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Weight Gain Guidelines

Be Realistic! Muscle takes time to grow and the rate of growth will be determined by the intensity of training, adequate nutrition and rest, and your own genetic potential. A weight gain rate of 0.5 kg per week is realistic over short periods. Rapid weight gain can also mean an increase in body fat. “Eat [...]

Obesity is an excess of body fat, frequently resulting in a significant impairment of health. Obesity results when the size or number of fat cells in a person’s body increases. A normal-sized person has between 30 and 35 billion fat cells. When a person gains weight, these fat cells increase in size at first and [...]

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