Self Improvement

You have seen the headlines. More and more Americans are becoming overweight and out of shape. Children are getting Type 2 diabetes. Otherwise able-bodied people require motorized scooters to get around because they cannot walk. Teenagers are getting dangerous weight loss surgery like gastric bypass and lap-bands.

Why this has happened in the United States - one of the wealthiest countries in the world - is not a mystery. First, there are the many dietary reasons that you can look at. Processed foods dominate many people's diets, pushing out whole foods like vegetables and grains. Fast food means that people eat Egg McMuffins for breakfast instead of real freshly cooked eggs. In-your-face advertizing pushes the notion on people that they should never go a minute without feeling hungry - there is always some food around to buy as a snack.

But in addition to dietary causes, there is also the lifestyle factor. A culture based on suburban sprawl means that people no longer have to walk to perform basic functions, like going to the grocery store or to church. People will drive to the gym, and fight for the closest parking spot to the door, so that they can go inside and exercise on a machine. It all seems quite absurd when you think about it really.

The stress of jobs that people want to get rid of and the entertainment industry means that many people sit in front of their high definition TVs for hours after work, flipping through the thousands of satellite TV channels without so much as getting up during the commercial breaks. Kids, instead of actually playing sports, will sit for hours on some video game counsel system and play simulations of their favorite games.

While some Americans have responded to this ongoing crisis by adopting lifestyles that are the opposite of the typical American routine, for others this is just not a realistic option. Not everyone can be a vegan who trains for marathons. Not everyone has the budget to be a locavore. And some people just like to watch a movie on their satellite TV at the end of a hard day at the office!

So making changes to your lifestyle should be subtle and progressive over time. Start by adding a few healthy habits - like add more vegetables to your diet, and then consider reducing red mean consumption, or eliminating added sugars. You can make changes in your exercise habits, too. Do not go from completely sedentary to punishing, marathon daily workout sessions overnight - this change is dramatic, stressful (both physically and emotionally) and unsustainable. Are you really going to do 2 hours of Pilates every day for the rest of your life?

Once you begin making small changes to make your lifestyle healthier and adding healthy elements to your routine, you will notice that you want to start cutting the bad stuff out so that you do not sabotage your own efforts. Before you know it, spending 3 hours zoned out in front of your satellite TV will be less appealing than a brisk walk in the cool summer nights!

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