In Home Personal Trainer Takes Pressure Off Of Joints -- Osteoarthritis Helped By Exercise

Jan. 31, 2011 - PRLog -- Joint disease is a common issue for Americans.  But what we often think of as a common sign of aging or short-term injury is, more commonly that you might think, heavy wear-and-tear on a joint that is related to excess body fat.  Yes, excess body fat can weigh heavily upon your knees, hips, and ankles, resulting in a loss of structural integrity of these joints.

If your body fat percentage (body composition) is just a bit over what it considered healthy, then losing just a few pounds will take some strain off of your hips, knees, neck, and back.  Extra pounds add to the load placed on your joints, increasing the risk of cartilage breakdown.  People with excess body fat may also have higher levels of substances that cause inflammation.  The good news is that even a little weight loss can help:  Every pound that you lose takes roughly four pounds of pressure off of your knees and other lower body extremities, and that adds up nicely over time!

Healthy body fat (body composition) norms are as follows:

Males under 30 years of age, aim for 15% or lower
Males 30 - 60, aim for 16-17% or lower.
Males over 60, aim for roughly 17-18% body composition.

Females under 30 years of age, aim for 8% - 22% or lower body composition
Females between 30 and 45, aim for 23-25% body composition
Females over 45, aim for roughly 26-29% body composition

In short, if you're overweight, then don't put off your fat loss efforts!  Not only are your risks for cardiovascular diseases high, but your joints are struggling each day to resist the extra pressures that they aren't built for.  For a free consultation with a Perfect Personal Trainer, simply call (877)698-3648 or click here:  http://perfectpersonaltraining.com/signup.php

Our top-certified personal trainers and ACE-certified weight management experts are eager to help you safely achieve your fitness goals and appropriately decreased health risk!

Perfect Personal Training and their in home personal trainers and exercise physiologists  lead the way to fitness, wellness, weight loss, fat reduction, and muscle gains with the highest-rated in home exercise program. Exercise/nutrition sessions are personalized from top certified, degreed exercise professionals.

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Perfect Personal Training leads the way to fitness, wellness, weight loss, fat reduction, and muscle gains with the highest-rated in home exercise program. Exercise/nutrition sessions are personalized from top certified, degreed exercise professionals.