Q:

Does being overweight make it harder to get relief from my back pain?


A:

The short answer to this question is "YES". There are many ill effects of being overweight,
and losing excessive weight should be a goal for anyone who suffers from back pain. However,
some of us were born with a metabolism that results in a tendency to carry more weight than
others, or the changes that are required to loose weight are just too difficult to make.
Unfortunately, being overweight places greater stresses on the spinal column, and it is clearly
associated with a greater risk of having back pain. There is no question that if you are overweight
and have back pain that you will benefit from weight reduction. The best way to begin is with
gentle aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming or bicycling. Many new indoor trainers (such
as elliptical runners and stairmasters) feature ways of exercising that minimize the amount of
stress that is placed on the joints of overweight people. This may be a good place to start.

Choosing a diet to follow can be very difficult. There are always fad diets, or regimes that promise
miraculous amounts of weight loss in a short period of time. Reality isn't that simple, and many
people find that they yo-yo back and forth between gaining and loosing large amounts of weight.
Most nutritionists would agree that long-term weight loss comes by both reducing the number of
calories that you eat every day and increasing the amount of exercise that you get regularly.
Everyone has different preferences in this area, and a visit to your local bookstore will literally
reveal thousands of books on high-protein diets, balanced diets, liquid diets, uncooked food diets,
etc. Some experimentation is going to be necessary here before you find a program that works for
you, but keep in mind that a regime based upon a well-balanced diet is going to be easier to stick
with in the long run.

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