The Helping Mantra Of The Healthy Couple

Wellness

oi-Staff

By Super Admin

Saturday, May 28, 2011, 12:15

The happy times will make you feel rich. However that richness may show over your body in the form of extra weight too. For many happy couples this happens immediately after the marriage.

Married couple has the high risk to become obese compared to people in romantic relationships who are not living together. Married women and men are more than twice as likely to become obese while women living with a romantic partner are at 63 percent increased risk. Men living with a romantic partner have no increased risk of obesity.

There are a number of health benefits to marriage, including decreased cigarette smoking and lower mortality. However greater weight gain than in others of the same age, and greater risk of obesity is a problem.

Teens tend to put on weight, as they become young adults. This is a time when people are facing significant changes in their lives. Marriage and cohabitation present even bigger changes than single people face. Maybe the cause of weight gain is not just age, but the pressure of shifting behaviors that result in weight gain.

When people are living together - married or not - they tend to share behaviors and activity patterns. They may chose to eat meals together, possibly cooking bigger meals or eating out more often than they did when they were single, and may watch TV together instead of going to the gym or playing a sport. If this is a time of shifting behaviors, and of influencing each other, then maybe it"s a good time to intervene with these young couples and get them to have a more positive effect on each other.

The couple can exercise together or cook healthy meals together. People who are married or who are living together tend to share behaviors. Couples can use that phenomenon to their advantage if they"re aware of what"s going on.

When people are married, or living together, they can offer each other balanced diet for healthy behaviors and a healthy environment. They can be good influences on each other. That may be how they can avoid the extra pounds now associated with marriage.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.