Does It Matter If You Are Overweight?

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Overweight people tend to have higher blood pressure and higher blood cholesterol, which are major risk factors for heart attack and other blood vessel disease. Being overweight can contribute to problems inrepparttar joints, and is also associated with other serious diseases such as diabetes.

How you tell if you are overweight

As we are all different shapes and sizes, there is not one recommended weight for your height. Instead there is a range of weights that are healthy for your height. One way to check your weight is to calculate your Body Mass Index or BMI.

Your BMI is a ratio or comparison of your height and weight expressed in a number. To find out your BMI you need to divide your weight (measured in kg) by your height (measured in m) squared. If you do not know your measurements inrepparttar 131412 metric system you can find any number of BMI calculators online that will dorepparttar 131413 conversion for you into empirical measures. One such calculator is atrepparttar 131414 website listed below.

The accepted definitions of weight categories by BMI are:

Underweight - BMI less than 18.5 Healthy weight - BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 Overweight - BMI equal to or greater than 25 and up to 29.9 Obese - BMI equal to or greater than 30

These BMI values only apply to adults aged 18 years and over and are based on studies of Caucasian populations. Therefore, they are not applicable to children and adolescents and they may not be appropriate for people of other cultural backgrounds.

Another way to check your weight is to measure your waist circumference, using a tape measure. This gives you an idea of whether you have a lot of fat stored around your middle. Waist circumferences associated with increased health risk are:

For men Waist circumference greater than 94cm For women Waist circumference greater than 80cm

Being a healthy weight can help:

- improve blood cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood glucose levels - reduce your risk of other health related problems - improve self confidence and self esteem - make it easier to be physically active.

If you are obese or overweight…try not to gain additional weight. This will help you in years to come as people tend to increase weight with age. Better still look after your body and follow a healthy lifestyle incorporating a nutritious, delicious, health enhancing weight loss program. Just by losing 10 pounds you can significantly improve your overall health.

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Top 10 Diet Tips From Diet Winners

Written by Kim Beardsmore


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Celebrate your success:

Each time you lose 5 pounds, acknowledge your achievement by giving yourself a little gift.

Out of sight, out of temptation:

Clear unhealthy foods from your refrigerator and shelves to keep temptation at bay. This also means clearing outrepparttar handbag, brief case and glove compartment in your car. Add extra steps:

When you go about your daily routine add extra steps. Userepparttar 131410 stairs instead ofrepparttar 131411 elevator, part atrepparttar 131412 far end ofrepparttar 131413 supermarket car park, and get rid ofrepparttar 131414 TV remote control. Make little changes to add extra steps and these will quickly add up to support your goals.

Seek help if you need it:

If you need help to keep on track, then get it. If you have tried unsuccessfully over and over to lose weight, then you may need someone to help you. A weight loss coach can significantly increaserepparttar 131415 rate at which you lose weight and teach you how to stabilize at your goal weight.

© Copyright Kim Beardsmore



Kim is successful a weight loss coach who will cut through the diet-hype, help you reach your goal weight and never 'diet' again. No public 'weigh-ins', meetings that cost you money or fads...simply results you'll love. You can receive a free, no obligation consultation. Visit today: http://tinyurl.com/4q4gk Are you interested in a fantastic home business? Visit http://tinyurl.com/6ppwe


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