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Body mass index: comparing apples to ... pears? Have you looked in the mirror lately? What did you see? An apple or a pear? What does this mean you may ask? Well let me explain. If you tend to store fat around the waist, you have an apple shaped body and if you store fat below the waist, you have a pear shaped body. Apple shaped people whose fat is concentrated mostly in the abdomen are more likely to develop more health problems associated with obesity because of their fat distribution. Apple shaped people have large amounts of deep fat stored in their waist called visceral fat. This dangerous fat is inside your abdomen surrounding your organs causing health risks such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep, apnea, gallbladder disease, high blood pressure, respiratory problems, several cancers, stroke ... the list can go on and on. While obesity of any kind is a health risk, it is better to be a pear than an apple. If there is one thing everyone agrees on, it is that weight control is a key component of maintaining good health. Calculating your BMI (body mass index) will determine whether you are overweight, underweight, or at a healthy weight for your height. Once you have your height and weight, you can calculate your BMI manually or by internet searching BMI calculator. To calculate manually, take your weight,
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Exercises to keep your back strong
Good posture and stomach in and tilting
If you tend to store fat around the waist, you have an apple shaped body. If you store it below, your body is pear-shaped. Those with apple shaped bodies are more likely to develop more health problems associated with obesity due to fat distribution. multiply by 703, and then divide it by your height in inches. Take this number and then divide it by your height in inches again. The resulting number is your BMI. •A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is defined as “preâ obese.” •A BMI of 30 to 34.99 is defined as “obese class I” •A BMI of 35 to 39.99 is defined as “obese class II” •A BMI of greater than 40.00 is defined as “obese class III.” Excess body fat can have many health risks, but can we really see the
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problem staring back at us through the mirror? The decision to take control of your weight is an important one. Is your BMI greater than 30? Do you have an “apple shaped” body? If you are a women, is your waist measurement 35 inches or greater? If you are a man, is your waist measurement 40 inches or greater? If you fall into either of the following categories and interested in losing weight, call Carolina Weight Loss at (252) 430â 8111, ext. 3, for your initial assessment today.
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proper lifting are things we seldom think about until it is too late. We develop poor work habits, improper posture when sitting and standing, and we get overweight. These things put a strain on our backs and, sooner or later, the back begins to ache. Here are a number of exercises and habits you can use to help the pain go away and keep your back healthy. 1) The “pelvic tilt” exercise strengthens the pelvic and stomach muscles by drawing the
the hips forward. 2) Knee-chest exercises are done by lying on your back and drawing a knee up towards your chest and holding it 3-5 seconds. Alternate the knees, and later, both knees can be brought up at once. 3) Partial sit ups — just bringing your head and shoulders of f the floor several inches — strengthen the abdominal muscles. 4) L ying on your abdomen, lift your head and shoulders of f the SEE EXERCISES/PAGE 6
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