A LITTLE EXERCISE BENEFICIAL FOR SEVERELY OBESE

When it comes to exercise and physical activity, people who are severely obese often feel defeated and think – “why bother”. But a new study shows why they should bother.

Even a little bit of exercise - as little as 1 hour a week - can boost their quality of life and ability to complete everyday tasks like getting dressed, tying shoes and simply moving around.

"This study speaks to the importance of people who are overweight, even severely overweight, paying attention to the fact that increasing their activity even a little bit can make their day to day life better," one of the researchers told Reuters Health.

The study examined the relationship between current activity levels and quality of life in roughly 1,200 severely obese men and women entering a weight loss program. On average, these individuals were 100 pounds overweight.

In a pre-program assessment, it was noted that patients who reported being physically active for just under 60 minutes a week, on average, had a better overall quality of life and had an easier time performing daily tasks.

"These folks were not reporting high levels of activity yet they still felt better. This supports what we've been teaching for years - no amount of exercise is too little to have an impact. And it's beneficial no matter what you weigh."

"The benefits of exercise are not just limited to appearance and muscle tone. Exercise makes people feel better about themselves and function better."

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Super Healthy Tip...

Anyone can exercise – but we often have preconceived ideas about what exercise looks like – fit, toned and attractive athletes, in lycra body suits, sweat-drenched, pushing body and mind to new limits. For the other 99% of the population we need to have a more balanced attitude to exercise.

How much exercise are you doing? How many days of the week are you exercising, for how long, and at what intensity? If you want to become fitter and slimmer you only need to go one step further to experience positive benefits!

If you aren’t doing ANY exercise, then the next step is to do something, at least once a week, and at a low intensity.

And no matter what workout the rest of you are doing, ask yourself – what is the next little step? Should I do an extra session each week, should I add a different exercise type, or should I slightly increase my intensity?

Exercise works best one step at a time…