What to do When You’re Overweight and Nothing Seems to Work
Posted on February 11, 2015
In recent years, increasing rates of obesity in the general population, but more importantly in children, obese class II (BMI ≥ 35 – 39.9 kg/m²), and class III (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m²) adults, have made this condition a major public health concern (Sheena, 2005).
Estimates from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2004), confirm that Canadians are not exempt from this sub-epidemic, with almost two thirds (60 %) of the adult population now overweight and nearly one quarter (23 %) obese.
Long-term prospective studies to identify eight diseases associated with fatness such as coronary artery disease, stroke, hypertension, colon cancer, postmenopausal breast cancer, type 2 Diabetes, gall bladder disease, and osteoarthritis (Katzmarzyk and Janssen, 2011).
Again this pathophysiology is associated with many life-threatening comorbidities, yet obesity, while complex and multifactorial, remains a preventable disease!!!
What to do:
– Activity specific exercises (increase ease of performing activities of daily living and physical self-confidence)
– 30 minutes on most days of the week (walking, cycling, water aerobics), flexibility exercises with the focus on increasing range of motion and learning the skills to change unhealthy behaviors (you may not have to reduce the amount of food eaten but agree that all eating will be done in one location…as an attempt to reduce snacking opportunities)!
– Find some active activities that you love that dramatically increases your chance of sticking to it!
– Ask us for more information or download our e-book to help give you some specific tools to help you slay obesity once and for all!
