If there is one type of exercise to favor after menopause to keep a firm and slim body, this is it.
The problem of weight among women is present at all ages of life. But when you reach fifty, it can become obsessive. In question, the famous menopause. The one that is so feared for its hormonal upheaval and its consequences on weight, particularly at stomach level, and for the tone of the body as a whole. Also, exercising becomes more and more important with age. You have to move, all doctors say it, ideally a little every day. Whether walking, cycling, running (even), but also in daily activities such as gardening.
“This is what gives the most results”
“Exercise is one of the ways to stimulate the body’s metabolism” recalled Dr. Sanjay Gupta in his podcast “Chasing Life” on CNN on March 5. That day he was hosting Dr. Monica Christmas, a menopause specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Invited on the theme of the effects of weight on health, she revealed several effective strategies to fight against weight gain in middle age and share practical advice. Among these, the right choices when it comes to physical exercises: “What will be really the most important and which will give us the most results for our efforts are weight resistance exercises, since we can maintain our muscle mass and our tone muscular. Not only for aesthetics, but also because it helps keep our bones and joints supported.” These exercises use body weight as resistance. It’s about For example exercises of squats Who work the lower bodypush-ups for the top, “hollow hold” also called “the banana” For target the abs or even the “mountain climbers”.
The right frequency
Thus, for this doctor specializing in menopause, we must focus more on exercises that strengthen the body’s muscles. rather than those who make you sweat until you lose your breath. “It’s great that you’re doing your cardiovascular exercise. But you know, even the American Heart Association says there should be two days weight resistance activity. And if you can’t do both, favor resistance to weight, especially if you are menopausal” insists Dr. Christmas. In conclusion, she reminds us that the most important thing for doing sport over the long term is to choose an activity that you enjoy. “Anything you do that allows you to move physically will be the thing to do until you can’t do it anymore. I like Pilates, yoga and walking. To walk, by the way, allows you to carry weight. Every time your feet hit the pavement, it’s a weight-bearing exercise.” Easy and accessible, all you have to do is put on your sneakers.