11/11/2022
Weight Gain and Working Out After 40
There is no question that you need to adapt your work out overtime due to the changing needs of your body, but contrary to what many women might believe, it doesn’t need to change that much from those workouts you did in your 20’s. 💪💪
Hands-down, the single best workout option for women in their 40s is going to be a good resistance training program. It is very important for women at this age to start with a strength training workout if they have not yet already because at this age, you are at a higher risk of losing lean muscle mass. Think of the old principal “ use it or lose it.” If you are not putting sufficient stress on your muscles as the weeks and years pass by slowly you are going to grow weaker, which can make every day activities hard to perform.
Also, your lean muscle mass is the most metabolically active tissue in your body, so the more muscle you lose, the slower your resting metabolic rate will become, which can contribute to weight gain.
One of the biggest reasons why women start to gain weight in their 40’s and 50’s is because they are losing the lean muscle that helped keep their daily calorie burn higher. If you aren’t adjusting your food intake to account for this loss of muscle mass, it will result in weight gain.
If you are in your 40’s and really looking to transform your body, weightlifting is the way to do it. While cardio training may help you burn fat, weightlifting will help you reshape your physique, adding curves and muscle in all the right places.
Finally, weightlifting is a great choice if you want to combat stress. Between a demanding career and family obligations, life can really get stressful. A good weightlifting session will release a nice dose of endorphins, helping calm your body and combat stress.
