We know that the belly area is the focus for many who are new to a healthy lifestyle due to aesthetics, but
your waistline actually says a lot more about your health than just your pant size.
Weight carried around the mid-line can increase your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and type-2 diabetes. This can even be true at a healthy body weight!
We wanted to share a great resource from
Canada’s Heart & Stroke Association
about how to assess a healthy waist size and how to know if you are at a higher-risk for obesity-related illnesses. It even has this helpful video for understanding and measuring waist size:
We love their tagline,
“Life. We don’t want you to miss it.”
That’s what healthy changes to your life are all about and it’s what we help our athletes do every day –
prolong life, increase quality of life, do more things as a part of lif
e.
Use the contact form below to get in touch if you are ready to reclaim those things by moving and eating better! We’ll start with a free intro Strategy Session to learn more about you and make the best plan for your pursuit of happy & healthy.