Exercise In Younger Years
- May 7, 2015
- 1 min read
Young adults who exercise regularly to control weight are investing in their weight health in later life.
If you exercise regularly as a young adult you are not only improving your health and vitality and preventing diseases, you are investing in weight control in later years. Overweight and obesity are risk factors for chronic diseases and premature deaths and their risks are increased later in life.
My advice to anyone, according to a study, is not to wait until middle age when you have put on extra pounds to go on an exercise program. According to a research report working out in the younger years can reduce weight gain in the future, in middle age. Researchers followed 3,554 people age 18-30 over 2 decades and found that physical activity over the years reduced weight gain in middle age.
The result:
Men gained 6 pounds less than those who were not highly active.
Women gained 13 pounds less
Waistlines were trimmer
In the study highly active was equivalent to 2 & 1/2 hours per week of heart pumping exercise such as: sports, brisk walking or even gardening. The findings support the no-quick-fix method of weight control to promote health and prevent disease. These findings should motivate people to make long-term commitments to weight management and not give up hope.
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