First of all, you should know that we love you and care about you.

Because we care about you, we wanted to bring something to your attention.

We’ve noticed over the past few months that you’ve gained a bit of weight around your middle.

We get it; the COVID has thrown us all off a bit. But, now that the “New Normal” has set in, we all need to get healthy.

In fact, it’s never been more important.

Along with trying to prevent infection by wearing masks, socially distancing and washing our hands, we need to make sure we maintain a healthy weight to handle the virus should we get infected.

So if Plan A is to prevent infection, Plan B needs to maintain a healthy weight to combat the virus.

So what is a healthy weight?

According to the CDC, a BMI under 30 means you’re not obese. About 40% of Americans are obese so a “healthy weight” goal for many of us is to get to a BMI < 30.

If you have a lot of muscle, the BMI chart can be inaccurate. It’s true that many strong, fit people are outside the healthy BMI ranges. If this is the case, you can measure your body fat and use that as a guide. There are scales and other devices that can help you figure out your body fat composition.

You’re at risk if you have over 32% body fat as a woman or over 25% if you’re a man.

A third way to measure health risk is by measuring the circumference of your waist. The National Heart and Lung Association indicates that women with over a 35″ waist measurement and men with over 40″ are at higher risk for disease.

The world is going to great lengths to contain the pandemic. Businesses have been closed and people have been ordered to stay at home. Governments that are already swimming in debt are taking on more debt to provide for families. All of these actions have had unintended consequences that have made it very difficult for a lot of people.

So we all need to do our part in beating this. Outside of prevention, all of us must do our VERY BEST to get and stay healthy – as though our lives depend on it. Because they do.

And if you don’t know where to start or if you need any help, you know where to find us.

Ron