Benefits of walking daily

When you walk, you reduce your blood pressure and improve your cardiovascular functions. Heart health is huge in enjoying a healthier lifestyle.

That alone makes it worth getting back out there doesn't it?

When you walk, it has a positive impact on your weight and age-related illnesses.

 It helps build muscle strength and endurance and ...maintain healthier bones and joints.

Result? Fewer aches and pain.

Your stress level is diminished and...you've slowed down the aging process.

You leave the extra baggage behind!

And...your renewed energy gives you the urge (and ability) to start doing more outdoor activities with your family and friends.

Practice to eat healthy!!!

1. Reduce, don't eliminate certain foods. Most people eat for pleasure as well as nutrition. If your favorite foods are high in fat, salt or sugar, the key is moderating how much of these foods you eat and how often you eat them.
   If you love fried chicken, however, you don't have to give it up. Just eat it less often. When dining out, share it with a friend, ask for a take-home bag or a smaller portion.
2. Balance your food choices over time. Not every food has to be "perfect." When eating a food high in fat, salt or sugar, select other foods that are low in these ingredients. If you miss out on any food group one day, make up for it the next. Your food choices over several days should fit together into a healthy pattern.
3. Know your diet pitfalls. To improve your eating habits, you first have to know what's wrong with them. Write down everything you eat for three days. Then check your list according to the rest of these tips. Do you add a lot of butter, creamy sauces or salad dressings? Rather than eliminating these foods, just cut back your portions. Are you getting enough fruits and vegetables? If not, you may be missing out on vital nutrients.
4. Make changes gradually. Just as there are no "superfoods" or easy answers to a healthy diet, don't expect to totally revamp your eating habits overnight. Changing too much, too fast can get in the way of success. Begin to remedy excesses or deficiencies with modest changes that can add up to positive, lifelong eating habits
5. Remember, foods are not good or bad. Select foods based on your total eating patterns, not whether any individual food is "good" or "bad." Don't feel guilty if you love foods such as apple pie, potato chips, candy bars or ice cream. Eat them in moderation, and choose other foods to provide the balance and variety that are vital to good health.

5 tips to eat healthy

1. Eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods. You need more than 40 different nutrients for good health, and no single food supplies them all. Your daily food selection should include bread and other whole-grain products; fruits; vegetables; dairy products; and meat, poultry, fish and other protein foods. How much you should eat depends on your calorie needs. Use the Food Guide Pyramid and the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels as references.
2. Enjoy plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Surveys show most Americans don't eat enough of these foods. Do you eat 6-11 servings from the bread, rice, cereal and pasta group, 3 of which should be whole grains? Do you eat 2-4 servings of fruit and 3-5 servings of vegetables? If you don't enjoy some of these at first, give them another chance. Look through cookbooks for tasty ways to prepare unfamiliar foods.
3. Maintain a healthy weight. The weight that's right for you depends on many factors including your sex, height, age and heredity. Excess body fat increases your chances for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, some types of cancer and other illnesses. But being too thin can increase your risk for osteoporosis, menstrual irregularities and other health problems.Regular exercise is also important to maintaining a healthy weight.
4. Eat moderate portions. If you keep portion sizes reasonable, it's easier to eat the foods you want and stay healthy. Did you know the recommended serving of cooked meat is 3 ounces, A medium piece of fruit is 1 serving and a cup of pasta equals 2 servings. A pint of ice cream contains 4 servings. 

 5.     Eat regular meals. Skipping meals can lead to out-of-control hunger. When you're very hungry, it's also tempting to forget about good nutrition. Snacking between meals can help curb hunger, but don't eat so much that your snack becomes an entire meal.

Only do what is important!!

Accepting you can't do things, as
clear  as you prefer, is like
giving yourself a break!
Only do what's important and never more,
than you can take.
 Of course, it's never easy, with things you have
to face. If given the proper time,
automatically, they'll fall into place.
Sometimes, there will be set backs
and we have to take everything in
our stride. The thing you should
remember most, life doesn't give
you, a carpet ride!

Choosing Friends

When choosing friendships,
 healthy relationships are built 
strong with joy, love, and laughter.
If you are with someone you care for,
and you make that person smile,
thats a sign of joy.
If that person gives you a hug, thats a sign of love.
If you are able to make that person laugh,
thats a sign of happiness.
If you are able to choose a friend like me,
thats a sign of good taste!!

Rigo's suggestions to live by

We all have enemys, even if  we know it or not...
what can i say?? haters always hate...but to our enemy,, we give them forgiveness.
To people who challenges us, we shold give them tolerance.
To our friends, we should offer them our heart
To everybody, charity!, especially if they need it..
To every child we know and can reach out to, give them a good example
To yourself? give respect!

Life

Life is short...
dont you realize that most times
it would take about a minute
to find a special person,
and about an hour to appreciate them?
Surrounded by people we care for
it would take a day to love them,
but then an entire lifetime  to forget them.
This poem is dedicated to all my friends and Ms.cooper.

Rigo's tips to the ladies to loose thier belly and get abs!!!!

1) You've got one thing right: swimming = good.  You'll end up toning up your belly, arms and legs in no time. Plus, unlike going to the gym, it works all the muscles in the body without any sweaty, clammy horribleness felling. Really! Stop moaning and give this a go. I find it really relaxing to have a nice quiet swim.

Only, I find I work up a hunger after a good swim so have your food after you swim. I found even If I ate not long before I went, I still get a bit hungry afterward. Plus, cramps from eating then swimming straight after, not good. If your mum's made you dinner before, no problem. Stick it in the microwave and have it when you come back.

2) Sugar free drinks. Important. Just because it's liquid, doesn't mean it's not going to give you a belly! Let's face it, water is boring. Swap your coke for Coke Zero and go for 'light' or 'diet' drinks. It makes the difference.

3) If you can, invest in a Wii. Or maybe you can go round to your mates and play together. You burn those calories having a laugh. Better than snacks and a movie.

4) Water down stuff. Water = no calories. So stick a bit of water in stuff where you can to make it seem like more. Too much makes it yucky. Just a bit here and there. Example, stick a little water in your soups, cereal, yogurt, water down sugary drinks.

5) Fruit and veggies are your friends! They say you can eat as much as you want of things like celery and lettuce because it takes more calories to digest them than they provide – or something like that. 

6) Make a little rule for yourself. Motivate yourself.  Like 'No chocolate things this week!' Then maybe next week 'No chips!'

7) Don't starve yourself. Really. Teenage hormones + no food = severe crankiness and you'll get grumpy and snappy and it'll be rubbish. Rubbish. over come this and eat healthy.

Belize’s Heroes

Our first hero’s name is the great Antonio Soberanis. He was a leading figure in the nationalist movement in the political arena for a number of years and he is considered to be one of Belize’s great national heroes and loyal patriots. This great man became active in politics during the depression which followed the hurricane of 1931.  What caused him to become interested in politics was his opposition to the government’s treatment of laborers.  He was shocked at the fact that women were being paid so poorly for doing heavy, manual work.  These women were being paid five cents for every five-pound kerosene tin filled and emptied.  The men working on the roads were being paid at the rate of fifty cents per day.  The government organized a horrible feeding program through which the needy were fed nasty rice ‘lab’ and bread cooked in copper pots at the prison.  On September 10, 1932, he fed six thousand people on the Yarborough field while being the leader of the Labor Employment Association.  His political activities continued until 1942 when he went as part of a labor unit to work on the construction of the Panama Canal.  His accomplishments were great and they definitely deserve great respect.

No doubt, Cleopatra White was a full-bloodied Belizean who gave her all to Belize and its people.  She was an outstanding patriot and leader of merit.  She was a nurse, social worker, community leader and helper in the arts.  She was the second Matron of the Black Cross Nurses who did voluntary work among the community.  In short, she was a person interested in the life of her people regardless of race or color and was a promoter of free expression to demonstrate and develop Belizean folklore and culture.  This great woman’s contributions to the development of her people were many.  She pioneered the establishment of the first Village Council in Gales Point.  She assisted in the setting up of sub-libraries in the community centers at the villages where she worked, and she entertained people with skits, cultural programs and plays.  She pointed the way for many in Belize and many followed.  She was truly a Belizean patriot.  

It is apparent that Gwen Lizarraga was a great woman of this country who always thought of the poor and needy.  This exceptional woman holds at least two records in this country: she was the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives and she was also the first woman to be appointed a government Minister.  In politics, her influence was broad and deep and her experience in social work had helped her to get to know many poor people and their support for her in every election had been very impressive.  She was the only politician who made no secret of her opposition to the granting of a casino concession in the country of Belize.  During her term of office as Minister of Education and Housing, that Ministry constructed low-cost housing in the King’s Park area and the Lake Independence area.  The Hon. Gwendolyn Lizarraga deserves to be regarded as truly one of the great women this country has produced.

Last, but not least, the humble Simon Lamb.  This gentleman possessed a great spirit of patriotism, and this was displayed when he did his best to continue the 10th of September celebrations.  This annual celebration went well for about 10 years, but unfortunately, interest began to fade.  It was then that the love for his country stirred up in the soul of this humble Belizean, Simon Lamb.  He took it upon himself to gather people together, and to march and celebrate on the 10th of September not for emotion, but to honor those first Belizeans known as the Baymen, and to inspire his countrymen to love Belize.  Because of his determination and his efforts, the celebration of St. George’s Caye grew big in the 1920’s and up to present day, it is still celebrated.  This is enough evidence that Simon Lamb, a humble Belizean, portrayed for us love, devotion, patriotism, and dedication to the development of Belize.

by, "Nigel Encalada"

.....................Belize has gone through a lot of changes since the British settled here and these changes were for the better.  Many different people, men and women, were responsible for the proper molding of this country and its people.  These people are called heroes/heroines and Belize had many of them.  These people contributed a lot to this country and we, as Belizeans, should be thankful and respectful of these people because of their great efforts and dedication in making Belize a better place.

In the end, we all wish that we could one day do something positive for our beautiful country like these great people did.  Because of this, these people are perfect models of how a true Belizean should live and are thus regarded as great Belizean heroes/ heroines who should be respected by all!

La Ruta Maya

Personally I find the “la Ruta Maya” event interesting.  I am a person who is totally about physical fitness and I’m willing to take on any challenge and I never back down from anything. With that being said this events captures my attention. Physical fitness is present in this event for sure; imagine sliding into a 20 foot canoe every morning for four days and paddling at 70 strokes a minute for 6 hours at a stretch under the tropical sun, for a total of 180 miles along the historic Belize River. Now imagine competing against 85 other canoes that has 3 dedicated athletes who all have their eyes on the prize.

I live in Vista del Mar, I went to Bermudian Landing to follow the race at which was one of the livelier camp spots. The community welcomed its guests with food stalls and music. If you're traveling by road, Bermudian Landing is about 10 miles away from Burrell Boom. Burrell boom is about 9 miles from vista del Mar. upon arrival in Burrell Boom, I was hanging out with a class mate where we wonder the land and watch the racers come in. I had to say that it was hype and who did not go themselves involved in the event totally missed out from a handful.