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Weight
Loss - The Importance of Low Body Fat |
by:
Greg
Ryan |
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! For
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