Studies have shown that a sedentary lifestyle can increased the chance of Coronary Heart Disease.
By walking briskly for 20 minutes 3 x a week, you reduce your chance of Coronary Heart Disease by 30%.

Children whose parents are both Obese have an 80% chance of developing Obesity in their adulthood.

Half of those who begin an exercise programme will fail to maintain the level initially intended. To help with keeping a positive mental attitude, take a photo of yourself at your worst before you start dieting and exercising and put it on your fridge door to remind you of how you were. Look at the photo and say out loud " I CAN DO IT"
Believe in yourself and you will achieve your desired goals.

Keep a diary! Before you start dieting, make a list of your entire daily food intake for 1 week, Making sure that you don't leave anything out! This gives you a good idea of where you're going wrong and highlights the areas that you need to work on.

The only way to lose weight is to make sure you are burning off more calories a day than you consume.

"Move More" Make sure that you stay active every day, whether it is walking up and down the stairs or up the garden path, just this little bit of exercise is helping you maintain a good healthy Heart.

Quit smoking! The benefits of not smoking outweigh the benefits of smoking by far. After the initial shock of quitting you will start to feel healthier, the condition of your skin will improve, your clothes and hair will no longer smell, your life expectancy will increase and you will be able to take part in physical activity for longer periods of time. (And think of the money you'll save)!

Reduce Stress! Look at your lifestyle, your job, how stressful is it? Sit down and make a list of all the activities that make you feel stressed e.g. the drive to work. Then list the things you do that help
you to relieve stress e.g. Listen to some music. So If you start feeling stressed out whilst driving and you find that a particular type of music soothes your mood, then why don't you try combining the two.

Avoid Excessive Drinking! The liver is one of the most important and fragile organs in the body. Men are four times more likely to suffer from liver cancer and other related diseases than women.

Finally give someone a smile! How many people have smiled at you in the street and before you know it you are smiling back. Why not be the person giving out the smiles, it will give your self-confidence a big boost.