{"id":40387,"date":"2019-10-14T12:14:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T04:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=40387"},"modified":"2021-08-27T18:15:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T10:15:32","slug":"pulse-by-prudential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/pulse-by-prudential","title":{"rendered":"6 Things You Can Do To Be Healthier Even When You Are Busy!"},"content":{"rendered":"
In partnership with\u00a0 \u201cThe first wealth is health.\u201d – Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That familiar phrase<\/a> is attributed to 19th century American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson and the financial value of good health is even more important in our 21st century society today.<\/p>\n Due largely to lifestyle factors, the rise in non-communicable diseases<\/a> (NCDs) among Malaysians have seen lifespans stagnating<\/a> as heart disease, diabetes and rising obesity among youth are threatening to rob the health of Malaysians while putting more pressure on health services to treat and care for patients.<\/p>\n Rising rates of non-communicable diseases among Malaysians include:<\/p>\n Sources: What\u2019s worse, a deteriorating health is a stumbling block that will delay your journey towards achieving your personal, financial and family goals. If you are an entrepreneur, you need to be healthy to make important decisions and hold the fort. Being sick frequently will eat into your accounts slowly but steadily. If you are an office employee, frequent medical leave will delay your projects and affect your performance bonus! Even as a student, your health is important to keep you on track of your life trajectory you have planned.<\/p>\n Hence, you need to make conscious efforts to never let poor health stand between you and your goals. Here are 6 simple steps you can take to march towards a healthier life:<\/p>\n Sedentary lifestyle is a global concern. A sedentary lifestyle includes activities done while sitting or eating, reading, working, watching TV and using computer. As entertainment shifts indoors and work means laptop, more and more people are being stuck to their chairs and desks, for hours on end.<\/p>\n What\u2019s worse, even those with a healthy body mass index (BMI) are at risk if they lead a sedentary lifestyle<\/a>. Office workers especially are prone to sit excessively during workhours as work involves computers, laptops and meetings. In Malaysia<\/a>, 81.2% of the youngsters are inactive while 50.1% prefer to sit up to three hours without doing any physical activity.<\/p>\n A sedentary lifestyle leads to diseases<\/a> such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and can lead to early death.<\/p>\n Start moving your body at every opportunity you get. If you work at an office through the day, fit in a few minutes for a \u00a0walk around the block or take the stairs to get to other floors. You can also be more adventurous and walk a little bit further to have your lunch. Before or after work, try to fit in a workout session.<\/p>\n If you lack motivation, the Fitness Tracker<\/a> feature can push you to take a few hundred more steps, while the Fitness Challenges will keep you in the game by rewarding you with attractive prizes.<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n The four major factors<\/a> that prevent Malaysians from sticking to a healthy diet are time constraints, lack of healthy food options, low purchasing power and low level of awareness. Despite various efforts taken by the government over the years to promote healthy eating, Malaysians are still opting for a mee goreng<\/em> instead of preparing a healthy lunch at home.<\/p>\n Bad eating habits will lead you to various NCDs, obesity and cancer. Further, parents should incorporate balanced eating in the lives of their children as early as possible to ensure it becomes a practise.<\/p>\n Get your health assessed. A comprehensive assessment will give you an overall picture of how you are faring, health wise. If you are coming up with excuses such as time, transport and traffic jam to delay your health assessment, we got you covered.<\/p>\n With Pulse by Prudential, all you need to do is download the app and answer a series of questions related to your lifestyle, mental health and body via the Health Assessment<\/a> feature. After answering the questions, your Digital Twin will be generated, which is a 3D anatomical view of your body. Your Digital Twin will give you a detailed insight to how each part of your body is doing. This will give you a good indicator of your current state of health and can be used for regular monitoring in between health checks.<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n Malaysians are spending a whopping 14 hours a day<\/a> on digital devices. Among children, a mere one hour of screen time can cause anxiety, depression, and temper issues<\/a>. Generally, excessive screen time<\/a> will cause blurred vision, eye strain, long-term vision problems such as near-sightedness, disruption to circadian rhythms that affects sleep patterns, headaches, as well as neck and back pain.<\/p>\n Recently, KL bagged the 40th<\/sup> ranking out of 40 cities<\/a> around the world in a work-life balance survey. The survey looked into areas such as work intensity, institutional support, legislation, and liveability. In the same study, KL took the fourth spot in the most overworked category.<\/p>\n Due to long working hours, Malaysians face reduced time<\/a> for relationships, leisure and other important pursuits besides exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and stress. While it may take some time for you to reduce your workhours to the suggested 40 hours a week, you can take simple yet practical steps to lead a more fulfilling life.<\/p>\n Opt for online services whenever you can. Online services such as online shopping and food delivery save a lot of time and energy. Making use of technology will enable you to invest more time for other activities that you enjoy or to simply relax after a full day\u2019s work.<\/p>\n For instance, imagine the time and energy that you can save by opting for Online Consultation<\/a> through the Pulse app. The drive to the clinic, search for parking spot, waiting time in the doctor\u2019s office and the drive back in exchange for a video or phone call within minutes.<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n In the daily hustle and bustle, it is common for many to ignore nagging pains in the body or shrug off swelling hoping it would go away. Often, days turn into weeks and months before you are worried and rush to the doctor.\u00a0 This situation may lead to \u2018too-late\u2019 scenarios and be a cause of regret.<\/p>\n About 60% of cancer prognosis<\/a> among Malaysian patients are only detected at Stage III and IV and by then, it is too late. Early screening and awareness are crucial in reducing fatality due to diseases.<\/p>\n When it comes to your health, you need to be extra cautious of your surroundings. It is wise to try to prevent or protect yourself from a disease instead of being bedridden for days trying to cure it. Instead of skipping work, studies or recreational pursuits for days on end, you can take small steps every day to be healthy.<\/p>\n It is as simple as pulling your phone out of your pocket and a tap! Pulse by Prudential offers you AI- powered services to learn about your body, take immediate actions and stay alert at all times.<\/p>\n With Pulse, you (all Malaysians whether or not you are a Prudential customer) will gain unlimited free access to:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When being healthier and fitter means NOT putting your phone down! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":40408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,256,236],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance","category-lifestyle","category-sponsored"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n1 <\/sup>https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/news\/nation\/2018\/10\/419749\/malaysians-developing-heart-disease-younger-age<\/a>
\n2<\/sup> https:\/\/www.star2.com\/health\/2018\/10\/10\/non-communicable-diseases-malaysia\/<\/a>
\n3<\/sup> https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2018\/07\/30\/health-minister-some-42mil-malaysians-living-with-mental-health-issues<\/a>
\n4<\/sup> https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/lifestyle\/heal\/2019\/07\/502533\/childhood-obesity-growing-health-crisis-malaysia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>1. Be more active throughout the day<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Take charge of your health today<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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