Reasons To Burn Body Fat

Do you happen to be overweight? If so then you probably want to lose some of it. You know that you need to burn body fat by increasing your metabolism but are you sure that what you are burning is fat and not muscle? In this article we will look at some reasons as to why it is essential to burn body fat.

1. Medical evidence has shown that excess body fat (overweight/obesity) poses a significant threat to not just a person’s health but how long they live. Plus those who suffer from excess body suffer are likely to suffer from one of the following:-

Heart Disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Gall Bladder Disease
Gastro-Intestinal Diseases
Sexual Dysfunction
Osteoarthritis
Strokes

2. Excess Body Fat and Heart Disease

About 4/5’s of all deaths that are caused by either heart disease or cancer are linked by to the types of lifestyles the people were leading, which includes inactivity. Excess fat helps to cause the heart to work harder in order for it to pump blood to the lungs and to the additional fat in the body. This additional workload may cause a person’s heart to become enlarged and so raise their blood pressure levels. It may also cause a life threatening erratic heartbeat as well.

Plus people who have excess body fat will also have high cholesterol levels which makes them more likely to develop arteriosclerosis. When this occurs the blood vessels in the body become so narrow that vital organs such as the heart, kidneys or brain do not receive enough blood and this could also become a life threatening situation for the person concerned. Also because the blood vessels have become narrower this means your heart has to work even harder and increases a person’s blood pressure. A high blood pressure level can pose several health risks to a person who is overweight such as heart attacks, strokes or kidney problems.

Above we have provided you with one of the main reasons why you should burn body fat and in order to do this you will need to improve the way you live your life. Not only will you need to change your diet but you will also need to look at carrying out more physical activities.

3. Body Fat Accumulation And Oxygen Intake

According to TCM ( Traditional Chinese Medicine ), the waist size is in direct relationship to the lungs. When there is a hugh amount of fat accumulation around the waist area, the capacity of the lungs will be
greatly reduced. Therefore, an over-weight person will always be struggling to catch the next breath during sleep, thus rendering it almost close to impossible for them to have a restful sleep at night.

Since body fat is first to accumulate itself around the waist area when there is too much of it in the body, it’s safe to assume that a person with over-sized waist will often find it hard to have good quality of sleep. When the body is seriously fighting for the chance to breathe in order to live, life becomes miserable in all aspects.

This then becomes one of the main incentives for anyone who has this concern to lose those few inches around the waist such that one of the basic human rights - the right to breathe - can be ensured.

Besides being a naturopathic physican, Dr. Kang-pang Chan is a personal trainer certified by the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA).

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