You may think that the key to losing weight is to do more exercise, but that is a myth that needs to be debunked.
Whilst staying active is vital for overall health and wellbeing, exercise has never been an effective strategy for losing weight.
So if you’ve increased the amount of cardio/aerobic activity you’re doing this January in an at-tempt to burn body fat, it’s time to stop!
Overtraining places an additional stress on your body that won’t help you lose weight and may in fact be doing the opposite. Under stress your body will be doing what it can to hold on to its precious fat stores – especially at menopause when our fat cells [adipocytes] are a source of post menopause oestrogen production [oestrone].
If you’re cutting calories at the same time, that is an additional stressor and you may also be depriving your body of essential nutrients, not to mention feeling a lot more hungry, creating a cycle of misery!
The only way to increase your metabolic rate is by increasing your muscle mass, which means doing strength and weight-bearing exercise 2-3 times a week. Building muscle mass also helps avoid muscle wastage, a common problem as we age.
If you really want to learn how to lose weight sustainably and for life, get in touch!