Weight Problem

[poortony]

My postman is in his early 40's and want to loose
some weight, walking is not helping, any suggestions.

Thanking you

[filthiestfis]

Try swimming at a david lloyds and adjust his diet, switch to skimmed milk, artificial sweetener, snack on rice cakes, ryvita, eat more fruit and veg...all these things help.

[cazzz1975]

I bet walking is stopping him getting a lot bigger though.

lay off the junk and eat non processed food, meat an two veg, snack on fruit, the weight will come off

[poortony]

Thank you all, shall pass on what you have said,
I know he dosn't drink beer, wines or spirits but
I imagine he is keen on kababs and take-aways.

[Bewlay Bros]

Although ANY walking is good for you, if he is not reaching the fat burning zone of his heart rate (about 65 percent of his maximum heart rate, which is 220 beats per minute MINUS his age) he will not lose a single ounce in fat.

He may be walking too slow, giving just a cardio workout OR walking too fast, thus burning up everything BUT fat.

If the latter is true, less really is more.

In a manual job like being a postie, there is no reason why he should be tubby UNLESS an underlying thyroid or heart problem exists.

Look up heart rates, particularly FAT BURNING ZONE or AEROBIC ZONE.

A heart monitior (very cheap these days) may be the best purchase he ever makes.

[poortony]

Thank you Bewlay Bros, I found that interesting
and well worth thinking about the monitior.

[pine martin]

eating less and less often