Health

Finding out more about healthy lifestyles

What you need to know

Being healthy is a big part of being happy. A healthy lifestyle simply means that the way you are day to day, makes you feel physically and mentally fit and well.

If your lifestyle is not a healthy balance - for instance through not exercising, eating an unbalanced diet, getting involved in drugs or by keeping worries and problems to yourself - you are more likely to become ill, have trouble concentrating at work or school or be unhappy or depressed.

Your lifestyle has a big affect on how you feel and what you get out of life, now and in the future. So it's a good idea find out more about how to live healthily.

What you can do

• Be responsible for your own health, only you know how you feel.
• Keep it fun. Healthy living is all about getting the balance right, enjoying yourself and being happy is a key part of a healthy lifestyle.
• Get active. See if your friends would like to go rollerblading or play football rather than watching TV.
• There could be information your friends, parents or carer might be interested to know - maybe you could find out together.

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