How to Lose a Percentage of Body Fat

Achieving and maintaining a healthy percent of body fat helps to lower your risk for chronic disease. Having too much body fat makes you more susceptible to diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other serious health problems. Losing excess fat can also take pressure off of your back and joints and help to reduce chronic pain. Losing body fat takes work. The best way is to combine a sensible eating program along with a regular cardiovascular and strength training program.