Don't let Exercise & your Health slide as you get older...

There are so many people who just let exercise slide as they get older and they blame it on their metabolism slowing, their hormones and other things.

According to Jillian Michaels, as we age, our hormones shift in ways that encourage weight gain. So it is true, HOWEVER…more and more research points to the fact that age-related muscle decline is largely the problem and is under your control. “We’ve spent years blaming the fat on our bellies on our advancing years, but the truth is that we just haven’t been taking care of ourselves! The more we eat clean, live clean, and work out, the better our hormone balance will be, and the healthier our metabolism will remain,” said Michaels.

The reality is that WE HAVE TO EXERCISE. Your body needs it like it needs oxygen and water. I’ll say it over and over again; every pound of muscle burns three times more calories than every pound of fat does. “Muscles scoops up blood sugar and enhance your body’s insulin sensitivity. Exercise reduces weight-gain hormones like cortisol by releasing endorphins to combat stress and increases fat-burning hormones like testosterone, human growth hormone, DHEA, and thyroxine production,” said Jill. YOU NEED EXERCISE. PERIOD.

YOU and only you create it all so stop treating your body as a victim to age, metabolism, hormones or to genetics or whatever… It will do you no good! There is a better way!, and that is to take the initiative to make good things happen for your body and health. We are only given ONE body in this life & so we must take care of it. It is soooo important - It affects all we do!  You have the power to change. Start tttoday !:)

More to come ~Natalie