The Cambridge Weight Plan is not only committed to helping you achieve your ideal weight, but to assist you maintain your new shape by leading a fitter, healthier lifestyle in the long-run. This section aims to educate you on fitness and exercise and it couldn’t be easier with our Fitness with Cambridge programme.

Exercising whilst dieting can be very beneficial and it is very important for long term weight maintenance. It can enhance your energy levels, tone, improve circulation and help repair your body faster.

It’s a balancing act

Achieving the right balance of eating healthy and staying active, not to mention keeping it up can be a challenge!

Start with mini adjustments such as longer walks for the dogs, walking the kids to school instead of driving and the old classic of using the stairs instead of the escalators!

Exercise and diet = the ideal combination.

What are the health risks of being inactive?

The most common long term health risks include Coronary Heart Disease, strokes, high blood pressure, Type 2 Diabetes, osteoporosis and weight gain. Short term problems include tiredness, breathlessness, reduced energy levels, fatigue and sleep apnoea (a sleep disorder found in obese or over weight people).

It is important to remember that not everyone will suffer from health complications as a result of being inactive, but your habits, good or bad could affect your family. Remember an increasing number of teenagers are now suffering with Type 2 Diabetes and 27% of children are deemed as being overweight.

Quick Facts

• Exercise helps preserve lean body mass and helps decrease body fat.
• Increasing activity levels substantially reduces the risk of Coronary Heart Disease, risk of stroke and high blood pressure.
• The government recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate activity 5 days per week