Baby Boomers’ Body Fat About to Boom

By Craig Ballantyne

Losing weight doesn’t get any easier with age. But if America’s baby boomers don’t start shedding pounds, they will be the most overweight senior citizens in history.

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health looked at the data and then peered into their crystal balls to forecast the future. They concluded that if current trends continue, the prevalence of obesity in 2010 will reach 35 percent, 36 percent, 33 percent, and 55 percent among white men, white women, black men, and black women, respectively.

There will be 9.3 million more obese adults between the ages of 20 to 74 in 2010 than there were in 2000, with 8.3 million over 50 years of age. You can avoid becoming one of them by eating properly and exercising regularly.

Here are three tips to help you get started losing fat right now…

1. Write out three short-term goals, focusing on actions you can control. One, for example, could be to go to the gym three times per week.
2. Eliminate all liquid calories from your diet. This can lead to fast and permanent weight loss.
3. Start exercising with a friend. Having this social support system will help you stick to your program.

[Ed. Note: Fitness expert Craig Ballantyne is the creator of the Turbulence Training for Fat Loss system. For a free online source of information, motivation, and social support to help you improve your health, lose weight, and get fit, sign up for ETR’s free natural health e-letter.]