Reduce Belly Fat-Now Belly Fat and The Menopause

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As we women get older we inevitably find that weight gain occurs when we reach our peri-menopausal state. These are the years that lead up to menopause. Weight gain does not need to be a must if you practice a healthy diet and keep your self active
Hormonal changes make people gain weight although these changes, we exercise less
There are also other factors like lifestyle and genetic ,makeup. Muscle mass tend to diminish with age as well which will slow down the rate we burn calories or metabolism.
Continue to eat as a 21 year old and you will gain weight.
As we age we might find out lifestyle changes cause weight gain de to contentment and not worrying about our weight, divorce, children leaving coming back even the death of a spouse can all plat a role in gaining weight in our older years.

Belly fat is dangerous weather we are 21 or 51 and can have serious implications for health. With the extra weight gain we run the risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure heart disease and stroke. Excess weight brings on other complications like certain cancers including breast and colorectal, there has even been research that suggests if you gain as little as 4.4 pounds |(about 2 kilograms) when you are 50 or over you increase the risk of breast cancer by about 30%.

Although we are not able to reverse the aging process there are things we can do to keep our bodies working at optimum level.


Get moving resistance training, strength training or simple aerobic activity will all help you to maintain a healthy weight. Strength training and resistance training will help you maintain muscle mass and burn calories more efficiently. As a general rule get 30 minutes of physical activity into your daily routine with some strength or resistance training about 2 times per week. If you have weight loss goals then you may need to up the activity level to reach your desired goal.

If you want to lose weight you will have to eat less, even to maintain your current weight you will have to eat less. Do not just reduce calories pay attention to what you are eating and make sure the foods you eat are nutritionally valuable. Do not skip meals as there is always the temptation to over eat when food is in front of you and go for choice cuts of lean protein lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Keep people around you who will offer support when it comes to eating healthy and keeping active involve the family as much as possible everyone will benefit, but do remember that you have to keep motivated for yourself. Take a walk everyday.
Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi are all forms of exercise that engage mind and body and very good for de-stressing. I personally like Kundalini Yoga and am a great fan of Maya Fiennes I also like to do Pilates. Instead of that cookie have a piece of fruit and share restaurant meals with friends.
These simple changes will result in a healthier happier you.

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