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These days obesity and being overweight has reached epidemic proportions. It is no question that so many people want to lose weight. There are many reasons to lose weight from the visual reasons, like looking good to catch the attention of a partner or to fit in those wonderful jeans to what is perhaps the most critical reason and that is for excellent health.
We all carry our excess body fat a little differently. One individual may have thunder thighs with a sizeable butt and a slighter upper body so she is shaped like a pear, while the next individual will carry it all around the core, in the abdominal area so that she is shaped more like an apple on a stick. The way we carry our fat contributes to a great extent to our good health.
The pear-shaped women, who hold all of their surplus weight in their butt and thighs, are at a health advantage over the apple shaped women. While they may have more trouble finding "jeans that fit" and they may fight with body image just as much as the apple-shaped woman, they do not have the same health issues to contend with. The body fat they carry on their butts and thighs is not inevitably harmful to their wellbeing.
On the other hand the fat that accumulates around the mid section puts the person at risk for such things as heart disease, diabetes and other health risks. The trouble is that the fat in the middle collects around the internal organs. This prevents their organs and their bodies from optimal role. Pear-shaped individuals do not have this same problem because none of the inner organs are found in the butt and thighs.
To verify if you are an apple or a pear, you must compute your waist-hip ratio. Divide your waist in inches by your hips in inches and if the result is o.8 or less you are considered to be a pear. If the result is more than 0.8 then you are an apple shape. For example a 28 inch waist divided by a 38 inch hip is 0.73 a pear, while a 32 inch waist divided by the same 38 inch hip is 0.84 or an apple.
Both shapes may have body image issues but the truth is that the pear-shapes are not really facing significant health risks. If you are shaped like an apple it is imperative that you do what you can to drop the excess fat. Intensify your cardio exercise and make sure that you are eating a fiber-rich diet consisting of more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans and legumes and include lean protein sources like fish and skinless chicken.
If you are an apple shape though, you do have an advantage in the weight loss department. Extra fat around your core region tends to come off much faster and easier than the fat in the butt and thighs. Butt and thigh fat is much more stubborn and it takes much more persistence to get it to finally come off.
The type of body that you have is not something that you can control but you can do whatever is essential to lose the excess fat or even better, of course, is to not gain it in the first place.
We all carry our excess body fat a little differently. One individual may have thunder thighs with a sizeable butt and a slighter upper body so she is shaped like a pear, while the next individual will carry it all around the core, in the abdominal area so that she is shaped more like an apple on a stick. The way we carry our fat contributes to a great extent to our good health.
The pear-shaped women, who hold all of their surplus weight in their butt and thighs, are at a health advantage over the apple shaped women. While they may have more trouble finding "jeans that fit" and they may fight with body image just as much as the apple-shaped woman, they do not have the same health issues to contend with. The body fat they carry on their butts and thighs is not inevitably harmful to their wellbeing.
On the other hand the fat that accumulates around the mid section puts the person at risk for such things as heart disease, diabetes and other health risks. The trouble is that the fat in the middle collects around the internal organs. This prevents their organs and their bodies from optimal role. Pear-shaped individuals do not have this same problem because none of the inner organs are found in the butt and thighs.
To verify if you are an apple or a pear, you must compute your waist-hip ratio. Divide your waist in inches by your hips in inches and if the result is o.8 or less you are considered to be a pear. If the result is more than 0.8 then you are an apple shape. For example a 28 inch waist divided by a 38 inch hip is 0.73 a pear, while a 32 inch waist divided by the same 38 inch hip is 0.84 or an apple.
Both shapes may have body image issues but the truth is that the pear-shapes are not really facing significant health risks. If you are shaped like an apple it is imperative that you do what you can to drop the excess fat. Intensify your cardio exercise and make sure that you are eating a fiber-rich diet consisting of more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans and legumes and include lean protein sources like fish and skinless chicken.
If you are an apple shape though, you do have an advantage in the weight loss department. Extra fat around your core region tends to come off much faster and easier than the fat in the butt and thighs. Butt and thigh fat is much more stubborn and it takes much more persistence to get it to finally come off.
The type of body that you have is not something that you can control but you can do whatever is essential to lose the excess fat or even better, of course, is to not gain it in the first place.
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The acai berry comes from acai palm trees in the Brazilian rainforest. It is a smallish berry about the size of a large blueberry. Discover how this small berry can help you with weight loss.
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