Non-soccer lifestyle - what to change right away!!!

Although eating healthy and exercising regularly will go a long way towards helping you to get fit, none of that is going to do you any good if you continue practicing those lifestyle habits which are going to negatively impact your health. If you do not participate in any of the following then please forgive us for preaching to the choir; if you do, however, you are going to need to make some changes as soon as possible or you will be undoing all of your own hard work.

Drinking. Alcohol in excess causes damage to the liver and contributes to the body’s fat stores. If you regularly go out and get drunk or have three or four beers every night with dinner (beer is a high calorie beverage) you are going to need to make some changes. Substitute water or tea for the beer (coffee if you must) and stay home if you cannot go out without drinking. Remember, your primary objective is to get your body fit as quickly as possible, and it cannot do that if it is constantly forced to concentrate its energy on filtering the alcohol from your system.

Smoking. Its so damn simple, you need to stop now!. You have no doubt heard it all of your life, but we’ll say it again; smoking is extremely harmful on your lungs and has a strong negative effect on your lungs’ capacity for oxygen intake. Although you may not feel these effects throughout the course of your daily activities they will become all too apparent when it comes time to spend ninety minutes running across a soccer field, and the last thing you want to have to do is come out of a game and sit on the sidelines while you attempt to get your breath back because you couldn’t beat the habit.

A sedentary lifestyle. What is a sedentary lifestyle? It’s one where you do not participate in a great deal of activity, and consequently your metabolism isn’t up to speed. When you are simply going about your daily routine this is going to result in fat accumulating on your body; however, when you are participating in a sport it is going to mean that it will be much harder and require a much longer length of time for your body to get into shape than if you were constantly up and around, cleaning your home or taking a walk around the block. Suggestions for an exercise regime were given above; remember, it is going to take more than simply walking into a soccer practice to get you fit and ready to play.

An unhealthy diet. Again, suggestions for a healthy diet are given here. Remember that every time you place something unhealthy into your body you are making it that much harder for it to perform its natural functions. The idea behind eating is to help your body perform at its top capacity, not to slow it down.