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We all know by now that we need to work out, need to eat the right foods and do stuff that is “healthy for us” and exercise to get healthy but sometimes when we’re waking up at 5 am to hit the treadmill before work or shunning the donuts at the breakfast meeting, its easy to lose sight of what we’re doing this all for.

So here’s the quick & dirty, reasons why you need and want to stay healthy. Stick this list up on your fridge, tuck it in your workout bag, heck, have it tattooed on your forehead… whatever it takes to keep you motivated to lead that healthy lifestyle!

When I started my websites, including the link below, I said, to myself, make them totally different than any other on-line stores. First don’t just throw a bunch of products on it, and hope someone will buy them. So let’s see? Gee whiz why not put many Posts on it that gives consumers some informative information about these products in advance? For example, Probiotic Supplements Guide? How about Tips for choosing the right exercise equipment? Or how about How to Maintain a Healthy Eating Lifestyle? So on every product page there’s a short informative introduction related to that product category.

Yes I did put some of my warped sense of hummer in to it . So maybe you will get smile on your face. I hope my humor doesn’t offend anyone, because if you can’t put a smile on your face or laugh then I feel sorry for you.

It might seem counter intuitive that when you are feeling fatigued, you should go exercise, but the reality is working out – be it a quick walk around the block, participating in a yoga class or embarking on a solitude hike – can give you the kick that you need to keep going through the day. The reason? Exercise stimulates the release of feel-good endorphins that not only make you feel better but also up your energy levels.

In addition to keeping you looking good, regular exercise and a healthy diet can help reduce free radicals as well as promote the release of toxins associated with disease and infections. A healthy lifestyle helps stave off hypertension (high blood pressure), promote healthy cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of diabetes, and keep your ticker in shape!

When a study came out in recent weeks suggesting that obese people are cheaper to treat than healthier weight people, the scientific community was up in arms! The study, conducted by researchers at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands, suggested that since healthier people tend to live longer, their medical costs were higher. However, the researchers acknowledged that the cost per year was far higher for obese people than their thinner counterparts up to age 56 and that the extra cost for healthier people was associated with “life years gained.” Our verdict? It’s better to live longer and spread out all those physician visits than shun the healthy lifestyle and pass your days sitting around in the doctor’s waiting room!

For many of us, we want to be there for all of our children’s milestones — the proms, graduations, weddings and births of your grandchildren — and for others, well, some others just want to be there so that when said grandchildren use their apple sauce to reupholster the fancy couch they can chuckle softly to themselves and let out a hearty “I told you so!”

Empowerment and Confidence

Remember the way that you feel after completing that long run? After lifting your personal best at the gym? There you are sweaty and worn out and still feeling so darn good! And that feeling carries over and translates into the way you present yourself as well as how you are perceived by others.

In a study conducted by researchers at Duke University it was found that exercising for 30 minutes, three times a week can help an estimated 60% of patients overcome their depression without using anti-depressant medications. In addition, exercise can give you the time you need to relax, take a break and deal with the problem at hand!