Taking Care of YOUR Body

I remember a conversation I had forever ago with a friend about taking care of our bodies. We are working out, eating right, but are we doing other things to care for our body, to prolong its beauty?

Here are some things I think of to take care of my body that hopefully we are all doing

Drinking a lot of water
Using sunscrean
Moisturizing our skin all over
Washing our faces to remove make up at night
Rubbing our feet with lotion to keep them moist and not scaly or dry
Stretching to lengthen muscles and keep from getting sore
Brushing/flossing/whitening teeth
manicuring nails/toe nails
wearing bras that fit
wearing clothes that fit and even compliment our figures
conditioning hair
eating our veggies and fruits

I know that I feel a lot better about the way I look when I take care of myself. This for me is keeping up with my exercise and eating, but also puting my make up on for the day and doing my hair. I am not in a financial position to purchase new clothes to compliment my figure all the time, but I do my best with pieces that I have built up over time, and I try to shop at consignment stores to pick up nice things for less. It is amazing how much better I feel too when I just remind myself to suck my tummy in and sit up straighter.

I take care of my mind as well by reading, and by taking my "me" exercise time. I find that while I love exercising in the gym, I get an extra feel good boost when I walk or run outside in the fresh air. I ran on the track tonight with a friend and was amazed at the beauty of our sorroundings. The grass is so green and lush, the air is fresh and crisp, and the air is clean to see far, how great and what a "perk me up" that 45 minutes was for me.

What do you do to take care of the body you were given?