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10 WAYS TO - Series Overview

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The 10 WAYS TO series provides advice, skills, andstrategies to the readers for successfully negotiating
different aspects of life. Each book suggests 10 clear,
useful ways to the reader. The reader is encouraged
to critically reflect on the reading material and theirown lives in order to make any changes that would
benefit them.The series includes the following.
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10 ways to achieve work-life balance
10 ways to be more productive
10 ways to manage money
10 ways to be successful in love
10 ways to be assertive
10 ways to be smart online
10 ways to be environmentally friendly
10 ways to be healthy
10 ways to work in a team
10 ways to organize a trip

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be Healthy.... 4

1. Do exercise.... 6S
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3. Relax...104. Get into nature... 12

5. Sleep habits... 14

6. Talk to a doctor... 16

7. Let go of bad relationships... 18

8. Say ‘no!’... 209. Do yoga... 22

10. Be happy... 24

Summary... 26

Reflection Questions... 28

Vocabulary in Context... 29Vocabulary List... 36D

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Being healthy is very important. We
all like to feel healthy. Life can bedifficult if we are sick. Many of us
may have different pains from timeto time. We may feel tired. We may
sometimes not have enough energy to go to work or school. But, thiscan cause other problems. If we don’twork, we could have money problems.
If we don’t go to school, we could
have problems with our studies. And,
going to the hospital or seeing a doctor takes time and money. Our healthcan affect everything. It can affect ourwork, our study, our family, and ourfriends. When we feel sick we do not
feel like doing anything.
You can enjoy your life more when you

4be HealthySO AN MP
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feeling healthy in your body and mind
makes you feel good about yourself.

DIn our busy lives, it is easy to forget totake care of ourselves. We get too busy
and have too much stress. Stress is nothealthy for the body or the mind. Weoften make choices that make our liveseasier. But, these choices are not goodfor our health. We get into bad habitsthat are not good for our health.
Now, stop and think for a moment.
Are you healthy? Do you take goodcare of your health? Would you like tobe healthier? Let’s look at some ways
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1. Do exercise

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Doing a little exercise each day is agreat way to become healthier. Manyof us sit down all day. We sit andwork. We sit in front of our computers. We sit in cars, buses, or trains.
We sit and watch TV. We do not get
any exercise. So, many people canhave health problems. This is a modern-day problem. We have machinesthat do our work for us. We drive everywhere. We do not move enough.

DTo be healthier, do more exercise. Joina gym. There are many gyms. You canexercise on machines. You can join
an exercise class. Or, you can walk.
Walking is great exercise. And, you
can do it at anytime and anywhere.

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Go for a short walk every day. Countyour steps on a pedometer. Slowly increase your steps. Set a goal of how
many steps you will walk in one day.
Walk to the station in the morning.
Use the stairs, not the escalators.
Your steps will quickly increase. And,you will feel healthier. Cycling is
also good exercise. Can you cycle toschool or work? Then, do so! Swimming is another way to exercise. It isgood for your whole body. Is there aswimming pool near you? If yes, thengo there often. You do not have to dohard exercise. You just need to makesmall changes.

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When we are busy, it is difficult for
us to eat healthy meals. It is easyfor us to buy junk food or fast food.
Nutrition is important for our health.
Junk food and fast food are cheap andeasy to buy. But, they are not nutritious. This is not healthy for us. When
we eat junk food, we want more of it.
It is easy to eat too much junk food.
So, we gain weight. And, we do not
feel good about ourselves. This is nothealthy for the mind or the body.

Do you often eat fast food? Do youeat junk food in front of the TV?
Why not take the time to make ahealthy meal? You can get ideas frombooks or the Internet. Make time to8

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cook a good dinner. Start eating abalanced diet. A balanced diet means
eating nutritious meals. These meals
include food from all the different
food groups. Different foods have
nutrition for different parts of ourbodies. Each one is important for ourhealth. Also, to be healthy, eat threetimes a day. Make eating a good meal
important. Put your food on a niceplate. Look forward to eating it. Eat
slowly and enjoy your food.

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Reflection Questions

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1. Can you remember the 10 ways to behealthy? Test yourself. If you forget any,go back, and read them again.

2. Do you do any of the 10 ways to behealthy in your life? If so, which ones
do you do?
3. How could you use any of the 10 ways
to be healthy?

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4. What do you think you will do differently in your life after reading thisbook?

5. Can you think of other ways to behealthy?

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Vocabulary in Context

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1. Affect• Our health can affect everything.
• The winter affects my mood. I always feel sadwhen it is cold.
• He was deeply affected by his grandmother’s
death.
2. Mind• So, it is important to keep your body andyour mind healthy.
• I am worried about the test. I cannot get it offmy mind.
• I don’t know what to eat. I keep changing mymind.

D3. Habits• We get into bad habits that are not good forour health.
• A bad habit can be difficult to stop; forexample, smoking or biting your fingernails.
• I make it a habit to take a long walk everyevening.

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Vocabulary List(Verb) to change or influence something or someone else.

Mind:(Noun) the part of us or our body that we use tothink or to understand things.

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Affect:(Noun) something that we do often or regularly
or over and over again. Some habits are good, andsome are bad.

Pedometer:(Noun) a small device or an application thatcounts how many steps you take when you arewalking.

Escalator(s):(Noun) a staircase that moves up or down. Escalators are often in train stations, airports, and tallbuildings.

Balanced:(Adjective) to describe when different things,
or different parts of something are in the sameamount, or in the right amount. For example, abalanced diet includes food from all the different
food groups.

Junk food:(Noun phrase) food that is quick and easy to get
but which has no nutrition. It can have a lot of sugar in it. Junk food includes potato chips, hamburgers, cookies, donuts and so on.

Nutrition:(Noun) the thing in food that makes it good foryou and keeps your body healthy. Nutritious (Adjective) describes food that is good for you and haslots of nutrition.

Blood pressure:(Noun phrase) is the measurement that tells you
how strongly your blood is going into and out ofyour heart.

Bone(s):(Noun) are the hard parts inside our bodies thatgive it structure. The skeleton is made up of ourbones.

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