3 Worst Mistakes That Cause Belly Fat After 40
Shin Ohtake
Creator of Max Workouts
Have you ever wondered why you pretty much look the same or worse than you did a few months back... even though you've been diligently going to the gym and busting your butt...?
This may come as a complete shock, but just because you exercise and eat well, doesn’t mean that you’re going to burn fat and get lean.
First of all, not all workouts are effective at helping you burn off fat… some are better than than others, but surprisingly many workouts are actually quite ineffective, and I’ll explain why in a minute. Second, and perhaps the most important reason for not being able to lose weight, is your decreased level of hormones.
You see, after the age of 35 your body starts to experience a gradual and progressive hormonal decline which continues insidiously for the rest of your life. And one of many negative effects is weight gain… especially around your belly. Some other common symptoms include, loss of lean muscle tone, lower energy level, increased tiredness, loss of strength and endurance… just to name a few.
So if you’ve been frustrated with the lack of results lately, now you know why… and trust me, you’re not alone.
See, workouts that used to help you burn off fat and get you lean in your 20’s and 30’s aren’t going to be effective in your 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. Unfortunately diminished levels of hormones render many workouts and exercises ineffective. But that doesn’t mean you have to be a slave to your declining hormones. You don’t need to succumb to your aging process… there is a way to fight this!
Now, we may not be able to stop the aging process… but research has discovered that your body has an innate ability to boost lagging youth-enhancing hormones naturally… at any age! Your body has the capacity to make you look & feel young for much longer than we ever thought possible… you just need to know what to do!!
And it all begins by applying the 3 KEY principles of Hormone Rejuvenation.
Now I need to warn you… what you’re about to read is most likely going to go against all of the advice you’ve been told before, but that’s because very few know how to re-stimulate struggling hormones in order to effectively slow the aging process and burn off stubborn body fat.
These next steps will reveal the 3 things you MUST AVOID if you want to burn off age-related belly fat, regain lost muscle tone, sky-rocket your energy and get a lean, strong and fit body…
1. Exercise Less
When it comes to reactivating your hormones… less is more.
Research shows that doing short bursts of exercise boosts fat burning, muscle building and anti-aging hormones without any negative side effects like inflammation and production of stress hormones. Low grade chronic inflammation, which cause you to gain fat… can be triggered by doing long and arduous exercises. Even an hour of constant exercising at moderate to hard intensity can induce inflammation in your body causing damage to your body and accelerate the aging process.
The situation is even worse when it comes to the production of stress hormones. In normal circumstances stress hormones are actually beneficial in helping your body cope with various stressful situations. However, it’s really only designed to be activated for a brief period of time. When it sticks around too long, it can start negatively affecting your body… most notably by storing fat on your body.
The problem is your body doesn’t know the difference between physical stress (ie. exercise) and other kinds of stress. And now-a-days most of our stress comes from things other than physical stress… like work stress, relationship stress, family stress, financial stress… just to name a few. So adding more stress… even through exercise… can potentially cause your body to start storing fat.
That said, the solution is not to stop exercising… no that would just add to problem. The solution lies in performing the right exercises the right way. Studies have shown that doing specific exercises performed a specific way can boost your youth-enhancing hormones by 450%!
In a minute, I’ll show you what these exercises are and how to perform them, so you can maximize your hormone production.
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