We are looking en masse for a miracle pill with which we have our ideal weight as if by magic. Unfortunately, that pill does not exist and it never will. Yet it is not all that difficult. 'Everything works, except the person himself', says Rémon Koetje, Lifestyle coach and trainer at Happy Bodies in Alkmaar. In this blog he explains how.
Cause obesity combination of factors
Half of adults in the Netherlands are moderately or seriously overweight and almost 14 percent of adults are seriously overweight, we read on the site of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. The cause can be found in - a combination of - personal factors such as age, gender, blood pressure or genes, living and working conditions, but of course lifestyle and habits also play a major role. Think of nutrition, exercise and, last but not least, sleep. Odin Nijenhuis, franchisee of Happy Bodies in Aalsmeer and Hoofddorp Floriande, already registered it his blog: whoever invents a pill that allows you to lose twenty kilos in a month will never have to work again. But that pill does not exist and never will. Yet there are plenty of ways to achieve a healthy weight, as long as you are consistent in what you do. Let's zoom in on those lifestyle aspects.
Power supply
Losing weight starts with making food choices. You lose weight if you use more energy than you take in: a so-called negative energy balance. For weight loss it does not matter whether you fill your body with hamburgers or with spinach, as long as that energy balance is – slightly – negative. But as colleague Danny Kors, head nutrition coach Happy Bodies Lifestyle Clubs, wrote in his blog about nutrition and weight loss: your body needs good fuel and eating as many unprocessed products as possible will help you lose weight faster. At Happy Bodies we work with the smart nutrition app from VYTAL. For example, we can help you with a nutrition plan that is tailor-made for you: how many calories do you need, what is a good number of eating moments and how do you make healthier choices. Because let's face it: healthy weight loss isn't about filling up, it's about feeding well.
Movement
When you move you burn calories. Regular exercise therefore helps if you want to lose weight, after all it contributes to that negative energy balance. One caveat: don't overestimate how many calories you burn. If you have walked for an hour and then reward yourself with a delicious apple pie, you will miss your goal. But there are even more reasons to exercise regularly. This way you improve your immune system and reduce the risk of a chronic disease. Certainly weight training contributes to better health in various ways. And rest assured, you really don't have to start exercising like crazy. Moderately intensive exercise already works wonders.
Sleep
'You win the Tour in bed', Joop Zoetemelk once said. But you also lose weight in bed. Several studies have shown that people who sleep less than five hours a night gain more weight than people who sleep longer. Not only are temptations lurking late at night, the body also needs sleep for recovery and regulation. If you don't sleep enough, your body produces more ghrelin, the hormone that causes a feeling of hunger. So just in time under the wool.
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