Having a Positive Body Image
This page on HealthMBA.com is about power of a positive self image of your body and the negative health effects of trying to fit into an unrealistic image based on the popular media. Following a lifestyle of exercise and nutrition is great for your health as long as you are doing it for with the right goals in mind.
You are a unique individual and it's a shame if you don't recognize the fact that your combination of traits and qualities makes you a priceless combination that no one else can judge. It's a very healthy attitude and outlook on life to accept yourself as you are and take a little pride in your individuality. The truth is that no one is perfect simply because there's no one to say exactly what the right combination of features is on a person. It's true that actors and models are portray with glamor and celebrity in the media, and their magic of creating idyllic beauty works most of the time to captivate us in their charm. It's important to realize that it is an illusion and that it is not a part of real life. The entertainment and fashion industries invest a lot of hard work and resources in crafting a perfect image and a flawless form for their products, and the models and actors have full time jobs working with personal trainers and in some cases inducing themselves to diets at dangerous malnutrition levels.
All of that hard work is still usually not enough, so the tricks of the trade in photographic image enhancement and cosmetic surgery cut out the slight imperfections that remain. There is also often an entourage of lighting, makeup and fashion experts to make sure that the cameras keep the view on the best angles. Trying to fit your own physical image or your own lifestyle to the ideals set by the very visible media is a pursuit of futility and is a daunting goal that is probably unattainable. In practical terms relating to your health and wellbeing forcing yourself through extreme measures to try to match certain unrealistic measurements or other characteristics can lead to poor nutrition, sickness, and certainly a poor self image.
Reducing caloric intake or going on a strenuous exercise without professional supervision can be more than your body can handle, making you more discouraged and possibly injured or sick from pushing yourself in ways and lengths you weren't meant to go. Altough it is a great idea to develop an active lifestyle with good nutrition, it is vital to get in that habit for the right reasons and with the right objectives in mind. Habitually and consistently following an exercise routine is very good for your cardio-vascular system, strength training helps to keep your muscles toned and to give your frame great support while reducing body fat, and eating a nutritious diet keeps your immune system and other body systems in good operation and less susceptible to illness. As long as you carry this out with those goals in mind you'll be doing yourself tremendous good, but exploiting those activites to try to cheat your body and to change it into something it really is not, then you'll get the opposite effect and you'll be destroying and degrading your own health. Take pride in who you are and that's all you'll need to get a stellar self image.
