Successfully reaching your weight loss goals and seeing the first results after a regular exercise routine will boost your self-confidence. We know the beginning is hard, but sticking with it is worth it. Regular exercise doesn’t just have a positive effect on your metabolism and on your body, but on your mind, too. Once you get used to regular exercise, it will only get easier.
You’ll have more fun and a lot more energy during the day.
According to Foodwatch, more than 2 billion people worldwide are overweight or are suffering from obesity. In the media, this topic is often only addressed in terms of visual appearance. How we perceive ourselves and how we are perceived by others plays a major role when it comes to our psychological well-being. However, your health, as opposed to your looks, is a much more powerful argument for living your life at a healthy weight. Being overweight for a long period of time can have grave consequences for your health. On top of an increased risk of diabetes, the risk of heart disease and the possibility of having a heart attack are greatly increased. Because excess fat puts stress on our bodies, many overweight people suffer from joint diseases such as arthritis.
In addition, being overweight can cause shortness of breath, as our lungs aren’t designed for this type of strain.
Two of the most common causes of obesity are a poor diet and lack of exercise. Our bodies need a balance between consuming food and a way to burn the calories consumed. If this balance gets out of sync over a long period of time, an excess amount of calories will result. The body stores more fat. Therefore, in order to lose weight, it’s important to do more than just restore this balance. Even though a balanced diet helps a lot, you also need to focus on having a calorie deficit. That means that you need to burn more calories than you take in. People should therefore both exercise and change their diet in order to lose the most amount of weight.