeling but I don't want to never eat something so tasty again. Why would I do that? When you eat something unhealthy it doesn't cause anything terrible to you but in large amount it does. So you can eat unhealthy, too. But you should care about your body not only soul.

Eating unhealthy food is ok- but a little

So it's ok to eat sometimes unhealthy. It can help you to feel better. But it's not ok to eat just sweets and chocolate. And it's important to exercise, too! But not to much. Always listen to your body and rest when you need to rest. It's ok. You must do what makes you feel good. And don't forget that there are two sides to every story- every food has some healthy and unhealthy ingredient.

Healthy or unhealthy?

If I could I would explain you that the most important is not only how you feel or only your body. You must care about both. My advices are about how to eat mostly healthy- firstly, eat that healthy food you like a lot. If you like strawberries and yoghurt, eat it. If you don't like bananas, don't eat it. Eat what you like and it helps to feel well. Secondly, when you have feeling you deserve something sweet, eat it. When you can't stop think about it, eat it. But don't exaggerate it. And third advice- do what you think is the best.

Rule 80/20

The importance of the type of exercise

10 Fitness Myths That Need to Die

Realistic healthy habits

Young people

Teodora Vašková