A variety of reasons exist as to why people want to shed off the excess pounds. For girls on a much-anticipated date, losing weight is essential so they look svelte and sexy in their little black dress. For women about to walk the aisle, losing weight enables them to look heavenly in their wedding gowns. To ensure that they look good for themselves and their husbands and have sufficient energy to run after toddlers, wives and mothers take part in an aerobics class.
Getting girls to notice them encourages some men to stay in shape. Most men and women, however, seek to lose weight to achieve overall better health.
What your motivation is for weight loss is important inasmuch as the efficacy and intensity of your workout is largely dependent on it. Your motivation is the drive that enables you to stick with your fitness regimen. Moreover, it also dictates the tempo of your weight loss efforts.
If the motivation is light, the workouts won’t be as intense and results will be long in coming. However, if the drive for engaging in a weight loss program is serious enough, then the intensity is going to be way up there and the results will surely be evident within a short span of time.
Research has shown that the most important motivation for weight loss is overall improvement of health and prevention of disease. The incidence of individuals developing high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and even cancers are getting younger and younger. It is not unusual to hear of those in their twenties or thirties on heart maintenance medications or staying in and out of the hospital for obesity-related complications. Sadly, it is not anymore unusual to hear of someone that young dead from cardiac arrest.
There is so much of the future to look forward to when you are at the prime of your life. In your mid-twenties, when you have just graduated from college and embarked on a career path or are in verge of starting a family, getting sick is the last on your mind. But unless you are constantly aware of your health, the kind of sedentary and stressful lifestyles we lead today often results to sickness and disease.
Constant awareness of what you eat and the exercise routines you do help keep you healthy. Unfortunately, this is not easy when you are caught up with work or are living the fast life. The sad thing about this is when disease catches you off-guard, it is often a challenge to become healthy again.
Thus, it’s essential that you are always motivated to stay healthy. The age-old adage of prevention being better than a pound of cure is as true today as it was before. It also provides the most incentive to keep on working out. If you have put on the extra pounds because of the stresses and demands of modern living, staying healthy is often the most effective motivation there is.
Last but not least, be sure to look at our comprehensive P90X results and this article on the Slim in 6 DVDs.