Do you want to know how to increase your bone density?
Do you want to know how to raise your HDL (good cholesterol) by 30%?
Do you want to learn how someone lost over 60 lbs ... and has managed to keep it off for years?
Well, Lynda would be more than happy to show you. Because at 59 years old, she looks and feels better than she ever has, and more importantly she is experiencing this at time that most women find to be the most challenging – premenopause through menopause.
Lynda Montis is a certified nutritionist, pilates mat instructor and internationally certified Iyengar yoga teacher who began her practice over 30 years ago. Combining the lessons of her yoga practice with current nutritional recommendations, Lynda has successfully maintained a weight loss of over 60 pounds and is anxious to share her energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and experience.
We have developed a program here at Stratusphere that is designed to help you find success in weight loss and weight management by linking the lessons of yoga. At a time when obesity and its health related complications are of greater concern then ever before. The health problems that stem from being overweight go way beyond the ones we usually hear about, like diabetes and heart disease. Being overweight can also affect a person’s joints, breathing, sleep, mood and energy levels. So being overweight can also affect a person’s entire quality of life. Incidentally, these are the very factors that can be improved by integrating a regular yoga practice into your life.
This program is designed to reform any current counter-productive lifestyle patterns to create a lasting healthy lifestyle. It is especially for those that have been unsuccessful in the past and/or feel that they are predisposed to gaining weight. It is suitable for anyone who is ready to integrate the lessons of yoga to motivate and strengthen your resolve to transform your life.
 yoga
for weight loss: a yogic formulated weight reduction program with Lynda Montis
workshop - Jan 7 starting at 2:30pm
(discussion + yoga class + includes light snacks and refreshments)
learn more
4 week program:
new dates coming soon
(yoga class + forum type setting for discussion)
What
is BMI?
Overweight and obesity are based on body mass index (BMI),
which is a measure of an individual’s weight in relation to his or
her height. BMI
is highly correlated with body fat and is widely used to indicate
health risks.5
According to new Canadian guidelines, aligned with those of the
World Health Organization,
BMI is classified
into six categories, each representing a different level of risk:
|
|
BMI range |
Risk of developing
health problems |
|
Underweight |
<18.5 |
Increased |
|
Normal weight |
18.5
to 24.9 |
Least |
|
Overweight |
25.0
to 29.9 |
Increased |
|
Obese Class I |
30.0
to 34.9 |
High |
|
Obese Class II |
35.0
to 39.9 |
Very
high |
|
Obese Class III |
≥40.0 |
Extremely high |
BMI
is calculated as follows: Metric:
BMI=weight(kg)/height
(metres ) Non-metric:
BMI=weight(pounds)/height
(inches) x 703
Source:
Tjepkema, M. Nutrition: Findings from
the Canadian Community Health Survey (Statistics Canada, Issue no.
1, 2004) The percentage of
Canadians who are overweight or obese has risen dramatically in recent years, mirroring a worldwide phenomenon.
The health consequences of excess weight are well known. It is a risk
factor for:
According to the 2004
CCHS, an
estimated 5.5 million adults, had a body mass
index (BMI) of
30 or more, indicating that they were obese (see table below: What is BMI?). Another 8.6 million, or
36.1%, were overweight.
Among people who are
obese, BMIs
vary greatly. As a result, obesity is divided into three categories, with
successive values representing escalating health risks:
-
15.2% of CDN adults have a BMI in Class I (BMI 30.0 - 34.9) and have a
high risk of developing health problems
-
5.1% of CDN adults have a BMI in Class II (BMI 35.0 - 39.9) with the risk
being very high
-
2.7% of CDN adults have a BMI in Class III (BMI 40 or more) with the risk
being extremely high
Obesity rates have
risen dramatically in Canada over the past quarter century, Results from
the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition (CCHS), based on directly
measured height and weight, indicate that 23% of adults were considered obese
and 36% of Canadians were overweight. Consequently, a majority of
Canadians—almost 60%—were in a weight range that increased their risk of
developing health problems. In fact, according to results of the CCHS, as BMI increases, so does the likelihood
of having high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. And for many
people, further weight gain is probable. Longitudinal research has shown
that those who are overweight are far more likely to continue to gain
weight than to lose it.
References:
1.
Tremblay MS, Katzmarzyk PT, Willms JD. Temporal trends in overweight and obesity
in Canada, 1981-1996. International Journal of Obesity 2002; 26(4):
538-43.
2.
Flegal KM. The obesity epidemic in children and adults:
Current evidence and research issues. Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise 1999; 31(Suppl 11): S509-14.
3.
World Health Organization. Obesity: Preventing and Managing the
Global Epidemic (WHO Technical Report Series no. 894). Geneva: World
Health Organization, 2000.
4.
Katzmarzyk PT. The Canadian obesity epidemic, 1985-1998.
Canadian Medical Association Journal 2002; 166(8): 1039-40.
5.
Health Canada. Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification
in Adults (Catalogue H49-179) Ottawa: Health Canada, 2003.
6.
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Improving the Health of
Canadians. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2004.
7.
Gilmore J. Body mass index and health. Health Reports (Statistics
Canada, Catalogue 82-003) 1999; 11(1): 31-43.
8.
Visscher TLS, Rissanen A, Seidell JC, et al. Obesity and unhealthy life-years
in adult Finns: an empirical approach. Archives of Internal Medicine
2004; 164(13): 1413-20.
9.
Le Petit C. Berthelot JM. Obesity : a
growing issue. Healthy today, health tomorrow? Findings from the National
Population Health Survey, 2005 (Catalogue 82618MWE2005003) Ottawa:
Statistics Canada, 2005.
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