How To Get Rid Of Stubborn Belly Fat After 40...
Shin Ohtake
Creator of Max Workouts
If you're over 40, you may be struggling to get rid of body fat that you had no problems getting rid of when you were younger.
Even though you’ve been doing the same things, exercising the same way, eating the same foods, it’s getting harder and harder to keep the weight off. And if that wasn’t bad enough, you’ve probably noticed that your body doesn’t look or feel quite the same as it used to… perhaps you look slightly dumpier, a little softer, less toned and definitely not as energetic or strong as you used to be.
Well, first of all let me put your mind at ease… you’re not alone and it’s NOT YOUR FAULT!
There’s a scientific reason why this is all happening to your body.
Your body simply doesn’t work the same as it did in your 20’s and even early 30’s… and the reason for all this can be blamed on your diminishing levels of youth-enhancing hormones… particularly growth hormones. And unfortunately it’s largely a natural process that occurs as you age.
A gradual and progressive hormonal decline that usually begins around middle age (after 35) and continues insidiously for the rest of your life, which is why it’s sometimes referred to as the “middle-age spread”.
And some of the most annoying symptoms of the middle-age spread is an increase in belly fat, loss of lean muscle tone, less energy and loss of strength.
But there’s a simple, effective solution to all of your age-related frustrations. Now, you may not be able to stop the aging process, but you can slow it down to a crawl and actually REVERSE the effects of the middle-age spread.
And I’m not talking about having to take dangerous anti-aging pills or some shady hormone supplements. Nope. It’s much safer and more effective.
Research has discovered that your body has the 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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