HEALTH Flat Belly Now by The Editors of Health

Author:The Editors of Health
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxmoor House
Published: 2017-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

KEY POST-WORKOUT MOVE

Stretching loosens muscles and helps prevent soreness. Do moves to release calves, hips and quads, plus upper-body side stretches.

Max Out Your Metabolism

KEEP YOUR BODY’S ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTHLY—AND TORCH CALORIES LIKE CRAZY—BY FOLLOWING OUR AMP-IT-UP GUIDE.

“My metabolism is so slow!” “She can eat whatever she wants without gaining a pound—she must have a fast metabolism.” We toss around the M-word a lot when discussing food and weight loss, but there’s more to it than just how quickly you can burn off a cheeseburger. Your metabolism—the process that converts what you put in your mouth into the energy that powers everything you do—is influenced by a range of factors. Sure, some are outside of your control (your age, for example), but many are changeable, from your bedroom habits to how often you eat. That means you have more leeway than you may realize when it comes to shedding pounds and increasing your energy level. Full speed ahead.

CHALLENGE #1

AGING

THE LOWDOWN The battle of the bulge slowly sneaks up on us until one morning—usually north of 40—we wake up and realize our middle has settled into a muffin top. “Without regular exercise, you lose about 5 to 10 percent of your muscle mass each decade after age 30, or up to ½ pound each year,” says Pamela Peeke, MD, author of The Hunger Fix. And because muscle burns more calories than fat, you need to consume far fewer calories to keep your body stoked. Translation: Any french-fry indulgences or little extra snacks here and there are now a lot more likely to fix themselves to your waistline.

WHAT YOU’LL NOTICE You might feel kind of sluggish; that’s on account of age-related weight gain. These pounds are most apt to settle in your belly, thanks to waning estrogen levels, which seems to affect fat distribution.

Rx Don’t get depressed—a sagging metabolism isn’t inevitable! “You can stop the decline by up to 80 percent with regular exercise,” Dr. Peeke says. That means doing both cardio—even a simple 30-minute brisk daily walk—and twice-a-week strength training.

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