Why It Is Harder For Woman To Lose Weight And Why Weight Training Is Important
Totally unrelated but true nonetheless.. |
The other day, I was chatting with a personal trainer from the fitness studio I attended. He was talking about his client, a married couple, and was mildly frustrated because the wife did not seem to lose weight as fast as her husband.
He asked me why.
Here's why it is harder for women to lose weight compared to men:
Here's why it is harder for women to lose weight compared to men:
1. Women Have Different Body Composition Than Men
Women have less muscle but more body fat compared to a man who's biologically designed to have more muscle but less body fat.And as you all know, muscle has a higher metabolic rate than fat.
Hence the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism is, the faster you can burn excess calories.
This means that, even when we are resting, men burn more calories than women.
Related: It's Harder For Women To Lose Weight
2. Blame The Hormones
Men have more testosterone than women and testosterone builds muscle.Women, on the other hand, have a higher level of estrogen and this hormone promotes the storage of body fat. This is nature's way to prepare a woman for childbearing.
Because we have lower testosterone, it is harder for us to build and maintain muscle.
Read: Estrogen And Weight Gain
3. The Way We Eat
According to Katherine Tallmadge, RD, the author of Diet Simple. "Men love their meat, and women are attached to carbohydrates"Women tend to skip meals when trying to lose weight. This is unhealthy and can be counter-productive.
Meal skipping fluctuates your blood sugar level, you'll have inadequate nutrition and it also alters your metabolism.
Just eat a smaller portion and load up on fruits and vegetables. And please don't skip breakfast if you want to lose weight.
Anyway, how important is weight training for women? Refer to point 1 above.
Weight training builds muscle, helps you burn more calories, and tones you up.
Weight training builds muscle, helps you burn more calories, and tones you up.
It really does shape you up.
Don't worry about being bulky because women have a low level of testosterone. You will not turn into Hulk.
Not only that, but weight training also strengthens your bones by increasing your bone density and prevent osteoporosis.
Related: Positive Effect Of Weight Training On Bone Health
Happy exercising!
Happy exercising!
I'm finding it difficult to keep on a diet. I also have leptin resistance making it harder for me to stop overeating.
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