Surprising Causes of Weight Gain

Are you putting on weight despite your best efforts at eating well and staying fit. Every extra kilogram of fat demands miles of blood vessels to supply and support it, causing your heart to work harder, and ultimately shortening your life expectancy.

Here are a few weight gain factors that you and your caregiver should pay attention to. Other health risks that increase with excess fat include strokes due to high blood pressure, diabetes, and even cancer rates.

Couch Potato

Exercise is the key to permanent weight loss and for overall health and wellness, but the goal is to get moving every day but it’s more than likely requiring that you spend hours in front of a computer screen, not moving much. This inactivity can cause you to burn few calories than usual and put on a few pounds over time.

It’s important to realize that different kinds of workouts can create dramatically different results. Backed by scientific research, high intensity exercise for shorter periods of time burns a greater amount of fat compared to lower intensity, longer periods of exercise. It also speeds up your metabolism for a longer time post-workout, giving you more bang for your buck!

Lack of sleep

Insomnia

As odd as it may seem, not getting enough sleep could be a major reason that you’re putting on weight. When you’re tired your body can’t function as it normally would and begins storing more fat. Not getting enough sleep can lead to the slowing of your metabolism and sometimes cravings for less than healthy foods.

Stress

Whether you’re stressed about a job, home life or something else, you could be setting yourself up to put on more weight. Our bodies react to stress by slowing down and storing more energy, anticipating hard times ahead.