The American Heart Association created a series of Hard Hats with Heart Toolbox Talks with cardiovascular health tips and resources specifically for the construction industry to keep the workforce healthy. This weeks Toolbox Talk discusses how to manage your weight.
Keeping Track of a Healthy Weight
Understanding how many calories you take in and your activity level can help you make the changes you need. To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat.
Reduce Calories In: Keeping track of what and how much you’re eating can help you know whether you’re eating out of habit, stress or boredom instead of real hunger.
Increase Calories Out: An activity tracker can help you track how much physical activity you get.
Tips for Managing Weight
- Control portions: Learn about your portion sizes
- Get active: Move more and at higher intensity
- Eat smart: Eat a healthy balanced diet and avoid processed foods
- Get help: Talk with your doctor if you aren’t seeing results
Maintaining a healthy weight is an important element of the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 – the key measures for improving cardiovascular health.
