Obesity is now quickly becoming a national epidemic as it seems that more and more people are indulging in diets which are high in refined sugar and saturated fats, and getting a lot less exercise. Even more alarming is the fact that childhood obesity is also sharply increasing which means that children who are obese are now leaving themselves vulnerable to a myriad of health complaints in later life.

Leaving themselves wide open to the likes of joint dysfunction, cardiovascular pathology, stroke, and heart failure, to say that obesity for anyone is a ticking health bomb is a pretty fair and accurate assessment.

Being overweight is not merely a cosmetic issue, and so feeble attempts to politely brush it off as being nothing more than “puppy fat” “love handles” and any other euphemistic term is not only inappropriate, but potentially dangerous as well.

The purpose of this article is not to engage in the dreadfully termed “fat bashing”, nor is it intended to criticize or condemn people for their weight. However, at the same time, this article does not want to tiptoe around a very serious issue which carries very dangerous ramifications with it.

With that mind, please consider the following pointers to help you to streamline the weight loss process.

Increase Your Level of Exercise
Exercise is essential for our health as well as for weight loss because it helps to increase the metabolism which is the biological process responsible for the conversion of calories into an energy source. Therefore, the greater the speed at which the metabolism functions at, the more calories it will be able to turn into energy (as opposed to fat tissue).

Exercise also helps us keep excess weight at bay because it will help with the release of the natural feel good hormones of the body which are known as endorphins. Endorphins provide pain killing properties as well as ensuring that there is a boost in the mood of the person. Therefore, if you find that you either overeat, binge eat or use food as an emotional crutch to dispel and cope with negative emotions such as sadness and anxiety, then exercise will provide you with a directly effective and productive alternative to this potentially dangerous approach.

Another way in which exercise can be beneficial for a person’s mood is that it will allow them to meet and interact with new people and hopefully, with the passage of time, develop a sense of friendship and rapport with that person.
From there, the exerciser will have yet another reliable means of coping with negative emotions rather than simply contending with food as a comfort.

Cardio/Aerobic Exercise Is the Best for Weight Loss
Aerobic exercise, that is, exercise which causes the heart rate to increase is ideal for weight loss because it directly increases the rate at which the body’s metabolism will function at thereby ensuring that a higher volume of calories is burned. Swimming is one of the best forms of aerobic exercise there is, and this is due to the fact that it exercises every muscle group in the body.

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Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: joint dysfunction,cardiovascular pathology,overweight