Many are thinking that a fat kid is a healthy kid. Whenever they see plump cheeks and bulging tummies on kids, they’d squeal, “Oh what a cute chubby kid!” But the truth is, having a fat kid is not something to be proud of or to have fun with really. Because if your kid is obese, there’s a wide variety of risks he or she is exposed to.
Some of the complications of obesity on kids include disabling diseases such as heart disease, gall bladder disease, liver disease, type 2 diabetes, not to mention poor self-esteem and depression, which all can continue until adulthood. To avoid or help children get rid of childhood obesity, here are what weight management experts suggest:
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Here are some of the great reads for the health and weight management conscious peeps:
16 Tips to Triple Your Workout Effectiveness from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. If you need to read that kind of post, if you can afford it, you’re also better off with a personal trainer which brings us to the next hot health link…
6 Workout Hacks from Dumb Little Man. My workout hack? Do it with someone you really like or hate. If you do it with someone you really like you’re less inclined to get bored. When you do it with someone you hate, you exert more pressure making you workout a tad harder. Just kidding. But has anyone tried this yet?
Weight Training with Limited Time from Former Fat Guy’s Rob Cooper. My opinion? Having a baby is almost having a new weight training routine! Ok, seriously, you can simply continue doing some simpler workouts at home during this time, right? Check out Rob’s advice.
Many might have probably noticed that there are far more obese Black girls than Caucasian girls. There is a wide variety of alleged reasons behind this observation.
Listen to a podcast by Debra Dickerson (a columnist) and a blogger on Black women’s inclination to obesity because of the motivation of African-American men. – NPR
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When you want to know if marrying Mr. or Ms. Right, you ask your mom because mothers know best. And if you want to know what the ideal weight loss program is for you, you go to your physician or dietician because they know best as well.
Here are some questions you can ask the experts to help you make the ultimate decision:
How can the program make you lose weight? Is it safe for someone in your age and health condition? How much pounds do you want to lose? How much pounds will you lose with the weight loss program? Some people merely need a weight loss program to serve as a quick fix while others want it to become their long-term solution.
Does it require you to comply with any rules when it comes to how much of which kind of food you can eat? Some people simply can’t subsist on a purely organic meal while others have trouble eliminating sweets from their diet.
What about exercise? Does the weight loss program specify any need for any kind of exercise? If so, how much are you willing to put up with?
Lastly, will the required changes cost you a lot of money? Some weight loss programs have unquestionably effective and impressively quick results, but all these come at a very stiff price. Are you ready to pay it?
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