The need to keep pace with a fast world brings with it an enormous amount of pressure.

Maintaining your health in such strenuous environments is crucial for ensuring maximum productivity on the professional front and contentment and happiness in your personal life. Being healthy is not a privilege of a few.

Inculcating healthy habits of those who are fit can increase your luck with health and happiness.

#1 – Compulsory Breakfast

Breakfast is a norm of healthy people.

Breakfast supplies the vital energy to the body to be active for the day. Studies indicate that people who have breakfast without fail have more mineral and vitamin supply.

People with a breakfast habit are less likely to be prone to hunger pangs over the day and therefore are less likely to overeat. The breakfast habit is also the secret behind healthy weight loss programs.

#2 – Water Intake

Another habit of people with healthy bodies is their steady intake of water.

Adequate water supply is essential for the body to maintain its equilibrium for normal body functioning and survival. A quantity of 6-8 glasses (glasses of 12-ounce capacity) is ideal; take more in case you are exercising.

#3 – Regular Smaller Meals

The physically-fit usually munch on smaller meals at regular intervals rather than going for a huge plate at one go.

Eating smaller meals keeps cortisol (stress hormones) in check. In people who miss breakfast regularly or go for a heavy lunch, cortisol levels are high, which results in fat storage in the abdomen area.

Another advantage of filling your stomach with frequent smaller meals is reduced hunger pangs. People experiencing hunger pangs often end up eating heavy meals or unhealthy foods such as chips, carbonated drinks or junk food. Get fitter with smaller meals instead.

#4 – Physical Activity

Fitter people keep moving, working their muscles and bones.

Physical activity doesn’t necessarily have to mean a gym membership; go for it if this physical activity style works for you. However, if you’re not really happy going to a gym, choose an activity that you enjoy.

A walk in the park, yoga class, gardening or strolling in your neighborhood are all forms of exercise. Join your local dance class or swimming or cycling club. If you enjoy being in a group, include your friends or neighbors in your activity.

Look around to find activities that involve physical exertion that also help you bond and have some fun, all at the same time.

#5 – Manage your Emotions

It’s a well-known fact that negative emotions such as anger, frustration and worry tend to drain our energy levels while maintaining positive moods fuels our enthusiasm, creativity and productivity, both in personal and professional lives.

Manage stress and emotions by incorporating activities that foster positivity. For example, practice random acts of kindness, indulge in some relaxation activities and learn to live in the present rather than dwelling over the past.

Ensure you don’t indulge in unhealthy habits such as watching TV or overeating when stressed. Replace such activities with healthier options such as going for a long walk or meeting friends.