How To Recognize And Combat Middle Age Spread
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Once you creep passed the age of 35 it seems to becomes more important to really take care of your body. It is the era in your life where you simply cannot get away with the abuse you gave your body in you teens and twenties so before you know it you could end up with middle age spread.
by TonyLait


Once you creep passed the age of 35 it seems to becomes more important to really take care of your body. It is the era in your life where you simply cannot get away with the abuse you gave your body in you teens and twenties so before you know it you could end up with middle age spread.

Men as well as women are just as likely to develop middle age spread and increase weight and body fat so it does not discriminate between sexes and so unless it is controlled and addressed quickly then it is a very slippery slope to go down.

Things to particularly watch out for are:

1)'Empty Nest Syndrome' If you have been used to chasing around after your kids for twenty years and suddenly they move out, perhaps due to college or because their lives have just moved on, then the downturn in household chores such as laundry, cooking and cleaning up after them can spark off the on set on middle aged spread. Even simple housekeeping tasks burn up calories and when this stops then it follows that you are going to gain weight.

2) 'Heavy Weight Crazy Hormones' This also can effect both men and women, but tends to pick on the female of the species more readily. Many women develop crazy hormone patterns in their late thirties and beyond and again can be a major factor with middle age spread. The menopause along with HRT can make losing weight a real battle and weight can yoyo.

3. 'Physical Challenges - Get off your backside' OK, so yes, in midlife we clearly are not as physically capable as a younger person but that does not give us the right to 'veg out' on the sofa all night watching the latest soaps. It is really important to allocate some time each day to increase the heart rate and do some exercise. Join a gym maybe or exercise in your living room but get off your backside!

DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice.

Have you developed Middle Age Spread? Do you feel like you are fighting a losing battle with MidLife Weight Gain? Stop it in it's tracks! Also published at How To Recognize And Combat Middle Age Spread.