(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index in 2009, about 63.1% of Americans are now overweight or obese. This can be credited to people eating less healthy and exercising less. It sounds really basic, but it affects a VERY large amount of people and is a problem that needs to be dealt with. This affects me as well since almost everyone on my mom's side of the family has had at least one heart attack. I have to watch what I eat, and exercise regularily just to make sure my own genetics don't catch up with me. The thing is with being overweight, you can lose it! In this thread I will go over some basic concepts and terms so you will hopefully have a better understanding of how to be healthier.


Obesity: a person with a body mass index of 30 or greater.
Body Mass Index (BMI): a measure of how fit you are, and is based on height/weight. You can calculate yours You must login or register to view this content..


Basic:
-Keeping a food diary (you normally find you eat more than you think)
-Getting good amounts of sleep


Foods/Drinks:
-Try to eat meals at the same time every day (helps with metabolism)
-Try to limit the amount of pop, alcohol, energy drinks, chips and candy you have (makes HUGE difference if you do)
-Instead of gorging, check your portion sizes
-Try to fit in more fruits/ vegetables


Exercise:
-People that are from the ages 6-17 are recommended to exercise for at least 60 minutes PER day (this is due to them still developing and it helps promote growth)
-Adults are recommended to exercise for at least 150 minutes a week.
-You can get exercise through playing sports, running, lifting weights, and aerobics


Through living a more healthy lifestyle you will feel better about yourself, look better, live longer, and have more luck with the ladies. Not many people will be proffesional athletes, but that does not mean you can't be healthy or fit!

Sources used:
-https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20100210/percentage-of-overweight-obese-americans-swells
-https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
-https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/children.html
-https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html

youre wasting your time here man, posting this on a gaming forum

the mentioning of fast food like McDonalds is gonna have people craving food so theyll stop reading from there on out

good job mate the test said i was healthy C:

More than %60? Damn, we need to change that:mad: Peoples' lives depend on it

This made me hungry im goin to McDonals :carling:

here's the point :carling:


You said that adults only need 150 minutes of exercise per week while teenagers need 60 per day. I would assume that adults would need equal if not more exercise than a teenager because once and adults metabolism drops they gain wait a lot easier.

Is anybody here a fellow p90x'er?

They say that because Adults are developed physically, but adolescents are not :y:. That is just how much exercise they recommend for the MINIMUM. I agree that adults should probably try and do more than that.

Two things you need to do:

Eat in moderation and exercise.

I eat a lot of junk food and shit but I still stay in shape. Those two kids in that first picture is a :lol: moment!