Staying healthy and in good shape is very important for your overall health and wellness – even for your overall longevity, something that we should all be taking into consideration. Sadly, however, far too little o a focus is placed on such things here in the United States. Unfortunately, only around one third of all people in this country are considered to be at a healthy weight. Up to one third of all people would be considered to be overweight and another one third would be classified as obese or even beyond it. And while some variance in weight between people can be normal and while there is a wide range of what is considered to be a healthy weight, extremes are certainly not – and being overweight and especially obese can take a considerable toll on your health, of this there is just no doubt. And while around 80 million adults are currently obese, it has been found that up to half of all American adults will be medically considered to be obese by the time that we reach the year of 2030, which is now just ten years in our future.
And the toll of this can be a high one. Already, up to one third of all adults will get type 2 diabetes, something that, if not lifestyle changes are made – and seriously made – will be a lifelong condition to manage. And if this condition is not well-managed, it could become hugely detrimental to quality of life and even incredibly dangerous and sometimes deadly. But type 2 diabetes is almost always highly preventable when people are given with the right kind of care and know the right steps to take to stay healthy in the long term. One part of this will include regular physical activity.
In fact, many of the other risks that you face when you’re overweight or obese can be mitigated by fitness. Stroke risk and the overall risk of high blood pressure will likely drop tremendously when you begin to become more physically fit. In addition to this, you can also mitigate your risk for heart attack and even a number of different kinds of cancer. Unfortunately, far too few people are getting as much exercise as they should. In fact, the data that has been gathered on the subject more than supports this claim, showing that only around one third of all kids are active on a daily basis, something that can set them up for obesity later on in life. And this really does set them up for later inactivity, as only around 5% of all American adults are getting even just a mere half of an hour of exercise over the course of their day to day lives, with only around one third of all adults meeting the weekly recommended exercise requirements.
But there are many ways that you can incorporate more activity into your life on a day to day basis. For instance, you can simply start walking more and more. Incorporating walking into your day is the best thing you can do to go from being immobile to starting to exercise on a regular basis. It’s very easy to do and it’s gentle on your joints as well, two things that make it a widely accessible exercise for a great many people indeed. In fact, nearly up to one third of all people who exercise perform this exercise by walking. This actually makes it the most popular exercise out there.
In addition to this, you can get exercise equipment and home gym equipment form just about any home fitness store. While you can use exercise equipment through getting something like a gym membership, many people feel self conscious about using exercise equipment in a setting where there are other people. Therefore, getting exercise equipment for your very own home can make it much more likely that you will actually end up using said exercise equipment. Employees at fitness stores can help you to pick out the right exercise equipment for your lifestyle. They can even help you learn how to use said exercise equipment, something that can also make it easier to get exercising regularly.
