Why is weight control important?

(by the way i forgot to add to my last post....if you have any heart conditions ask your doctor for advice and if you do not exercise much, please start slow and slowly build to more exercise or you could pull a muscle and get more cramps!)

Anyway back to todays post......

Weight control, so why is it important? Well weight control is basically maintaining a healthy weight that is right and ideal for your body. It's all very well being thin but there is such a thing as being too thin so you must balance your weight evenly with your build and height.

So where do you start? Hmmm it can be tricky to keep a healthy weight but it is very important for your health, for example, if you are overweight you are more likely to have health conditions like high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease (these two are closely linked). In turn this will shorten your life. I know it is a bit hard to take if you are overweight but there is no need to go over the top and become a extreme healthy person! Start slow and even if you only lose a bit of weight you reduce your blood pressure, so never give up!

Right controlling your weight can be tricky and you need to find a strategy which will work in the long run, yes diets give quick results but it is not suitable for long term weight control for various reasons. Strategies aren't hard to find, this can be anything from exercise to eating certain foods which can help with calories, and can help your body use more of the calories you take in.

If you consume extra calories for a short period of time, your body will use these by generating more heat. On the other hand, if you use more calories than you consume, your body will become more efficient at turning those calories into energy, thus preventing short term weight loss. It takes a huge amount of commitment over a long period of time in order to retrain your body to do this.

If you want to try and get a good weight control then exercise is the key, yes it can be tiring and if you are where i am at the moment it is extremely hot, so adults and children can both try to control their weight. You can do this by walking, which is a great way to bring the family closer together, and also you are gaining that extra little something by controlling your weight!

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