Health benefits
You don’t have to lose hundreds of kilograms to enjoy the physical health benefits from losing weight. If you are currently overweight, you may be able to benefit from just small amounts of weight loss to improve your overall health.
Studies have shown that just 5% to 10% decrease in your body weight, can have positive effects on your health. Some of these benefits are as follows:
- Reduced risk of heart disease
- Reduced risk of certain cancers
- Reduced risk of diabetes
- Reduced risk of stroke
- Reduced risk of high blood pressure
- Reduced risk or improvement in symptoms of osteoarthritis
- Reduced risk or improvement in symptoms of sleep apnea
- Improved blood sugar levels
- Improved cholesterol levels
- Improved mobility
- Reduced joint pain
- Reduced back pain
Your doctor can assist you with more personalized information about the health benefits that you may experience which could include a decrease or eliminate certain medications.
Lifestyle Benefits
People who have successfully lost weight also experience improvements with their lifestyle.Some examples are:
- Better sleep
- Less stress
- Greater confidence
- Improved body image
- Improved energy
- Improved mood
- Improved sex life
- Improved vitality
- More active social life
While working out comes with many health and lifestyle benefits, it also boasts many mental health advantages. Scientific studies have determined that exercise can be as effective for treating anxiety and depression as other first-line treatments and is vastly underutilized as a treatment method.
Researchers have found that the addition of exercise leads to an increase in a person’s ability to feel confident and the awareness of self effectiveness. These studies have also found that exercise aids with reducing and can provide distractions from anxiety.