I'm sure this has been public knowledge for the last 15 or more years.
I've been around in the weight loss industry for the last 10 years and at the time we were known as the fact capital of Europe.
Little has been done during that time to address the obesity facts and the issues surrounding lifestyle in today's modern world.
Our children are getting lazy, sitting in front of their PCs or playing with mobile phones. No longer outside writing their bicycles rollerskating playing football or running around playing ball games
Similarly, with adults they are sitting around watching television, going to work then sitting around in the office, no real form of exercise or activity during their time at work. Eating high quantities of process food, or even purchasing takeaway's.
As parents, we are responsible for improving the lifestyle of our children going forwards. As adults you are responsible for yourself and your longevity.
It's really sad, the facts are that parents or more likely to outlive their children in today's times because of the obesity epidemic.
But there are things that we can start to do to improve our lives and our children's lives.
With all the recent scandal here in the UK about horsemeat being found in processed foods, the obvious answer here is to start cooking food from fresh reducing the content of red meat in our lives. Including more fresh vegetables and fruits in our diets and including more exercise
Spending more time with your children outdoors, playing games as a family can also have a great effect going forward and helping children to improve their home / family life but also to bring that down into their lives as parents going forward to help their own children.
There is something that you can do about your lifestyle now.
Even if you are just a few pounds overweight you can start to improve your health and your well-being by eating more healthier and putting an exercise program in place.
I'm not talking about going to the gym here. Just look at different ways you can change, instead of taking the car take a walk, instead of taking the lift, climbed the stairs.
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