Many people do not know the difference between obesity and overweight. Whether a person is obese or not is decided on the basis of BMI (Body Mass Index). A person is decided as obese, overweight, underweight or normal by taking his body mass and weight into consideration. The proportion between the height and weight of a person decides whether a person is obese or not. Even if you have a tummy you could be a normal weight person. Being too slim or too fat is absolutely dangerous to health. People who are thin are quite weak and cannot work too hard. On the other hand people who are over weighted or obese become very lethargic as they find it difficult to move their hefty bodies.
If you want to know whether you are obese or not you should go and take a look at your BMI index. BMI index calculators are available all over the internet. To check your BMI open the following link in a new window and come back to know the causes of obesity, its risks and simple yet effective tricks to lose your weight within twenty-one days with the lightest exercises.
Now that you have known your BMI index take a look at the following chart and get to know about your body fat level:
• Underweight = <18.5
• Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
• Overweight = 25-29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
It has been observed that obesity rate is increasing highly among the Americans. And lack of time is making people neglect the health problems that they are suffering from and also the health problems which they might suffer from in their future. But before telling you about the various factors that increase obesity let me tell you the two different types of fats that accumulate in the body in a short paragraph.
If you have fat friends poke their stomachs and see how hard they are. If you poke a few stomachs, you will observe that the hardness of the stomachs varies from person to person. So if you thought that the stomachs of fat people are very soft you are wrong. There are two types of fats that accumulate in the body. Of this one makes the stomachs hard and the other makes it soft. The variation of these two fats varies from person to person depending upon their eating habits and body reactions. The fat that makes you tummy soft and beautiful is less harmful as compared to the fat that creates hard tummies. But, the best part is that you can control both these fats by following the same set of exercises.
Your body fats can be controlled very easily. It is very easy for a person to lose fats. It is just that the results are a bit late. At least give yourself one month time over any program that you are following. In fact you can lose much fat even by sitting at the same place. I will explain these techniques later in another article. At present take a look at your BMI Index. On the basis of your BMI index you will be able to understand how fat you are and how much fat you have to lose. This will help you schedule your daily routine to cut down your body fats. The best way to know if you are fat or not is to hold the skin at the sides of your waist. This will tell you how much fats you have in your body and how much fat you can lose by doing simple exercises.
Also check the following articles:
• What are the causes of Obesity?
• Health hazards of obesity.
• Exercises to reduce obesity and body fats.
Have a nice day !!!
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