| Copyright (c) 2007 James Liu | | | | over weight can cause, it is very advised to take |
| Obesity, or being over weight, is a condition in | | | | measures to decrease body weight. |
| which having too much fat in the body may pave | | | | Exercising for about 20 minutes a day helps to |
| the way for other diseases. Obese people have a | | | | burn out the excess fat in the body. Exercise can |
| high risk getting various diseases like heart | | | | involves light jogging, running or aerobics. During |
| disease, diabetes and arthritis. Obesity is | | | | exercise, the cells of the body utilize the fat for |
| nowadays a serious public health problem. The | | | | producing energy and so the fat gets depleted |
| United States has the highest rate of obesity in | | | | resulting in body weight loss. Controlling the diet is |
| the world. According to the latest statistics, 32.2% | | | | also very much important. Junk food should be |
| of people who were above the age of 20 years | | | | avoided at all costs as these contain a large |
| were over weight. The number of obese people | | | | amount of fats. Changing lifestyle is the best |
| is increasing at a steady rate and showing no | | | | solution to obesity. |
| signs of stability. There are many causes of | | | | Martial arts have been known to be very |
| obesity like lack of activity, lower relative cost of | | | | effective in reducing body weight. Martial arts |
| food, increased food production and changes in | | | | involve a variety of techniques to overpower an |
| lifestyle. | | | | opponent and learning these techniques involves a |
| Doctors say that losing body weight will help two | | | | lot of physical exercise to the body. Joining a local |
| out of every three people in the United States. | | | | martial arts club may be very effective. It is very |
| Losing body weight can put many diseases away. | | | | a necessity to be physically fit to learn martial |
| Obese people always have greater risks of | | | | arts. Physical fitness will be acquired during training. |
| getting a heart attack. Being over weight | | | | Regular training in martial arts like judo, karate and |
| increases the amount of cholesterol in the blood. | | | | jujitsu will improve agility and make one perfect. |
| This cholesterol gets deposited in the blood | | | | They are also known to improve confidence and |
| vessels and narrows them, so that blood does | | | | will power. Confidence and will power are very |
| not flow to the heart properly. Due to lack of | | | | much necessary during the weight loss program. |
| blood, the heart is deprived of oxygen and | | | | So martial can be an effective means of losing |
| eventually fails to function. This causes heart | | | | body weight. |
| attack. Taking the negative effects that being | | | | |