Banish the Belly | IndianshealthBanish the Belly
Oversized stomach or belly is a problem from which people suffer in today’s modern day lifestyle. Oversized stomach or belly is nothing but unnecessary accumulation of fat around the stomach. An ever increasing belly creates not just physical problems, but also leads to psychological and social problems.
A person with big belly is not only ostracized by public but also near and dear ones, who consistently prick him/her to cut down on the belly. This constant bickering can lead to psychological problems such as depression in a person. Also a socially ostracized by public, the person may withdraw completely from society and become an unsocial person.
Reduced Physical Activity
Reduced physical activity not only results in thinning of bones, weakening of muscles, reduction in metabolic rate at which the body burns calories, and leads to weight gain mostly around the belly. So it is really important to have regular physical activity. It may be known that lack of exercise can lead to obesity, back pain, cancer, and heart disease and even depression.
Exercise
Exercising can help us to not just maintain good health by burning the extra calories, decrease the fat levels and ultimately the belly. Rigorous exercises for about 20 minutes 3 days a week should be enough to bring belly under control. Exercises help improve stamina, strength, flexibility and ultimately lose weight.
Exercising helps in effective reducing weight, maintain sugar levels and manage insulin activity in the body. Exercising not only helps control the belly, it helps reduce risks of heart diseases, cancers (including uterine, colon, and breast), stroke, diabetes and arthritis. Belly problems are a cause of concern for people who drink too much of beer, have reduced physical activity, or suffer from any disease.
Exercises improve blood and oxygen circulation to the vital organs. Exercises such as jogging, skipping, aerobics, dancing, swimming, cycling, walking burn fat, improve glucose metabolism as well as a lower blood pressure, and cholesterol. Following a pattern of structured exercise program will definitely to control the belly.
1. Overweight people should consult a doctor before beginning an exercise program.
2. Following a range of exercises that help, reduce the belly is essential.
3. Also taking any fat burning supplements may help in reducing the belly.
4. Doing low to moderate-level activities at first is especially important, and the intensity can be slowly increased.
5. Following any suggestion by any one blindly to reduce the belly problem is not advised, as everybody is different and their effort to control their belly will be different.