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Taking control of your weight starts with measuring up – and here’s how to do it.
None of us has the perfect body – after all, we come in many different shapes and sizes – but the reality is being overweight or obese can lead to problems that can seriously affect our health. This site helps you work out if you are overweight or obese and provides top tips on how you can easily make healthier choices in life. These may not change things overnight; but they are a change for the better.
Did you know that if you eat 100 Calories (kcals) more than your body needs each day, after a year you could put on an extra 10lbs in weight? You probably don’t realise the ‘extras’ you’re eating each day. But every extra bit that goes in ends up going on. Everyone needs a healthy balanced diet. To maintain weight, a man needs about 2,500 Calories a day and a woman needs about 2,000 Calories a day.
These values can vary depending on age, metabolism and levels of physical activity, among other things Taking control of your weight starts with measuring up – and here’s how to do it.
Have a look at the PHA’s advertising campaign on how all the little extras add up.
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You may be surprised at how little food it takes to add 100 Calories. To see if unwanted weight could be putting your health at risk, check out your body mass index (BMI) and waist measurement. Remember if you have put on weight, the good news is you can do something about it.
The PHA is encouraging everyone to think about the number of steps they take each day. By counting the number of steps you already take and setting yourself increasing targets, you can build up your physical activity and improve your health and wellbeing. Take a look at the PHA’s advertising campaign on how you can take more steps each day – the more you take, the better you’ll feel.
To start tracking your steps, you can use your smartphone. Just click on safefood’s weight-mate app to find out more. You can give the app permission to automatically take step data from your smartphone’s in-built tracker or several specified wearable fitness trackers (eg Fitbit). If you have a smartphone without an in-built step tracker, you can still use a pedometer and manually input your step count into the weight-mate app. Remember to choose ‘Step challenge’ when you input your details on the weight-mate app.
Alternatively, you can download the campaign leaflet, which explains how to count your steps each day and how to set goals, including tips on how to fit more walking into your day. You can also set up a local step challenge. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience - By clicking any link on this page you Cookies are giving your consent for us to set cookies.
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