BAJAN SUN
Bajan Sun Magazine
SEPT 2014
IS BARBADOS
REALLY THE FATTEST
by Jerome Greenidge
are a few of the problems you place on yourself just by
being overweight. My solution to this epidemic is to first
start to educate people on proper eating practices,
increased activity, increased muscle mass, better
sleeping patterns and last but by no means least
increased cortisol secretion brought on by stress and how
we handle it.
I
guess by now everyone would have seen the article
or heard people talking about Barbados being the
fattest nation. One of my clients told me about the
article, then I saw it for myself and to be honest I wasn't
surprised one bit. I have been saying for a long time that
one in five women in this country have a body fat
percentage above 35% which is obese. Most people in
this country simply have no interest in portion size, type
of carbs consumed and the times they eat. Don't
misunderstand me there are people who take care of
themselves and look great but what I am seeing right
now tells me that at least 70% of our women are
overweight.
Now, I don't want to seem that I am attacking our
women. But, the guys are also carrying a big gut and
drinking way too much sweet drinks, alcohol and
consuming huge portions of meals. This has concerned
me for the last couple years as I go into people’s homes
and train them. The average waist measurement for
ladies is now between 35 to 40 inches when it should be
roughly 32 and men are between 40 and 46 and they
should be roughly 34. So I have been seeing waistlines
expand slowly but surely.
How do we fix this problem? Many people don't seem to
comprehend that obesity is worse than cancer or aids; as
the diseases that arise from being overweight are quite
serious and they place tremendous stress on the health
care sector. Diabetes, some cancers, high blood pressure
There is a basic, easy way to combat bad eating practices
and you can start by looking at your portions; eating the
foods you like only when you are most active. On days
when you are not active you eat smaller and cleaner.
This has worked well for lots of people. You simply
consume your carbs on the days you train. On those days
you don't train, you eat more veg matter and more water.
As you get results you then can fine tune your types of
carbs and get a more structured activity plan which will
bring even greater results. Muscle accumulation is
critical in combating obesity as muscle burns calories
fast and without your help. When you sleep your muscle
burns calories, when you relax your muscle burns
calories. So how do you get this metabolic muscle? Simple; lift weights.
I can easily go on and on regarding this topic but I will
simply point you to the wealth of knowledge on my
facebook page ‘provenphysique’. On this page you have
access to the most up to date info online regarding
weight loss, weight training, diet, and access to me
anytime regarding any questions you may have. Persons
are loving the page and what it is doing in their lives; I
am very proud of that! I will continue to do my part to
educate and train clients to attain not only their best
bodies ever but to share the info to help other people. So
my advice to you if you are reading this article and need
help; rush to my facebook page ‘provenphysique’ and
start changing your life one day at a
time.
Jerome "The Trainer" Greenidge
2397184, 4277996
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