Are you ready for the truth? Here goes! Exercise for obesity management along with a plan to improve eating habits is necessary for decreasing the levels of obesity in both adults and children alike. Did you catch that?
The magic bullet is that there is NO magic bullet or quick fix, but rather it takes hard work, and motivation to lose the weight.
Sure, the weight loss industry claims to sell the magic bullet in some form of pill that sheds the weight giving you a body like Jillian Michaels without any effort on your part.
Before you fall for that guess what? Ain't gonna happen! Yikes!
Yes, folks it's true that we have tipped the fat scale. Lack of exercise and obesity have become global epidemics with a staggering 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world! This number is projected to grow by 40% according to the World Health Organization.So What's The Big Deal!
The health hazards of being overweight are heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes just to name a few. Obesity also increases the stress on your joints which often causes lower back pain and knee pain.
Often people will say they have tried everything to get the weight off and then learn through a medical check-up that they have a problem with their thyroid so it's not their fault, and they give up trying to lose the weight. Does this sound familiar?
True, there's no denying that metabolic changes have taken place in the body especially if the obesity started in childhood and progressed into adulthood. At this stage it becomes more difficult to treat, but there is hope and help for those who desire to make the changes necessary to lose the excess weight.
Consuming high calorie foods with no nutritional value and habitual inactivity is often the main cause of obesity.
Depression, loneliness, stress or anxiety can often drive people to use food as a band aid so working with a professional counselor, nutritionist, and fitness trainer together can help guide you with structured sessions to help you set goals and reach them. Start Moving!
Get up and walk, walk, and walk some more. This is a great exercise for weight loss.
Obesity is like being in debt. We can spend and spend until it's out of control and we get in so deep it's difficult to get out so we give up because it's too hard to change out spending habits.
With obesity the weight just keeps piling on and on until it is out of control and we feel like there's no point we've tried to lose and failed because it's too hard to change our eating habits so we give up. The Magic Bullet
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Exercise for obesity management needs to be combined with diet to be effective. The most important goal is to burn as many calories as possible in each session, as well as to accumulate energy expenditure through daily activity.
Energy expenditure is the amount of energy or calories a person uses to digest food, breathe, circulate blood, and any other physical activity performed. To prevent weight gain, the energy intake should be balanced with the energy expenditure.
For weight loss your goal should be to achieve an energy expenditure of 300 calories per session at least 3 times a week. This is most effective through
aerobic activity. Strength training should be added in addition to the aerobic exercise to help boost your metabolic rate.
