* Get the 7 steps to fast and permanent fat loss
* Discover the secret to the perfect diet program
* Why most fitness and weight loss programs fail you.
Get Instant Access Now! Just enter your name and & email address in the box below.
Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
Is Obesity A Problem For You? It is in your state…
The phrase, “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” rings true when we consider the current state of Texans’ health. Nearly two-thirds (64.1 percent) of the state’s population is overweight or obese.
Is this the new American standard?
Obesity driven illness is becoming a major issue in America today. The numbers of Americans that are overweight are astounding. In Texas alone, 27% of Adults are obese, while over 37% are considered overweight. Our children are faring even worse. Over half the student body of most grade schools is obese. These children have a 70% chance of keeping that weight and becoming obese adults. If you don’t believe me, check out the facts…
Here’s some information for you straight from the Texas state Comptroller’s office:
Obesity is on the rise. In 2005, there were nearly 3 million more obese adults in Texas than in 1990. Only 12.3 percent of Texas adults were obese in 1990; by 2005, that share had more than doubled, to 27.0 percent, well above the national average of 24.4 percent.
Adults:
* 27.0 percent of adult Texans are obese. 37.1 percent are overweight. Only 35.9 percent of adult Texans are of a normal weight.
* The prevalence of obesity and overweight in adult Texans rose 49.4 percent from 1990 to 2005.
* Texas is 10th in the nation in the percentage of its adult population that is overweight or obese.
* From 1990 to 2005, the percentage of the obese adult population alone increased 119.5 percent in Texas.
* 37.4 percent of adult Texans residing in the lower south Texas region are obese; the highest prevalence of any region in the state.
* 66.4 percent of adults in San Antonio are either overweight or obese, the highest prevalence of any city in the state.
Is this your child?
Children:
* 42 percent of Texas fourth graders, 39 percent of Texas eighth graders and 36 percent of Texas eleventh graders are overweight or at-risk-of overweight.
* 70 percent of overweight children will become overweight or obese adults.
* Healthy lifestyle choices must be developed at an early age.
* Fostering healthy lifestyles is easier than breaking unhealthy practices later in life.
* Unhealthy foods with minimal nutritional value have been removed from almost all cafeterias and many district vending machines as well.
* Pending legislation could increase physical activity for children.
This is one of the major reasons why we are launching the Fighting Fit Fitness Boot Camps at our school. This program is designed to improve overall health and fitness while building the right habits for the future.
Visit our Boot Camp page for more information, or just fill out the form in the upper right of this page for more information on our Boot Camp. Until October 15th, You can join with a buddy for the price of one person’s tuition!!! Join Now!