United Athletes
- The North American Sport Magazine -








January 15, 2002

From food madness to a healthy weight
Thomas Kieller
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Eat healthfully, first step toward a healthy weight. We live in an era where too often we are encouraged to eat no matter what and in large quantities. The all you can eat buffet, the fast food restaurants with there meals rich in calories and fat, as well as periods of festivities which are transformed into genuine gargantuan feasts are all elements which contribute to eat without discernment. Obviously, we should not ignore all the junk food that we can find on the shelves of our supermarkets. These food products also contribute to the bad nutrition of North Americans. Unfortunately, many persons do not ponder enough the question of alimentation and they fall into the net of the hurried lifestyle.

With unhealthy eating habits, it is not surprising to learn that North American statistics on the matter of stoutness and obesity point out that many persons are unable to control their weight. To our great disarray, we must add to these pitiful statistics those on physical inactivity which demonstrate high rates of sports passivity for a great number of North Americans. Eating badly and adopting a sedentary lifestyle lead manifestly to a deficient health condition. Consequently, we may say that we are confronted to a new laziness, the one linked to health!

Knowing that the combination of obesity and physical inactivity are really bad for health and that there are many obese, stout or inactive persons, it is essential to put in perspective our lifestyle and to devote a part of our energy to living actively. To reach a healthy weight, we have to be regularly active.

If we are slim, obese or have a minor stoutness, it is always good to do sport. One of the advantages of an active life is it allows to burn a significant amount of calories. Moreover, we develop our muscles, we strengthen our frame-work and we improve our cardiorespiratory system. All these improvements contribute to reach a healthy weight, to live in good health and to have a better quality of life.

Evidently, we must not be only active. We must also be conscious of our diet. If we stuff ourself with pastry, chocolate and dainties, it is time to revise our alimentation. To reach a healthy weight, it is essential to choose well the food that we eat. However, nothing can stop us to carouse sometimes. The trouble is we must not fall into overconsumption.

From the moment when one starts moving regularly and eating healthily, your body will be leaning towards a proper health weight. For your great pleasure, you will note that health weight rhymes with a beautiful silhouette.