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Gained weight after Injury

I've put on weight since my Injury and I cant exercise to get the weight off.

We treat many different athletes many of whom have increased in weight after injury. Boxers/mma athletes find Metabolic functioning is effected injured and when returning to exercise regime many find that there bodies holding on to fat in certain areas.

When writing down a  list of food consumed in one day in a lead up to a competition, the professional Fighter ate next to nothing and trained over two hours a day but his weight was not shifting. Rescaling something only eating a sandwich within 9 hours and still training and working though his fat was not moving from his chest or abdomen.

What is Obesity

Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is very overweight, with a lot of body fat.

It's a common problem, estimated to affect around one in every four adults and around one in every five children aged 10 to 11 in the UK.

Defining obesity

There are many ways in which a person's health in relation to their weight can be classified, but the most widely used method is body mass index (BMI).

For most adults:

a BMI of 25 to 29.9 means you are considered overweight
a BMI of 30 to 39.9 means you are considered obese
a BMI of 40 or above means you are considered severely obese

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