| Exercise is POWERFUL medicine! Actually it’s even better than medicine …Simple exercise such as jogging or even active video games help you burn calories, other activities such as weight-lifting improve heart health, cut diabetes-risk and reduce depression; it help people live longer, and even allow them to overcome obesity genes.Reuters report that according to the study presented in the 2008 at American Physiological Society Intersociety Meeting, exercise speeds up metabolism in obese people and after only 90-minutes of activity study participants burned 700 excess calories.
Today, when treating in obesity is so popular issue, still there’s one aspect of obesity no one’s really talking about. There is a missing link …
It turns out that exercise for obese people isn’t that simple to do as it seem.
The problem is that they can’t do the same kinds of exercises as a thin people… because of their size.
…The machines in gym are too small for them and exercises are just downright impossible.
However, if you are severely overweight or obese, you have to use a little bit of your creativity to succeed in your weight loss.
Besides the obvious challenges of being overweight or obese in our world, when it comes to exercise, plus-sized people have even more obstacles getting in their way.
Intimidation at the Gym.
Walking into a gym, full of sweaty exercisers, who know what to do and how to do it, can be scary for many of us, even when you are an experienced exerciser. Apparently, it can be much more humiliating when you’re very overweight or obese.
Confusion about Cardio.
Doing Cardio exercise can be a real challenge at a gym, when one has to face problems such as machines that are difficult to use or cause knee or back problems.
Swimming pool.
Swimming is a most recommended exercise for obese people. But what to do if don’t have a pool in your backyard? Walking around in a bathing suit causes instant panic for plenty of people, isn’t it? Now imagine how it could be if you’re overweight or obese.
Recumbent bikes.
These are another good option for obese people. The real problem is the size. Many of them aren’t built with big enough seats and climbing onto them can be a real challenge.
Walking.
This is a simple exercise that can be done anywhere, right? Tell that to obese person who got food thrown at him from a moving car because of her size.
Strength Training Issues.
Weight Benches are too narrow and/or too tall for larger bodies. The seats of many strength machines are too small for larger behinds.
- Getting up and down from the floor is a workout all on its own and many supine exercises cause problems breathing.
- Obese people carry weight around their bellies which make some exercises impossible.
Even a traditional leg exercises such as squats and lunges are difficult for obese people with knee problems. Balance is sometimes an issue as well.
If we were living in a perfect world this obesity problem wouldn’t exist altogether. However, until that magic day gets here, we have to find some creative ideas to help the obese people who want to exercise.
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