4.1 Weight centred paradigm The weight centred paradigm focuses on a certain image related to your level of fitness and diet. It is powered from the desire to reduce body fat or weight or to prevent gaining excess fat driven by both aesthetic and health images on social media. The war on obesity is a broad health-based set of expectations based off media problematizing excess body fat and creating solutions to the ’problem’ of being overweight. Some research suggests that body weight is the source
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Obesity‚ a Public or a Private Matter. Alexis Garrett 09/17/2014 ENG 122 Lisa Clark There is an abundance of articles stating obesity as an epidemic. In order to define obesity an understanding of the term "epidemic" is needed. An epidemic is a widespread occurrence or outbreak of an infectious disease. In this paper I will address the follow questions. When did eating too many big macs while sitting on the couch become infectious? Has the meaning of the word changed to fit in with the
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www.vincedelmontefitness.com Your 10 Pounds of Muscle Plan Gaining 10 pounds of pure muscle is significant‚ and doing it in only four weeks isn’t exactly a long period of time to successfully achieve this goal. But don’t fool yourself: It is possible‚ as long as your commitment and consistency in the kitchen is as honest and intense as your effort in the gym. Will you gain ten pounds of dry muscle mass? Probably not but you can certainly gain up to ten pounds of lean muscle mass‚ which consists
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People come in all shapes‚ but most can be placed into a particular category of body type‚ mesomorph‚ ectomorph‚ or endomorph. These body types have different characteristics‚ and you should tailor your workout to whichever you belong. Here’s the skinny on the different types of bodies: A mesomorph (or meso‚ for short) can be defined in one word: muscular. If you’re a meso‚ your body type is usually the envy of all gym rats because you can increase your muscle size quickly and easily. The well-developed
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Understand Contemporary Issues in Health Psychology – Anorexia and Obesity Some people argue that the cause of obesity can be explained by the social learning theory (SLT). People who support this approach are suggesting that the habits that cause obesity‚ such as portion control‚ over-eating and bad food choices‚ are learnt from the people around us‚ e.g. family‚ friends‚ peers etc.‚ and from the environment around us. For example‚ we learn to overeat from the big portions we are served at fast
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Michelle Broussard Eng 1010 Courtney Schoolmaster 11/17/2012 Crank it up After a twelve-hour work day‚ rushing home to the kids and to cook supper‚ is there ever any time to exercise? The benefits of exercise strongly outweigh the reasons to sit on the couch and eat potato chips. Most of our population is not only obese but out of shape. If a person is five feet four inches and two hundred pounds does not mean they are out of shape. They may not be in their average suggested weight‚ but if
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An Exploration of the causes and effects of obesity Obesity is excess body fat. It is usually defined by body mass index (BMI) which is individual’s weight (kg) divided by their squares of height (m) (Jebb‚ 2004; Eagle et al‚ 2004). At the same time‚ BMI was classified into four conditions. Firstly‚ when the BMI less than 18.5 kg/㎡is underweight. Secondly‚ 18.5 kg/㎡to less than 25.0 kg/㎡ belong to normal weight. Thirdly‚ overweight is 25.0 kg/㎡to less than 30.0 kg/㎡. Finally‚ exceeding 30.0 kg/㎡
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The main reason why people work out is to burn fat away. Ever think about what kind of cardio is going to help you do this in the best way? There are two main versions of cardio‚ HIIT and LISS which one had a greater fat loss percentage and what’s going to be more beneficial to your body in the long run. There are many studies proving that both versions of cardio are needed to receive the best results in fat burning. This will serve as an informational guide into you choosing what version of cardio
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Seeking Self Approval My goal is probably not one that most people would set for themselves. Most people set their goals in terms of their education‚ career‚ and family. My goal is to lead a healthier life style because I got tired living with obesity and being unhealthy. At the age of eleven‚ my doctor officially diagnosed me as an obese child. Being overweight did not affect me personally while I was growing up in my country of Saudi Arabia. People in my country are not as concerned with looks
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Working out is something I really enjoy doing‚ but I almost always find some excuse as to why I cannot exercise more than going to Zumba twice a week. It’s not that I don’t care about losing weight or staying in shape; it’s just that the outcome of working out is too small to control my behavior. The contingency for working out is ineffective. Ineffective contingencies fail to control our behavior because the outcomes are either too small (though of cumulative significance) or too improbable.
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