As you go
about your health and fitness diet plan, you're likely monitoring your progress
closely in the mirror, taking note about just how close you're moving to your
goal.
You have a
certain physique image in mind that you want to attain and are working hard to
get to that slim, attractive figure.
But, you
don't want to make the mistake of just putting all the focus on your physical
appearance. While looking good definitely is important as it will increase your
self-confidence levels and allow you to feel better overall, you can't discount
the physical limitation that you will remove when you do lose the excess
weight.
Let's take
a closer look at this issue so you can be sure that you keep it in mind as
well. The more positive benefits you
know that come from successful weight loss, the higher your motivation will be
to continue.
Obesity And Joint Stress
The very
first thing that you really must think about is the fact that with all that
excess weight you're carrying around, this will be a great stress load on all
your joints. If you want to maintain an
active lifestyle, you may start to find that you suffer from knee, hip, or
lower back pain over time.
The more
weight you're carrying, the worse this problem will be and in many cases it
will seriously hinder your overall mobility and quality of life.
Obesity And Muscle Fatigue
Another
issue related to obesity and mobility is the fact that your muscles will be
much quicker to fatigue when you have an extra 30-60 pounds on your frame.
For you,
each time you perform any sort of physical task it will almost be as if you're
putting your body through a weight lifting session.
While many
people who are obese have come to grow stronger muscles because of this, often
they are still not strong enough to overcome the fatigue that's brought on from
carrying this excess weight.
Shedding
the extra fat will really make a remarkable difference on just how fatigued you
feel at the end of the day. With the weight gone, you'll find you'll have energy all the way up to when you're ready to go to bed.
Obesity And Heart Rates
Finally,
the last factor that links obesity to mobility is the heart rate factor. When you're carrying around all the fat mass
on your body, you're going to have to work that much harder to transport
yourself around and this is going to place great strain on your heart.
You'll find
that you get breathless walking up even a short flight of stairs and experience
higher than normal heart rates because of it.
Having such
a high heart rate is not going to be healthy and could eventually cause your
heart to become overworked, so this is yet another reason to really focus on
shedding the excess weight so that you get to a healthier state.
So there
you have all the many reasons why appearance shouldn't just be the primary
focus of your weight loss plan. If you
want to sustain a higher quality of life over time, then you must do something
to rid yourself of the excess weight.
