Kentucky Ranked 4th Fattest State

How does it make you feel when hear that our state is the fourth fattest state?  If you are like many of us in the health and wellness field, you should feel frustrated.  An article published by the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in August 2010 reported state-specific obesity prevalence among adults in the United States for 2009.  For this report, obesity was calculated as self-reported height and body weight and defined as body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.  BMI is a calculation of height versus weight and a healthy range is 18.5 - 24.9.

A total of 33 states had obesity prevalences of 25% or higher; nine of those states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia) had prevalences of 30% or higher.

Do you know what your BMI and body fat percentage are?  You should...and we here at PROMATx Health Club can help you calculate it.  We can schedule you for a fitness assessment with our Exercise Physiologist.  She will sit down with you and measure your risk for heart disease as well as determine your baseline level of fitness.

In the meantime, what are you doing to prevent obesity?  Here are some easy tips from the Centers for Disease Control:

• Eat more fruits and vegetables and fewer foods high in fat and sugar.
• Drink more water instead of sugary drinks.
• Limit TV watching in kids to less than 2 hours a day and don't put one in their room at all.
• Promote policies and programs at school, at work, and in the community that make the healthy choice the easy choice.
• Try going for a 10-minute brisk walk, 3 times a day, 5 days a week.

Better yet...come in to PROMATx Health Club and transform yourself into a better you!!  Our trainers have the resources, knowledge and experience to battle this complex problem.

Transform today!!