5 Benefits of Living a Healthier Lifestyle

Living a healthy life that includes a healthy diet and fitness, among other things, might seem like to much of a hassle, but believe me the rewards are as they say, priceless. Although there are no guarantees in life, odds are you will look younger, feel better, and live longer.

Still don't think it's worth it? Here are just a few of the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle and what you can look forward to if you decide to change your lifestyle.

1. More energy to enjoy life - Just by eating the right foods and being more active, you will immediately start to feel that you have more energy throughout the day. This can affect not only your personal life, but your work life as well. Active, energetic people are perceived as being more capable and independent. They also come across as being more confident and approachable.

2. You will be smarter or at least appear smarter- People who follow healthy diet and fitness programs are able to think more clearly. They have more energy and are often more focused on their goals, which allows them to accomplish more than others. Their memories are better and they are often more dependable.

3. Look younger than you really are - Those who live a healthy lifestyle look younger than people who, for example smoke and drink excessively. Chemicals found in alcohol and cigarettes obviously do damage to your body, but can also change the way you look by causing your skin to dry up, giving you a much older appearance. Besides the emotional effects looking younger can have, there can often times be other benefits. Sadly in today's society, looking young can give you an edge in your love life as well as in your career. There is a reason that many people are so obsessed with movie stars, models, and other beautiful people.

4. Less chance of illness - As I said before, there are no guarantees, but the healthier your body is the less chance you are of getting an illness. This may seem like an obvious benefit, but many don't really think about how their lives would be different if they were healthier. Would you have more time to spend with your family? Are there things that you used to enjoy doing that you are not able to do anymore? Is there something that you wanted to achieve, but an illness prevented you from reaching your goal? These are just a few things that are sometimes taken from us because of illness.

5. Would you be happier? There is no real relationship between being healthy and being happy, but many of the benefits can cause you to become a happier person. Healthy people have the benefits of having more energy, are not held back by illness, and often times are better at coping with the stresses of daily life.

Think about which path you would rather choose. There is no doubt that you will have to make changes and sacrifices. Is it worth it to you?