Your Home is Making You Fat

Home. Hopefully, that’s a word with which you have a happy association. If, however, you’re like most Americans, there are facets of your home that are making you fat and sick at this very moment.

Scientists have been looking at all the causes of obesity and chronic illness and found that they can all be exacerbated by how we arrange and relate to the spaces we live in. That’s right: Our homes have it in for us. But there’s good news! By making a few simple changes, we can get out of the home habits that are doing ourselves undue harm. Below is a list of ways your home is hating on you, along with tips on how to rearrange your home for better health and weight loss results. Check ‘em out and then whittle your waistline with these 14 Ways to Lose Your Belly in 14 Days!

Until exercise equipment can be re imagined to look good in your home, there’s always going to be an urge to put it in some place where it can’t be seen. But when dumbbells, stationary bikes, and treadmills are out of sight, they are out of mind—which can leave you out of shape. Rather than keeping your workout necessities in the basement, relocate it to places in your house where you like to hang out. Perhaps the treadmill finds a home next to a south-facing window. Or maybe you could put your yoga mat or dumbbells in front of your home’s last remaining TV so that you can make your Netflix fix a healthy activity. For more ideas on losing weight at home, keep reading the bonus section below!