Nowadays there are very few individuals who do not have a smartphone. Teenagers and professional businesspeople alike are found to have their mobiles permanently in hand or attached to their ear! The reason, of course, is that there is just so much to do on your mobile now.
Mobiles used to let you make phone calls, then they let you send texts, then they allowed you to take photos. The advances in smartphone technology have been vast and amazing with apps being the latest improvement.
Short for applications, these are clever pieces of software that can be easily downloaded to your mobile handset and which will keep you entertained for hours. There are apps for literally anything. Calendars, reminders, calculators, social networks, newspapers, TV, games, dictionaries and more and all available – you just have to search for them.
It is no different with health and fitness apps. Many people are conscious of their health these days as well as their weight. Television and celebrity culture means that a lot of people, young men and women in particular, feel a great deal of stress to conform to the media’s portrayal of what a ‘fit’ person looks like.
If you are feeling the strain of modern society when it comes to your looks, and if you are armed with your trusty smartphone, then you can easily begin to research and pick up on some weight reducing tips. There are calorie counting apps, exercise apps and personal trainer apps that can all be downloaded for a small fee, and in fact, most apps can be found to be free of charge depending on the features that are included.
An app like MyFitnessPro can tell you what your recommended daily food intake should be for your current age, height and existing weight. It will also tell you whether you are in a healthy BMI range. This is how doctor’s measure your weight as well, so you can gain a real understanding of the goals that you will have to set yourself to lose weight over a period of time through a structured diet and exercise.
Of course, there are some for whom willpower and an app are not enough. Year on year, the UK is becoming inhabited by more and more obese people. The culture has changed and there is less interest in sports in schools, as well as a bad attitude towards fast food. For some, gastric band surgery is the only option to reclaim their body and their life.
Gastric band surgery can only be performed by a doctor. Usually, a patient will have to be referred to a hospital for serious health reasons before they will be accepted for surgery. In other instances, a patient will opt to go to a private surgery where they will pay for the procedure to be done themselves, rather than on the NHS.
Mobiles used to let you make phone calls, then they let you send texts, then they allowed you to take photos. The advances in smartphone technology have been vast and amazing with apps being the latest improvement.
Short for applications, these are clever pieces of software that can be easily downloaded to your mobile handset and which will keep you entertained for hours. There are apps for literally anything. Calendars, reminders, calculators, social networks, newspapers, TV, games, dictionaries and more and all available – you just have to search for them.
It is no different with health and fitness apps. Many people are conscious of their health these days as well as their weight. Television and celebrity culture means that a lot of people, young men and women in particular, feel a great deal of stress to conform to the media’s portrayal of what a ‘fit’ person looks like.
If you are feeling the strain of modern society when it comes to your looks, and if you are armed with your trusty smartphone, then you can easily begin to research and pick up on some weight reducing tips. There are calorie counting apps, exercise apps and personal trainer apps that can all be downloaded for a small fee, and in fact, most apps can be found to be free of charge depending on the features that are included.
An app like MyFitnessPro can tell you what your recommended daily food intake should be for your current age, height and existing weight. It will also tell you whether you are in a healthy BMI range. This is how doctor’s measure your weight as well, so you can gain a real understanding of the goals that you will have to set yourself to lose weight over a period of time through a structured diet and exercise.
Of course, there are some for whom willpower and an app are not enough. Year on year, the UK is becoming inhabited by more and more obese people. The culture has changed and there is less interest in sports in schools, as well as a bad attitude towards fast food. For some, gastric band surgery is the only option to reclaim their body and their life.
Gastric band surgery can only be performed by a doctor. Usually, a patient will have to be referred to a hospital for serious health reasons before they will be accepted for surgery. In other instances, a patient will opt to go to a private surgery where they will pay for the procedure to be done themselves, rather than on the NHS.
