Woman’s Day New Zealand – September 02, 2019

Healthy living

Health Editor Penny Lewis

TEXT: GABRIELLA DEL GRANDE. PICTURES: GETTY IMAGES.

Want the men in y ourlife to

caremore about their wellbeing?

Thiscould be the push they need!

W

e knowthat
mostmendon’t
liketotalk
abouttheir
health–
physicalandmental– but
it’simportantweencourage
theoppositefromthem.
Here,theexpertsrevealhow
togetthemisterinyourlife
tocaremoreabouthishealth
andwellbeing...

Diet
Eatinghealthiercanbe
rwhelmingthankstoa
t diet

FOR HIM

sticks,sotheweightwon’t?

“Eatfoodsinasnatural

a stateaspossible,”says

personaltrainerBenLucas.

“Trytocutoutrefinedfoods,

eatproteinandlotsofveges.

Forcarbs,trykumaraor

pumpkinoverwhitestarchy

food.Leanmeat,tofu,veges

anda cleanproteinshake

doesthetrickaswell.”

Doesyourmanstruggle

withswitchingonetype

offoodforitshealthier

counterpart?TryBen’s

simple,effective(andmost

importantlytasty!)food

SWAP:

✦ Courgette noodles for pasta

✦ Kumara for potatoes

and bread

✦ Steamed food for fried

✦ Sourdough or rye for

white bread

Mental health

Health isn’t all physical. On

average, one in eight men

will experience depression

and one in five men will

experience anxiety during

some point in their life. With

those statistics, we need to

open the conversation with

themales in our lives.

“Asking how they’ve been

eeling lately is a great way

o start,” says psychologist

oosha Anzab. “Perhaps say

u’ve noticed they’ve looked

a little down and you wanted

o see if you can help.”

If you do establish that

ourpartner or relative isn’t

K,the next step is to provide

ptions to them to seek help.

“If the matter is urgent and

you’re worried they might

be at harm to themselves

or someone else, call 111

immediately,” says Noosha.

Or phone Lifeline Aotearoa

0800 LIFELINE (0800 543 354).

Exercise

Ben recommends men do

some form of weight training

four days a week if possible.

“I would also try to get

some walks, running, bike

riding or cardio of some form

added into your weekly plan,”

he says. “You can do this

before or after the weight

training/circuit class or on

a separate day.”

If he isn’t sure how or where

to start, Ben also advises

looking into a personal trainer,

running group or even an app.

a

y

erwhelm g
millionandonedifferentdiet
trendsoutthee.Soh
youfindsomethin

imp

w swaps ...

hinggthat

Good

68 Woman’s Day