Health can mean many things to many different people. My definition of being healthy is keeping your body in the best shape you possibly can. A few things that I think are important when it comes to being healthy are; eating the right foods, being physically active, and being hygienic and proactive. I do not always eat the healthiest of foods, but I do limit the unhealthier foods. I also bicycle down my road whenever I can, as well as walking in the Tennessee parks with my friends. Physical activity comes in many shapes and forms, and I choose to participate in activities that allow me to sightsee while I do them. When I walk with my friends, we usually go to a park with a waterfall. With the goal of getting to the waterfall in mind, it
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I like an array of fruits, but when it comes to vegetables, it is a little more difficult for me. I like salads, however, so I try to pick a salad over something greasy that I know will upset my stomach when I go out to eat. At home, my mother fixes relatively healthy foods most of the time. She keeps me in check as for what I choose for snacks, always recommending me fruit. I have been struggling a bit this year with eating out, however, because my friends always want to go out to eat. Eating out is the worst thing that I do when it comes to food because we always end up going to a Mexican restaurant and eating a ton of chips and cheese …show more content…
I know how important it is, and my mother is constantly reminding me to put it on, but I did not listen until this summer. This summer, me and my friends took a trip to Florida together and we were out in the sun a lot. I put on sunscreen before we left one day but I forgot to reapply it as often as I should have, and my back was burned deep red. I was honestly terrified because I had never been burned that badly before. Luckily, I had a friend who helped me put aloe on the burn, and it did not turn out as horribly as I thought it would be. Now every time I go out to swim, I remember how horrible the burn was, and I apply sunscreen. I do not artificially tan because I have always heard bad things about it and I never really cared how tan I was. I have always been very pale, so the thought never occurred to me. If I want to be tan, I use sun-free tanning lotion and it works
I like an array of fruits, but when it comes to vegetables, it is a little more difficult for me. I like salads, however, so I try to pick a salad over something greasy that I know will upset my stomach when I go out to eat. At home, my mother fixes relatively healthy foods most of the time. She keeps me in check as for what I choose for snacks, always recommending me fruit. I have been struggling a bit this year with eating out, however, because my friends always want to go out to eat. Eating out is the worst thing that I do when it comes to food because we always end up going to a Mexican restaurant and eating a ton of chips and cheese …show more content…
I know how important it is, and my mother is constantly reminding me to put it on, but I did not listen until this summer. This summer, me and my friends took a trip to Florida together and we were out in the sun a lot. I put on sunscreen before we left one day but I forgot to reapply it as often as I should have, and my back was burned deep red. I was honestly terrified because I had never been burned that badly before. Luckily, I had a friend who helped me put aloe on the burn, and it did not turn out as horribly as I thought it would be. Now every time I go out to swim, I remember how horrible the burn was, and I apply sunscreen. I do not artificially tan because I have always heard bad things about it and I never really cared how tan I was. I have always been very pale, so the thought never occurred to me. If I want to be tan, I use sun-free tanning lotion and it works