This research paper was initiated to uncover one of the most hazardous problems in the U.S. – obesity and weight loss, particularly weight-loss participants’ feelings and attitudes towards exercising and dieting among kids, teenagers, and adults using netnography method. During the research, we explored several problems caused by obesity and various reasons that influence on exercising and dieting.
Obesity is a global epidemic issue, as the prevalence of obesity has grown tremendously in the last years. Our findings include such groups as anxiety and self-esteem, systematic fatigue, couples exercising together, embarrassment, and discomfort and generally meet our expectations.
Undoubtedly, obesity is a risk factor for many diseases, especially diabetes, hypertension, asthma, gallstones, atherosclerosis, and joints diseases. It does reduce not only the duration of life but also affects its quality.
To begin with, anxiety and self-esteem are the key factors that inhibit exercising. Both literature and our research report that men are more likely to talk about their feelings when they might keep anonymousness. “How can I, the person who was engaged in some sports activity at school last time, compete with these Apollo and Aphrodite in the gym with their brought-up priests, massive biceps, and “cubes” on a stomach?” think a typical overweight man.
However, the reality is that they also had once crossed the threshold of the gym for the first time and managed to overcome anxiety. Moreover, even during the first workout, one will notice that everyone in the gym is focused on himself, on how to correctly perform the exercise, and do not lose count. Therefore, there is absolutely no need to be anxious.
Our research ascertained that, in some cases, it is a woman who forces a man to exercise or vice versa. Many young people spend hours in the gym to make their bodies perfect, and so become attractive to girls or boys. Of course, a muscular body is beautiful, but it should be kept in mind that it is not the only necessary factor in finding a partner.
The other group of our findings is systematic fatigue that appears almost in every case. The majority of people complain that they feel tiredness, pain, and even apathy after the workout. It is important to give your body the proper rest after hard training so that the body is fully recuperating.
The next day after a workout, people should relax, do not do any strenuous exercises as muscles need to be restored, and while resting, muscle growth occurs. Wait until the pain would pass, and even then go to workout again because unless muscles are restored, there is no sense to go to the gym. If you exercise for a long time, the pain after a workout would be slight.
According to our research, people have to start out slowly as their organism should accustom to new constant exercising. Besides, food quality also matters. It is a known fact that protein helps the body recover, and carbohydrates return lost energy. Water makes up 60 percent of the total weight of the human body.
The lack of water can lead to dehydration, which in turn can result in weakness and systematic fatigue. If you feel that you are tired after the workout, try to drink more water before, during, and after the exercise. In order to help cool down the muscles involved in exercising and reduce the amount of lactic acid, which would decrease the risk of muscle cramps, it is necessary to perform pull-ups.
Motivation is a leading power. Sometimes posing a serious purpose is an excellent incentive for further development. A person might try judo or yoga, or something else in order to give himself the opportunity to find enjoyable exercise, to write down achievements and increase motivation for future success.
We consider that various obstacles, such as fear, embarrassment, and discomfort, inhibit exercising. Often it is connected with memories of the previous experiment. People, especially women, might hate sweating and corresponding odor, but plenty of gyms are equipped with air conditioning nowadays.
However, individuals should come to the gym only in a good mood without any negative associations or pressure of a husband or someone else. One of the solutions is to find a partner or personal trainer because people who lose weight often do it with a partner who changes his diet and develops a habit of cooking and eating in a new healthy way.
According to our research, only a good training partner can provide motivation, but a partner who has other plans can create a distraction.
In conclusion, it should be stressed that people are likely to underestimate their abilities when considering going to the gym. Despite all the difficulties, it is significant to perform the workout in order to gain physical and mental health. Weight losers should find a balance between a personal trainer and an independent workout, laziness and motivation, and self-control and rest. We believe that the results and conclusions of this study would be useful for some overweight people and future research.