16-weeks Weight Management Program

Obesity is a Disease

Being overweight or obese not only effect personal appearance, it can cause great harm to our health. We must seriously face up to the problem, as obesity is considered a chronic disease. The accumulation of excessive fat tissue in obese people is the major risk factors that lead to many chronic illnesses.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Are you really overweight?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Medically speaking, obesity means excessive fat content in the body. International studies have shown that body mass index (BMI) being too low (underweight) or too high (overweight and obesity) will be greatly increased morbidity and mortality of people. So the control of a normal BMI is an important indicator of maintaining good health.

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Body Mass Index (BMI) = Weight (kg)*/ Height (m) 2
* 1 kg = 2.2 pounds

According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), Asian adult body mass index were categorized as follows:

Underweight              < 18.5

Normal                       18.5-22.9

Overweight                23.0-24.9

Obese                         ​​​​​​​​​​≥ 25

Morbid Obese           ≥ 30

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Are you “centrally” obese?

In addition, measuring waist circumference is also a simple and convenient measure of abdominal fat. If your waist circumference is too wide, it will increase your risk to cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, etc.). So, it is very important to prevent having a “big belly”.

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The Asian recommendation of waist circumference is as follows:

 

• Men:  less than 35.5 inches ( < 90 cm)​

• Women:  less than 31.5 inches  (< 80 cm)

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How important is percentage of body fat?

Excessive visceral fat causes the body to release health-threatening cytokine which can lead to increased blood pressure and blood sugar.  Body fat percentage can be measured by a Bioelectric Impedance Analyzer (also called a ‘body fat scale’).

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Normal adult body fat percentage:

​                                                   Female             Male

Healthy level                            21-24%           14-17%

Acceptable level                      25-31%           18-25%

Overweight                               > 32%              >25%

 

Reference: The American Council on Exercise

 

​Weight Management Program

The 16 week weight control program is conducted by a registered dietitian and physical trainer. Our registered dietitian will measure BMI and fat percentage, and conduct one on one consultation with the participants. Dietitian will perform a diet assessment according to participant’s age, gender, eating habits, health conditions and cultural background. Then she will help participants to set weight control objectives, provide personalized meal plans, educate on healthy dining out strategies, healthy cooking skills, how to choose healthy snacks, reading nutrition labels and more. All dietary advises are tailor-made to suit the needs of different people.

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Our physical trainer will perform comprehensive fitness assessment for participants. Base on the assessment, he will help participants to develop fitness goals, provide exercise prescription and home exercise instructions in order to achieve successful weight loss and improve personal fitness. All exercise prescriptions are tailor-made, safe and effective.

Our center’s gym is well equipped with home exercise equipment such as a stationary bicycle, Fit balls, elastic band, dumbbells, yoga mats, exercise benches, etc., so that physical fitness can carefully monitor participant’s progress and deliver tailor-made exercise prescription.

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Our center’s gym is well equipped with home exercise equipment such as a stationary bicycle, Fit balls, elastic band, dumbbells, yoga mats, exercise benches, etc., so that physical fitness can carefully monitor participant’s progress and deliver tailor-made exercise prescription.

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For further information, please contact us at 2732-2032 or your general practitioner (with referral letter)