Weight control

Weight control

People who practice regular physical activity and appropriate to their condition tend to weigh less and have a lower percentage of body

fat, despite consuming more calories than sedentary people. But how can consume more calories and lose weight? Regular physical activity and planned increases caloric expenditure, indirectly, by raising the metabolic rate at rest after activity, and directly by the activity. It is recommended a diet combined program and regular physical activity, which does not imply decrease or remove the power-calorie foods. Before taking any physical activity, with the purpose of weight decrease is due to make an assessment of metabolic rates need to identify possible dysfunctions that are predictors of non-weight loss in physical activity.

Regular physical activity beneficially alters the distribution of body fat, regardless of their effects on body weight and total fat. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with primary prevention of weight gain and obesity. In obese individuals, in addition to weight loss, there are many benefits of regular physical activity, such as prevention and reduction of triglycerides, reduced platelet adhesion, improves the condition of the arterial and venous system, reducing the risk of thrombosis and improves the condition heart and breathing. However, before starting a physical activity program, the obese should conduct a physical therapy evaluation of the physical structures of your body, in order to prevent possible damage to the joints and muscles, very common when these physical activities are carried out improperly and without guidance a skilled professional. Certainly, the obese person lose weight with regular physical activity, but may not acquire, in exchange, lesions that eventually compromise their physical and functional performance.