Join a Fitness Camp to Reduce Overweight and Obese
By: Peter Jacob
Submitted: 2011-03-07 00:18:45 | Word Count: 618
Prevalence of overweight and obese individuals in U.S. has continued to rise over the years. World health organization (WHO) has defined overweight as a BMI equal to or more than 25 and obesity as a BMI equal to or more than 30. According to WHO prediction by 2015, nearly 2.3 billion adults will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese.
It is shocking news to hear that by 2015, nearly 2.3 billion adults will be overweight. But why do people gain weight. What causes obesity and overweight?
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The fundamental reason for obesity and overweight is the energy imbalance between calories consumed in one hand and calories expended on the other hand. Global increase in overweight and obesity are due to various factors including:
Due to high intake of energy dense foods that are high in fat and sugars but low in vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients;
Decrease in physical activity due to increasingly sedentary nature of many forms of work, changing modes of transportation and increase in urbanization.
It is important that people start taking care of their eating habits. They should start eating healthy food. If they do not control their weight it can lead to chronic illness which can ruin their life. Before it becomes too late they should start taking care of their body.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human services (HHS) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) offer tips for healthy eating:
Focus on fruits:
Eat different types of fruits rather than fruit juices. For a 200 calorie diet, you will need 2 cups of fruit each day.
Vary your veggies:
Eat more dark green vegetables, orange veggies, beans and peas.
Get your calcium rich foods:
Each day, drink 3 cups of low fat or fat free milk. You can either go in for equivalent amount of low-fat yogurt or low fat cheese each day.
Make half your grains whole:
Eat at least 3 ounces of whole-grain cereals, breads, crackers, rice or pasta each day.
Go lean with protein:
Choose lean meats and poultry. Bake it, broil it and grill it.
Limit saturated fats:
Get less than 10 percent of your calories from saturated fatty acids.
Limit salt:
Get less than 2,300 mg of sodium each day.
If you are not able to reduce weight, one of the best solutions is to join a fitness camp. Always choose a fitness camp based on your body type. By joining a fitness camp you will be able to reduce weight and also know ways to control your weight.
Features:
Highly trained and experienced registered dieticians and exercise physiologists.
Individual counseling with health care professionals.
Learn to cook healthy food.
Visit Grocery store with health care professionals
How does the fitness camp work?
In a fitness camp, each individual would be given equal importance. In such camps, participants can meet registered dieticians and ask them to prepare a diet chart. Each individual is provided different diet chart. By following the diet chart, participate can start eating healthy food. In such camps, each individual has to do Beach walks, Bike rides, Trail Hikes and water aerobics. These are a few exercises that participants would love to do which helps in reducing weight. Many people join fitness camp as it is fun to reduce weight. Participants are asked to visit Grocery store along with nutritionists where participants can learn what healthy food items to pick.
So what are you thinking, join a fitness camp now and get that perfect figure you always wished for!
Author Resource:-
Being an expertise in writing articles Peter Jacob has contributed articles related to weight loss spa. His fields of interest has been mostly regarding weight loss camps, fitness retreat. For further information on fitness programs visit us at fitness camp.
