Are You a Man With Belly Fat?

Although both men and women tend to put on excess fat weight as they get older it is often in different pars of the body.
Men tend to pile it on around the stomach and women on their hips, thighs and bottoms which is not so dangerous to health.
For many men, the first signs of this midriff crisis often go hand in hand with a midlife crisis.
The pay-back for excesses committed in their younger days, late nights, boozing, no exercise, and poor food selection - all start to pile up.
Suddenly strong V-shaped bodies turn into flabby apple shapes.
But this is not only about appearance, this belly fat is dangerous and it can forecast a cardiologist or worse in your future as it is associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and dozens of other nasty diseases.
If your tummy measures over 37 inches you are well in the danger zone.
Fat in the midsection is stored deeper inside your body, in and around the heart, liver and other organs and is not an inert substance.
It is a dynamic and highly active organ that is actually producing hormones and harmful chemicals that can damage blood vessels and other tissues as well as cause insulin resistance that makes people prone to diabetes.
The reason this is happening to our men is we have had a huge change in our environment, both men and women used to be so much more active.
But our modern lifestyles allow us to live and work without us having to exert ourselves.
We do little more than sit all day - both at work and in our leisure time.
Over 60 percent of us do not get enough activity to keep our muscular system strong and burning fuel (calories).
Muscle tissue is where the fuel is burnt for energy so but putting intentional exercise back into our lives would solve this overweight problem and the misery to families that premature and preventable disease brings.
A most basic strength training program performed just 2-3 times each week at the right level of intensity (degree of effort) is enough to keep the metabolic rate boosted.
If muscle tissue is lost due to inactivity this rate drops, less fuel is burned, more is stored anywhere on the body including inside the body where the health risks accelerate.
If you are new to this type of exercise seek the help of a fitness professional to get you started and show you how to do the exercises correctly.
They will monitor your program and update it regularly.
Combine this with better nutrition for faster results.
The first place to start is ditching as many processed foods as possible and replacing them with natural whole foods cooked from scratch.
There will never be a 'magic pill' that will increase strength and decrease belly fat so if you have become overweight the only way you are going to reverse that is through changes to your lifestyle such as proper exercise and healthier eating.
That is the only way to eventually end up with a belly-free healthy body that currently eludes two thirds of adults in our world.