Over sixty percent of our nation is classified as overweight or obese, a healthy lifestyle has become more and more important to our population. Being overweight can cause a wide range of illnesses and discomfort. Many people who are overweight have an increased chance of developing cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Being overweight or obese is not a joke, if you are thinking of losing weight you must way up the pros and cons.

When you look at the facts and figures you will soon realise that there is no cons, and only benefits.

This is a height, weight chart from Pinch an Inch, in Metric and Imperial measurements. It aims to show you whether you are underweight, normal wight, overwight or obese, depending on your height/weight ratio.

Many people take for granted there health and wait until they get to an older age before even thinking about it. In fact by following a healthy lifestyle with everything in moderation, plenty of exercise and balanced diet can increase your life expectancy, minimise and even eradicate health problems. Weight Loss can lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, improve sleep, improve energy and reduce the chances of developing diabetes.

The list goes on, by following balanced exercise programme can also have many advantages some of which include:

tick Increased Energy
tick Increased Self Esteem
tick Increase mental focus
tick Decrease the chance of heart attack
tick Decreased risk of Osteoporosis
tick Reduced depression
tick Decrease stress levels
tick Enhanced quality of sleep