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Yes.
Your body just operates better at healthier weights. This isn’t to say you can’t be healthy at with fat on you but you can always be healthier.
You will move better, be less susceptible to disease, not put so much wear on your joints, etc.
Yes but only if you’re overweight, because among a huge list of health issues it can cause, it clogs your veins with fat increasing the risk of a heart attack.
Importance about personal things like this is subjective. Some will think yes and some will think not. I would love to lose a bit of weight, yes. But to me right now, It’s not high up on the importance scale.
As someone who is overweight and suffers from kidney disease, I have to lose the weight otherwise I’ll see a time where I either have to get a kidney transplant or die sooner than expected. I’m 40 lbs overweight and I never cared much about my appearance because I wore it well, but now I have to change my lifestyle. I wanna be around to help the people I love
Yes? What kind of question is this lol
If you’re at an unhealthy weight, yes. It’ll also help you socially and you’ll feel better. There is no downside…unless you go about it all wrong.
Well yes, being overweight is not healthy, but what this weight consists of also makes a difference. If you have a higher or lower fat percentage that makes a difference for your health, even if your weight stays the same.
Aditionally, weight isn’t as much of a concern as BMI, because obviously taller people have more weight than shorter people. (At least it should be this way)
BMI and Fat% are more important than sheer weight.
If you’re overweight it is. Losing weight/exercise/eating better can reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, etc. Not to mention, your joints will have less of a load on them which can save your hips, knees and ankles.
Being a healthy weight is an important health goal.
If you are 90 lbs. No. Gain weight.
If you are 300lbs. Yes lose weight
Yes, but there are ways to do it that are healthier. Being at a healthy weight is better when coupled with a healthy diet and regular physical activity. You can be unhealthy and not overweight
If you have a high body fat %, then yes.
Getting healthy is a good goal. You can be not fat and unhealthy.
Yes, being fat sucks.
Yes, always and forever. Literally everybody could probably stand to lose 5-10 pounds, outside the very left side of the distribution. Losing weight, and keeping it off, should be the main goal of everybody’s fitness. Losing body fat and getting into a healthy bmi reduces chances of mortality from a whole host of problems by many-fold. Being overweight is almost as bad for your health as being a smoker.
Instead of these stupid ‘ice bucket’ or ‘tide pod’ or ‘cinnamon’ challenges, we should really get society on board with a ‘ten pound’ challenge.
The idea is not to “lose weight” (i.e. have a lower number on the scales), but to have a healthy balance of muscle weight vs body fat. Sometimes it can lead to your overall weight increasing (if you need to gain extra muscle mass)
Absolutely dude. I’ve been fat and I’ve been thin. I feel noticeably better in so many ways when I’m thin. Movement is so much easier and takes less effort. I sleep better. My range of motion is increased. I don’t get worn out nearly as easily. I just feel more comfortable in my body overall.
The fact that you even have to ask this question is depressing.
Getting your basic blood chemistry and such to within healthy ranges is a good goal. If you are very ‘overweight’, reducing body fat is going to be a necessary side effect. If you are dangerously ‘underweight’ then getting heavier will be a side effect.
Weight itself is a generally good and easy to track indicator, but isn’t specifically what you’re trying to change, if that makes sense.
I am not personally overweight but my family has a history of obesity, and I have friends who struggle with their health due to effects of obesity.
If you’re overweight, yes, losing weight is important.
If you’re obese, I would consider it top priority to lose weight.
Health issues stemming from being overweight, compound slowly over time. They start small and you might not even notice them or think it’s related to weight. But years down the road you’re going to be way worse off regarding flexibility and mobility, and you’ll be more at risk to many serious life-threatening illnesses. If you lose the weight before it hurts your *ability* to lose the weight, you can keep the issues from compounding and build a better future for yourself and those who love you.
Losing weight is the journey not the goal.
Being overweight comes with health issues. Yet being underweight as well.
Being healthy is the goal and with that comes having a healthy weight
I lost 70 pounds last year. Loosing weight was a good metric to track my goals, but my overall objective was to be healthier and more physically active. I would say that loosing weight was also something i wanted to feel better about my physical appearance, and general comfort in or with my body.
If you’re overweight it is, but I think people get a little too hung up on the idea that weighing less = healthier.
Putting too much focus on losing weight by eating a small amount of calories and overworking your body isn’t good for you, and although you’ll lose weight and might think you look better, it’s not sustainable and isn’t what I would call a healthy lifestyle.
The actually number on the scale really isn’t important if you live a healthy lifestyle with a good diet and exercise regularly.
No. A healthy lifestyle should be an important health goal. Being overweight usually just shows that your lifestyle is unhealthy.
Not losing weight specifically, but being a healthy weight.
Being underweight is a lot more dangerous than being overweight (within reason).
Being overweight is definitely a health goal for me. I’m a 45 year old man and being overweight is a killing me. My knees, hips, ankles and feet are hurting so incredibly bad that there’s times it takes me a longer than normal to get from one point to another while walking.
If you’re overweight, take care of it now. Don’t wait until you’re older.
Losing weight was a very important health goal for me.
I am male, 6 feet in height, and used to weigh 250 pounds at age 66. I had some health issues related to my weight. So, I got my weight down to 130 pounds over several months.
Yea, but I don’t want a 6 pack I want to be healthy
Having a healthy body is the base.
I’m not exactly skinny but I’m not overweight I used to be skinny and it was the worst point of my life I’d say do what makes you happy as long as your healthy and it won’t kill you go for it
A better goal is to eat healthy & get fit. If you’re consistent, a healthy weight will follow. Lift to get stronger. Workout to get healthier. Fall in love with the process.