How much weight do you need to lose to improve your health markers?
March 27, 2023
How much weight do you need to lose to improve your health markers?
If you are overweight, then your health is suffering….in some way….possibly in many…..we know this, and that’s why we see many people attempt to lose weight. In society, it is a pretty common notion that losing weight makes you healthy. And this is correct. It does…..however, is the expectation much higher than it needs to be regarding how much weight we need to lose to improve our health.
The question is, How much weight do you need to lose though to have a significant and positive change in your health?
In reality, weight loss doesn’t need to be major to improve our health…modest weight reductions of 5-10% have been shown to reduce depression, cardiovascular disease risk, and improve mobility, sexual function, and other health markers.
This is good news; it means a dramatic reduction and transformation aren’t required to experience meaningful health benefits from a weight loss program.
The bad news? According to a recent Australian study which was cited in a Precision Nutrition article, people only rated significant health improvements in the people who had a major weight and body transformation. People didn’t rate a person who had achieved only a moderate weight loss any healthier than when they started.
This may well be our perception; we only view major transformations and weight reduction as improving health; this is incorrect though. A modest 5% reduction in weight can have many health benefits.
The takeaway from this is to be realistic, set yourself achievable and reachable goals, and use a staircase approach, small steps at a time. These small steps may not seem significant to you. However, it is very significant to your health.
There is a good message to the people regarding health; many feel like their transformations are lacking, that you need massive weight changes for health changes…the truth, though, is only small changes can have big positive impacts. It is a case of doing to achieve, don’t do to compare and complain and be disappointed with a number…be proud of your effort, cause at the end of the day, the thing is…the strength of the result will reflect the strength of the effort.
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How much weight do you need to lose to improve your health markers?
March 27, 2023
How much weight do you need to lose to improve your health markers?
If you are overweight, then your health is suffering….in some way….possibly in many…..we know this, and that’s why we see many people attempt to lose weight. In society, it is a pretty common notion that losing weight makes you healthy. And this is correct. It does…..however, is the expectation much higher than it needs to be regarding how much weight we need to lose to improve our health.
The question is, How much weight do you need to lose though to have a significant and positive change in your health?
In reality, weight loss doesn’t need to be major to improve our health…modest weight reductions of 5-10% have been shown to reduce depression, cardiovascular disease risk, and improve mobility, sexual function, and other health markers.
This is good news; it means a dramatic reduction and transformation aren’t required to experience meaningful health benefits from a weight loss program.
The bad news? According to a recent Australian study which was cited in a Precision Nutrition article, people only rated significant health improvements in the people who had a major weight and body transformation. People didn’t rate a person who had achieved only a moderate weight loss any healthier than when they started.
This may well be our perception; we only view major transformations and weight reduction as improving health; this is incorrect though. A modest 5% reduction in weight can have many health benefits.
The takeaway from this is to be realistic, set yourself achievable and reachable goals, and use a staircase approach, small steps at a time. These small steps may not seem significant to you. However, it is very significant to your health.
There is a good message to the people regarding health; many feel like their transformations are lacking, that you need massive weight changes for health changes…the truth, though, is only small changes can have big positive impacts. It is a case of doing to achieve, don’t do to compare and complain and be disappointed with a number…be proud of your effort, cause at the end of the day, the thing is…the strength of the result will reflect the strength of the effort.
