Good Health and Good Looking Article Review

Good Health and Good Looking



Today, Obesity is one big problem in many country. Obesity is a condition where your body stored to many fat. Fat is good in small amount. Fat provides insulation and protection for internal organs, also as a source of energy when body lacks the energy. But in big amount, fat become a killer. Bring variety health problems. Obese run a greater risk of developing Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, arthritis and cancer.



For example, in US, according to CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention), nearly 31 percent of the population is obese.



If calories from food equal to the calories of energy that body used, your weight stay constant. But when a person consumes more calories than body needs, body will store those additional calories as fat. Consuming about 3,500 calories more than what the body needs will gain your witght about 0.45 kg of fat.



Today many people have unhealthy lifestyles that made obese come easily to their life. Eat more, move less.



Eat more

Today, its easy to find any kind of fast food restaurant, any kind of soft drink with a GOOD TASTE and the simpleness of Prepackaged foods. This kind of food tend to be high in fat, sugar and calories. You can easily find any advertisment about fast food with big portion in friendly price but not friendly with your health.



Move less

This mean reducement in phisical activity. Cars, elevator, remote control, personal Computer, Internet browsing, playing video games, watching tv is today lifestyle that made you move less. I don't blame technology. This modern technology bring side affect that made a person move less.



What we can do? Yes, we must devote to have more exercise and control what you eat. Choose stairs than elevator when its possible. Spend an hour a week for jogging. Or visiting your nearby health center or gym. Some strength training will help you got lean tissue that good for your body.



Here a simple idea for strength training:



Mon: Upper Body Push Exercise (shoulder, chest, triceps) + Abdominal Exercise

Tue: Off

Wed: Lower Body Exercise (Hamstring, Thigh and calf) + Abdominal Exercise

Thu: Off

Fri: Upper Body Pull Exercise (back, biceps) + Abdominal Exercise

Sat and Sun : Off, made your day for your family



Don't forget to do stretching and warming up before doing strength training. This will avoid you get injured.


If you seriously want to shape your body, you can find any good reference on internet (like shapeup.org, bodybuilding.com, muscle123.blogspot.com) or buy a good book like "Strength Training Anatomy, by Frederic Delavier"



Being Good Health and Good Looking!



source: encarta, aderaiwebsite, muscle123.blogspot.com and webmd.com