Men all over the world are taking more of an initiative to keep themselves up.  As we learn how to be well dressed men, we must also learn how to take care of our bodies. Some of us spend $70 per month on gym memberships that only get used once a month.  Others don’t workout at all because they are too cheap to spend $70 per month on a membership.  Let me give you some guidance on a 20 minute workout that you can do in the comfort of your own home.  Don’t tell me that you don’t have time either, my mom always told me, “you make time for what you want to,” i.e. drinking beer and/or having sex.

EXERCISE                        SETS   REPS

Body-weight squat                               2     15

Side-to-side lunge                                2     10 *

Inverted push-up                                 2     10

Push-up                                              2     10

Close-grip push-up                               2     10

Lying torso raise                                   2     10

Weightless concentration curl                2     10

Crunch                                                2     15

* Each side

Instructions: Perform these exercises as a circuit; go directly from exercise to exercise without resting, and rest one or two minutes once you complete the first circuit before beginning the second one. If you can get through the circuit twice and have time left over, try getting a third circuit in.

Next, let’s be disciplined in our diets.  Some men were born with the gift to eat pizzas and fries for life and maintain a six-pack.  The reality is that 80% of us on earth ain’t like that.  Below livestrong.com sheds some light on how fruits and vegetables should be added to your diet EVERYDAY:

Fruits and Vegetables

Men need to eat between six and eight cups of fruits and vegetables every day, depending on their activity levels and age, reports the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Younger, active men who average more than an hour of physical activity daily should consume 4 cups of vegetables and 2 1/2 cups of fruit every day for optimum health. Older, less active men over the age of 51 who achieve fewer than 30 minutes a day of physically exerting exercise need 2 cups of fruit and 3 cups of vegetables.

Meals

There are simple ways to incorporate the daily recommendations of fruits and vegetables into a man’s daily diet, reports the CDC. Adding fruit to cereal and yogurt, snacking on fresh fruit throughout the day and eating salads can help men achieve their requirements. In addition, men should make a habit of filling half their plates with vegetables at every meal.

Lastly, give your faces some love fellas.  No need to be dressed well with ashy skin.  Be secure in your masculinity, go to ‘skin care’ aisle at CVS and purchase some facial products for yourself.  Below khaleejtimes.com gives us some basic tips for keeping our faces looking good:

·Men should start caring for their skin from the age of 18-20.

·Daily beauty products should include a face wash, facial cream/balm and an eye cream.

·Drink three liters of water every day; that will cleanse the body system and your skin will glow.

·Avoid caffeine, fizzy drinks, alcohol and smoking as they damage the skin (all the crap that we love so much!).

·A healthy diet and regular exercise are important for one’s well-being which reflects in the skin quality.