Health is often an area of a person's life where they tend to cut costs. Gym memberships get cut when money gets tight, expensive vitamins go unpurchased and fresh, organic foods aren't even considered on the grocery list. While maintaining your health does require somewhat of an investment, the money you spend now can save you much more later on.
In recent years, the USDA released a report that stated medical costs due to obesity related problems are on average $10,000 higher than someone at a healthy weight. Overweight and obese individuals also tend to pay higher life insurance premiums.
According to a report by George Washington University researchers, the average annual cost of being obese is almost $5,000 for a woman and almost $3,000 for a man. The annual costs of being overweight come in at a little over $500 for a woman and a little over $400 for a man. Obese people also spend an additional $500 per year on clothing than someone who is at a healthy weight, mostly because they continue to get bigger and bigger.
Obesity can be seen as an extreme by those who aren't, and about 70% of Americans are not obese. But almost 70% of Americans are either overweight or obese, which does illustrate an extreme.
If you think you can afford to cut costs by buying cheap, preserved food and avoiding investing in your health because you're not obese, think again. Being overweight is the highest risk factor for becoming obese. And being overweight is caused by lack of movement and poor eating choices - often cheap, calorie laden fast food or prepackaged foods.
What does being overweight or obese look like on the scale? According to the Body Mass Index (BMI), the average 5 foot 7 in tall person is considered overweight at around 160 pounds and up. They are classified as obese at a little over 190 pounds.
More and more research is being released at a rapid pace, illustrating the need to spend the extra money on nutritious food and cut corners elsewhere. For example, not only are organic fruits and vegetables free of pesticides and chemicals, they are shown to have a much higher nutrition content than their non-organic counterparts.
By eating smaller portions of highly nutritious food, you are cutting out the need to overeat to get your nutrients. By exercising portion control, you will save money on overall food costs; money you can invest in healthier foods. You can also make room in your budget for healthier groceries by cutting out one dinner out each week. The average dinner out for a family of 4 costs $50. Take that money and add it to your grocery bill, and you'll end up with much healthier, more nutritious options in your cart. A fat loss overview can help you construct a clear describe of what you demand to focus on to complete your fat burning goal if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an intermediate or more enhance stage of their losing weight plan. Applying are seven steps that can serve as tips for your personal weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same. Many weight loss applications have fooled people into believing that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by resulting in a person's body to lose more muscle cells and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. Then you can take your new ingredients to the kitchen and explore new recipes toghether as a family.
Take a look at your spending habits for one month. You will likely be able to find the additional $30 a week it costs to cut out preserved, unhealthy, pesticide and hormone ridden foods for healthier options. You can also find the $100 you've been looking for to invest in a fitness program or the average $15 a week it costs for a gym membership. And the money you'll save in the long run will far outweigh the money you spend now.
If an overweight 30 year old spent $15 a week on a gym membership (and used it) and $30 a week on healthier food options at the grocery store (and ate them), they would save $11,500 by the time they were 65.
If an obese 30 year old did the same, they would save $168,700 in the same time frame. Just a few small "extra" expenses each week that most claim they can't "afford".
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