Doctors recommend losing weight and exercise to help with many conditions. Although it can help with many conditions, it cannot be stressed enough that exercise is not a panacea. It does not seem to help with chronic fatigue syndrome, for example. It can aggravate other conditions. Someone with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, for example, can aggravate their condition by doing many exercises. Someone with the latter condition should not give up on exercise entirely, however. Physical therapy is important to prevent disability and manage pain among these patients. So, if weight loss is not a panacea, what conditions does it alleviate?
Doctors recommend weight loss is to help lower blood pressure, to help lower cholesterol, and to take the weight off stressed joints. The latter is especially important for people with arthritis. It is important for people with Type II diabetes, and it should be part of such a patient’s blood sugar management strategies.
Even though weight loss is important for these conditions, there is a limit. If someone gets down to her ideal weight, she should change her focus. Hitting her ideal weight only means that she should stop losing weight. She still needs to keep exercising. Regular exercise is important for a person to keep the weight down and for maintaining fitness. Ideally, a person should continue to count calories.
Losing weight and maintaining fitness does not have to become a full-time job. It does not even have to be a part time job. It normally takes about an hour a day. Proper nutrition may take some planning, but it is not impossible. The key to all of this is making sure that the fitness regimen becomes part of an individual’s routine. Many people fail with their weight loss goals because they fail to develop good habits. It is possible even with today’s busy lifestyles.