Healthy Weight
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What causes someone to become overweight?
Many factors can play a role including:
- Behaviors, such as overeating
- Not getting enough physical activity
- Environment, culture, genes
- Bigger portion sizes
- Rarely cook/eat healthy meals
Find out your BMI = Body Mass Index
Use the handy fitness calculator below:
- Measure body fat based on height and weight
- BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight
- BMI of 30 or more is considered obese
- Below 18.5 is considered underweight
- Normal or healthy weight is 18.5 – 24.9
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How to Speed Up Your Rate of Burning Calories
Increase your muscle weight. Around 50 extra calories a day burn off with every pound of muscle you have.
Training with weights 3x a week is the minimum you need to grow your muscles.
Move Your Body More
The average person burns roughly 30% of calories throughout the day with simple activity.
Gain more momentum buy choosing more activities that help you move. Like parking farther away from your destination or taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
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