1 KG OF BODY FAT - THE STORY.

1 KG OF BODY FAT…THE STORY.

Location - a hospital in Australia.…we are sitting down and out comes the autopsy guys and explain the procedure, what’s going to happen, what were about to see. They point out the exits in case we have to go outside during the procedure. They give us something to put under our noses, just in case we didn’t like the smell.  One of the guys disappear, he comes back with a trolley that had a white sheet with a large lump underneath.  They explain again what is just about to happen – they tell a few jokes, but none of us laughed, due to our expectations on what is to follow. 

I’m not going into detail of the autopsy, but two things that I remember from it, why I became a health and fitness professional. One was the smell of death, where a lot of people describe it differently – some call it sickly, I call it a nothing smell. It wasn’t a smell that was putrid, but it is a smell that you would never forget for the rest of your life. The other thing was the color of body fat – the most disgusting, putrid yellow you can think of, that was the color of body fat.  Those two things alone helped me decide to help the population get fit and healthy again.

Top 5 possible consequences of leading a sedentary

lifestyle

1. Cancers

The human body is designed to move, not be stationary for long periods of time. There is growing evidence that a sedentary lifestyle is a major cause of various cancers

2. Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break.

3. Diabetes

There are two main types of diabetes, commonly referred to as type 1 and type 2. Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases among the major risk factors include: increasing age; excess weight;  physical inactivity; poor diet and nutrition; and impaired glucose tolerance.

4. Stroke

Imagine waking up one morning and being suddenly and permanently paralysed on one side of the body. Being perfectly able to understand words, but unable to speak or write.

5. HEART ATTACK!

Yes, it is an attack - and you can be sure it will hurt you!

A heart attack occurs when there is a sudden, complete blockage of an artery that supplies blood to an area of the heart

(source: Heart Foundation).

Excuses change nothing…Exercise will.  

BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY,SCHOOL HOLIDAYS & PARK…what is wrong?

BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY,SCHOOL HOLIDAYS & PARK…what is wrong with this photo?

S.T.A.R.T. How do I become healthy again.

How Do I Become Healthy Again

I have been asked this question hundreds of times over the years, working as a personal Trainer.

Here is your answer, with no hidden secret shake formula, or a platform where you stand still and it vibrates, nor a piece of wrap that when you put it on, it miraculously sheds excess weight.

S - Start. MOVE NOW, not tomorrow,next week,next month or next year.

T - Time. MOVE for 30 - 60 minutes.

A - Aerobic. No I don't mean aerobics ( unless you want to), I mean move where your heart rate increases and   you start to slightly puff, to a comfortable level.

R - Rest. Something you have been doing for too long, that is why you don't like looking at yourself in the mirror. Or, you cannot even play with your kids anymore without practically having a cardiac arrest.

T - Type. Start with a walk and build up to other activities that keeps the body challenged, gives variety and keeps you motivated. You will feel the sensation you felt when you used to be fit, remember how fantastic did you feel back then?

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