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and older) are hypertensive based on times, has increased. Ezzy says that
their systolic blood pressure being above people need to have a mindset of
140mmHg, their diastolic blood pressure ‘achieving the impossible’ and to
being above 90mmHg, or because they challenge themselves to be better. “My
are taking antihypertensive medication. first advice is to be more active. You can
Haemoglobin levels, adjusted for start by waking up earlier. Challenge
altitude and smoking status, indicate yourself, despite the weather and other
that the prevalence of anaemia among excuses. Monitor your carbohydrate
adults (aged 15 and older) is 31% for intake, drink more water and increase
women and 17% for men. your heart rate by doing simple exercises
The numbers highlighted here have for just an hour a day for at least four to
since increased and Ezzy has now five days a week,” she adds.
turned her focus on drawing attention It’s important that you keep
to health issues related to obesity. “I your perspective and not become
feel that I need to not only emphasise discouraged, she says. “With social
the dangers of obesity, but help those media and the connected lives that we
who are currently obese and are trying live, we can easily become overwhelmed
to live their best lives,” she says. She also when we see celebrities and influencers
mentions that, based on more than a sharing photos of their perfect bodies.
decade’s worth of fitness experience, she My advice is to not be intimidated by all
knows that it is in these colder months the ‘noise’. Anyone can get the body and
that people need to maximise their energy levels of their dreams. Just start
training time, improve their diets and, today – it’s never too late!”
most importantly, take more control of Ezzy is offering free advice to help
their overall well-being. people to live and lead their best lives.
Naturally, when it’s cold, people in Follow her on social media and email
general tend to eat more, and feel more her to find out more.
tired. They also tend to be less active, Instagram: @ezzslaze and
which in these COVID-19 pandemic email: ezethu.salaze@gmail.com

References:
South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016
https://www.worldobesity.org/about/about-obesity/prevalence-of-obesity

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