WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Do you want to be successful in controlling your weight? Then eat lowfat foods and burn more calories by exercising. The body burns calories 24 hours a day. Any activity burns more calories than sleeping or sitting. Exercise burns the most calories. It melts away unwanted inches and pounds. Losing fat is a slow process that requires appropriate habits for both dieting and exercising. Exercise is the key to successful and permanent fat loss.

Overweight people usually burn fewer calories than fit people. They are usually less active. Their bodies are less efficient at burning calories and more efficient at storing them. Fit people burn extra calories before any can be stored as fat in the body. Overweight people store extra calories as fat. Exercise changes metabolism. Regular exercise allows overweight people to lose fat and control their weight.

What activity, how often, how hard, and how long are important questions to ask when adding exercise to your lifestyle. The most effective workout program includes both aerobic exercise and strength training. The combination yields faster fat loss at any age. Aerobic exercise increases metabolism. Strength or weight training builds muscle. Muscle rids the body of excess fat by burning fat for fuel. Heart rate, speed, strength, and metabolism all improve, as one gets fitter and trimmer.

The phrase, "no pain no gain," is simply not true. Avoid pain. Do not try to whip yourself into shape in just a few weeks, because it does not work. It takes months to achieve permanent fat loss in a healthy way. Quick weight loss through dieting alone is not just fat loss. It is really a combination of water, muscle, and fat loss. The bathroom scale cannot tell the difference. That's why it is important to adapt regular physical exercise into your lifestyle.

It takes time to achieve weight loss and fitness goals and a lifetime to maintain them. An active lifestyle that includes daily exercise burns more calories than a sedentary lifestyle, which stores more calories as fat.

Get a medical checkup before starting any exercise program. Beginners should work with a certified exercise leader. This ensures that a safe and proper workout program is prescribed for their health condition.

Disclaimer: This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to change as new health information becomes available. The information provided is intended to be informative and educational and is not a replacement for professional medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional.

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