Fending off flab -- middle aged ladies need an hour or more exercise


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nightling is offline nightling Post #1  March 23,2010, 4:12pm
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OK I lost quite a bit of weight on 30 minutes followed by 1 hour of exercise daily. So I don't know if I believe the results of this study. But here it is for what it's worth ladies.

Older women need 1-hour workouts to fend off flab - Yahoo! News
 
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OK I lost quite a bit of weight on 30 minutes followed by 1 hour of exercise daily. So I don't know if I believe the results of this study. But here it is for what it's worth ladies.

Older women need 1-hour workouts to fend off flab - Yahoo! News
Here is more discouraging information about women and weight.

Why Overweight Women Struggle to Slim Down | LiveScience
 
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I agree with the study because as I got older I noticed the normal 30 minutes was just not doing it for me...

But, I got tired of one hour work-outs and started the strengthening/toning work-outs which require only 10-15 minutes and the pounds began to whittle away (pilates...of course!...with some light weights).

That and a gluten-free, low-residue, no dairy diet that excludes carbs, sugar and salt (sea salt if I must have salt...and natural sugar with my tea) seems to work best for me. My diet consists mostly of fresh fruits, green veggies, a little brown rice sometimes, and lentils/beans, no juice/coffee, only green tea, and loads of water...The Mediterranean Diet, or what some call "The Bible Diet"...getting back to basics. My doctor suggested it for me, and it has worked wonders for me. I'm not always perfect with my meals, but I try to stay the course most of the time.

I guess middle-aged weight may have more to do with knowing your body and what works best, 'cause I have friends that work-out everday for one hour and are on all sorts of fad diets/Jenny Craig/etc, and lose little to no weight...and have friends that do the 10 minute work-outs, eat sensibly, and lose weight seemingly overnight.

Interesting article...
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I saw a piece on this on the news the other day. Basically (they said), it doesn't matter with middle-aged and older women if they exercise as far as weight loss is concerned. Of course it's important for health (bone strength, cardiovascular health, etc.), but you can pretty much forget about it contributing to any meaningful weight loss (reducing intake is the only option there...).

And, having to exercise an hour a day in order to hold the line if you are already at a good weight (much less if you wish to lose) is a big chunk of time for most busy women, that's for sure, although it does help to explain why so many of us struggle with weight control as the years go on (when I was young, I could wake up in the morning and register less on the scale then when I went to bed -- now it seems like the numbers go up in my sleep!).
 
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I work out intensely for about 5 hours a week. In addition to contributing towards calories burned and overall cardiovascular health, execise also builds muscle and tone.

As we age, we gradually lose muscle mass and overall tone. This lends to the apperance of flabbiness. Weight loss in and of itself is not sufficient for keeping you "looking good" after a certain age. Young people can get away with simply dieting because they have a lot of muscle mass. Even fat young people have a lot of muscle mass.

Without a steady exercise program your muscle-to-fat ratio will eventually affect the way you look, even if you keep the pounds off.

This goes for men as well.

In addition, a regular exercise program can help some people feel that they have some control over their health/weight/appearance.

The article did not mention any of this.
 
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NYCpigeon wrote :
As we age, we gradually lose muscle mass and overall tone. This lends to the apperance of flabbiness.
My doc was really emphasizing this to me when I saw her recently. Muscles both lose mass and become shorter. Thus, it's especially important for women to work on strengthening and lengthening muscle as we get older (especially post-menopausal). Not just for appearance sake, of course, but for health and vitality reasons...
 
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What is the minimum age to be considered middle aged or older?
 
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What is the minimum age to be considered middle aged or older?
The consensus seems to be aged 40-60 for middle age.

We begin to gradually lose our muscle mass at aged 25. It doesn't become apparent to most people until they enter middle age because that is when the effects have had a chance to accumulate. It happens very gradually.
 
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I do think as you get older you probably have to exercise more to get the same results. For several years I hovered between 177 and 180 (height 5' 91/2"). During that time I was probably doing 3 to 4 hours a week of moderate exercise and eating fairly healthy. I couldn't understand why I never seemed to get anywhere with weight loss. I got to a point where I just said to myself "oh well it's not like you can go back to looking like you did at 22."

But then about a year ago I decided to make a serious effort and started working out intensely 4 days a week and moderate to intense 3 days a week. Each of those days routines was at least an hour with most of it running or the equivalent of running on a machine. The first couple of months there wasn't that much weight loss, but I noticed clothes fitting looser, and then the weight started to come off.

I'm now down to 157, and I actually look better than I did at 22. There was muscle tone underneath so as the pounds came off I started to see the definition. I still mix in some weights just to keep the tone.

I think as we get older we just have to put in more effort. Anyway if you're trying to get healthier stay with it. I wish I knew all the things I do now when I first started a little over a year ago. As you get going you learn how to better utilize your exercise time, and how to eat better. You also learn how to minimize your chances of injury.
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neardc wrote :
I saw a piece on this on the news the other day. Basically (they said), it doesn't matter with middle-aged and older women if they exercise as far as weight loss is concerned. Of course it's important for health (bone strength, cardiovascular health, etc.), but you can pretty much forget about it contributing to any meaningful weight loss (reducing intake is the only option there...).
It certainly does take a lot longer to burn off calories than it does to take them in. You don't need to be a middle aged lady to feel that reality.
 
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