In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing.

Overweight is a prerequisite to obesity and obesity is one of the leading causes of other health problems

such

as hypertension, in certain areas in the world. There are several things that resulted to

this

health challenge. Out of these are lack of

exercise

and unhealthy eating habits. The means by which these can be resolved will

also

be discussed in

this

essay.

Firstly

, it is evident that, the rate at which people engaged in daily

exercise

has significantly reduced and

this

has led to an increase in

weight

. Thereby, posing them to several health conditions. One of the reasons responsible for

this

is unavailability of sporting facilities around neighbourhoods.

For instance

, surveys have revealed that people get motivated to

exercise

when sport centres and gyms are within their reach.

Thus

, it is obvious that unavailability of these facilities contributes significantly to people's avoidance of

exercise

.

Secondly

, the eating of junk is prevalent among people nowadays. These foods are rich in fat, which contributes to

weight

gain.

For example

, a study conducted by an undergraduate in Osun State revealed that over two-

third

of the total population of that state engaged in high consumption of junk foods at least twice per day and approximately 70% of them are above average

weight

.

Therefore

, there is a significant correlation between unhealthy eating habits and

weight

gain.

Nevertheless

, all causes of overweight are evitable. It is believed that, if government should build more sport centres which are well equipped,

then

the rate at which people indulge in sedentary lifestyle will decrease. More

also

, government should increase tariffs on junks.

This

will cause a reduction in the rate of purchase in the countries affected. In conclusion, gaining

weight

can be controlled if people are motivated through the right means

such

as building sporting facilities and increasing taxes on buying unhealthy foods.

Thus

, the government should implement these techniques, as

this

will go a long way in improving the lifestyle of its members.