If you are reading this article there is every likelihood that you are overweight, possibly to the point of obesity. Obviously, you realize that you need to lose some weight for health reasons, but you may be asking yourself if there are other benefits.
There most certainly are!
However, let’s consider the health reasons first. You may be pleased to learn that you don’t need to lose a huge amount of weight to give lasting health benefits, provided you keep it off. Just losing between 5% and 10% of your body weight will give long term benefits. By losing just that little, you will reduce considerably your risk of high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, back pain, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, and even some types of cancer. Those benefits alone should be enough to get you started.