When you hear a doctor or a personal trainer say, "Your body fat is too
high, or you are borderline obese, what do you think? Does it matter to
you? Does it motivate you to lose weight? Or are the numbers on the
scale more important to you?
Most people will always have a love - hate relationship with the scale
in their bathroom. However, with the dramatic increase in diabetes and
obesity cases in America the importance of keeping your overall body
fat down becomes the most important issue to ones health.
What does it mean to be obese? This means that thirty percent or more
of your overall body weight is fat. When this occurs, your body has
already begun to shut down in many areas. Things that are affected by
high levels of body fat are; blood pressure, cholesterol, bone density,
energy levels, immune systems and on and on. This is the direct reason
for the increase in heart disease, diabetes, and strokes in America.
What is happening behind the scenes is this; muscle burns more calories
than fat. If you have less muscle then you are going to burn less fat
in day. In addition, aging promotes a decrease in muscle mass
naturally. The goal is to slow that natural process down. How do you do
that? I call this, "Having synergy in your workout and eating plan."
Having synergy in your workout plan is accomplished by incorporating
all areas of fitness into your weekly activities. The four main areas
are; good eating habits, heart exercising (cardiovascular), strength
training (weights) and flexibility training (stretching). When all four
areas are working well, you can not help but lower your body fat.
When you lower your body fat levels your; blood pressure, stress and
cholesterol levels will lower and your strength confidence and stamina
will naturally increase.
Are the numbers on the scale important? To your brain and ego maybe,
but in the greater health of things, not as much as lowering your body
fat levels.
About the Author
Greg Ryan is a high profile fitness expert and
former employee of Kathy Smiths. Body building champion, public speaker
and personal trainer to the stars. He is a best selling author of the
Changing from the INSIDE OUT through real behavior change, smart eating
and effective exercising. Start getting in better shape today!
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