Men's health is generally less talked about by awareness programs and by themselves than women's health. This is the observation from my professional experience of 16 + years.
In this short write-up, I have tried to explain about-
Mistakes and Misconceptions men have about healthy habits and lifestyle modifications, especially in the context of fathers and prospective fathers.
# Exercise:
- There is a proverb in the Marathi language "Khaeen tar tupashi nahi tar upashi". This Means either I'll have food cooked in ghee Or I'll better stay hungry.
What does this mean here, men feel either they' 'll do Gymming Or do Nothing. So in between paths like yogasan, body-functional workouts are ignored or looked at them as feminine exercise.
- Few remove some time for walking or swimming or some sports, but as their flexibility and strength were not focused most end up getting injuries.
- Biggest population of men, just don't do exercise as they have no time for that. But this is the population either sitting 24*7 or are on their toes in field jobs travelling around 8 to 12 hours a day. This stiffness and exhausted body is actually starving for good exercise.
# Healthy Eating:
- Women's mind is programmed to be body conscious. Also as they start showing hormonal disturbing signs at a younger age, it becomes a need for them to start eating correctly.
But men on the opposite metabolically have high BMR, don't face any signs of hormonal imbalance, have stronger muscular skeletons and do not so look conscious; don't create a need to eat right.
- Unless blood profile reports show warning signals or waistlines start increasing after age 40, or when someone from their social circle gets a heart stroke; men don't start focusing on correcting their food habits.
- Most men don't have cooking skills and families don't expect them to learn. They don't take responsibility to plan or cook their healthy diet; when they need to stay outstation for work.
# Positive Mindset and Peace of Mind
- To put this straight, as it's been nurtured to say "Mard ko Dard nahi hota", men take their mental health for granted.
- Today's working fathers are equally vulnerable as working mothers. And this is worst in nuclear families. The stress level of working fathers is an undercurrent reason for stroke, diabetes, etc.
- But unfortunately, the solution for men to fix this stress is lunch time smoking and (+ or) peg of whiskey (or any alcohol) after dinner or on the weekends.
Metabolic Health Issues which majorly Men start facing especially when they are Young Fathers:-
Gall bladder or Kidney stones, Gout, Hernia, Fatty Liver, Prediabetes, Diabetes, Hypertension, High Cholesterol, Abdominal Obesity, Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Lifestyle Modifications For Working Fathers:-
- Smoking and Alcohol addiction need therapy. Take it before it becomes non-effective. They are a silent killer.
- Learn and participate in healthy menu planning; if not for family but at least for yours. Learn basic cooking skills that minimize your dependency on outside food.
- Reduce socializing over food. Excess empty calories every week increase visceral fat and digestion issues.
- Dedicate weekly at least three hours for holistic fitness (Strength, Endurance, Flexibility).
- Learn and Practice Meditation and Pranayam for inner calmness and bliss.
- Simplify life to reduce unnecessary stress.
Remember, Alongside being an income earner, father is a role model and emotional support for his family's health. His every health choices make the destiny of his family. Every family deserves a healthy & fit father figure. Father's Health is the true Wealth of his Family. Value it.
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