{"id":6996,"date":"2018-01-11T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitproblog.mysites.io\/national-obesity-awareness-week\/"},"modified":"2018-01-11T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T15:31:00","slug":"national-obesity-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/national-obesity-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"National Obesity Awareness Week \u2026 new year, same problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week is National Obesity Awareness Week, in a bid to capitalise on the \u2018new year, new you\u2019 wave. The aim is to make a sustainable, positive change to your lifestyle to help tackle the problem of obesity. A good idea in principle \u2013 but what can really be done within the fitness industry to make an impact on this growing epidemic?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In honour of National Obesity Awareness Week, we asked chief medical adviser for Active IQ Dr Dane Vishnubala that very question. He tells FitPro, \u201cOld but still important news, obesity remains an issue. Current national statistics show 58% of women and 68% of men are overweight or obese. NHS data shows 525,000 admissions to hospital have obesity recorded as a factor.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explains, \u201cIn terms of obesity, there is still in many circles this notion that in order to lose weight you must exercise. While physical activity is extremely important and has a key role in weight maintenance and other health benefits, in order to lose weight we must firstly address the quantity of food consumed and, secondly, focus on the quality of that food. In the NHS, there is a term \u2018MECC\u2019, meaning \u2018making every contact count\u2019.\u00a0If every fitness professional in our industry made their every contact count by providing brief nutrition and lifestyle advice, who knows what difference we could make to the nation’s health?\u201d<\/p>\n

We asked FitPro contributor and mind and body coach Kim Ingleby<\/a> her top take-home tips for National Obesity Awareness Week for fitness professionals when it comes to working with obese clients. She says, \u201cUnderstanding what is important to someone, their motivation, their why, is really key to helping them begin to make changes to their habits, lifestyle and internal thoughts, which in turn will lead to increased confidence, weight loss and a healthier, happier way of living.<\/p>\n

She continues, \u201cAs well as understanding motivation, it’s really important to understand a person\u2019s fears, limits and excuses, and to help them find solutions to the problems that work with their lifestyle and are small enough to action. Without removing the barriers and fears, any long-term change can be limited. I would start by identifying one internal thought to change, one movement and one nutrition change, getting clients to record these areas simply for the first week and then adding three more changes. I would make sure their support system with their family and friends is positive and on board with their goals too, as this really will help. Ultimately, long-term weight loss and lifestyle changes do take time, yet the long-term benefits and happiness gained from it are invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are you doing to help your clients combat obesity? Tweet us\u00a0@Fitpro_online<\/a>\u00a0to let us know.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Coming soon \u2026<\/em> Learn how to help your clients with their body confidence \u2013 and also how to deal with instructor burnout \u2013 in Kim Ingleby\u2019s informative podcasts, exclusively recorded for FitPro. If you\u2019re a member and not already receiving our newsletter \u2013 which is changing to a weekly item with a fresh podcast EVERY week! \u2013 make sure your contact details are up to date by logging in to fitpro.com<\/a> \u2026 you don\u2019t want to miss our weekly podcasts!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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