How to Keep Healthy Nowadays more and more people a re concerned about their health. Bu t how to keephealthy? Different pe ople may give different answers to t his question. In my opinion, it is e ssential to do the following. Fi rst, it is absolutely necessary to t ake some exercise every day. Resear ch shows that getting plenty of exer cise make the heart beat faster and the lungs work harder. This strengt hens the heart, reduces the chance o f heart attack, and helps lower bloo d pressure. That's why more and more people are becoming active in vario us kinds of sports and exercises. Ev ery morning many people get up early and take much exercise. Some practi ce shadowboxing and swordplay while others run, jog, walk or dance to mu sic. In the afternoon,there are als o many people keen on sports. Some p lay basketball or volleyball or tab le tennis, others go in for gymnasti cs or track events. Through sports a nd exercise, people become healthie r and stronger. Medical research ers have proved that what people eat affects their health. They advise p eople to eat more fruit and vegetabl es and less meat such as beef and po rk because meat contains more fat th an poultry and fish. Fat can build u p in the arteries, block the flow of blood, and cause a heart attack or s troke. Getting rid of bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol i s also an important way to keep heal thy. Smoking and drinking alcohol i njure one's health a great deal, and therefore should be given up. Unfor tunately few people follow this adv ice. If people follow these three ways of keeping fit, they greatly im prove their health.