Belly Fat In Women - How You Get It And How To Get Rid Of It

Fat on your belly has not always been your problem - hips and thighs maybe but not on the belly

. Now it is making up for lost time, making you feel self conscious and unable to wear some of your favorite clothing. What is happening to me you say?

One of the most common complaints in women, especially as they get older is a widening of the waistline adding years to how they look and feel. Along with spoiling their physical appearance increased body fat in the mid-section is much more dangerous when compared to other locations on your body. The fat deep inside your abdomen is metabolically different than that on your thighs or hips. These fat cells are highly active; creating harmful hormones that can set the stage for a host of diseases somewhere down the track.

For example some hormones produced by fat cells can trigger the body becoming resistant to insulin a forerunner to diabetes; other fat cells can produce estrogen increasing body fat levels and escalating heart disease, breast and other cancer risk. This hidden abdominal fat is not just dormant energy waiting to be burnt up; it is a villain waiting to disrupt the body's sensitive hormonal balance and seriously affect overall health.

If you know you have increased your waist size and want to check if you are in a danger zone you can simply measure your waist. Anything over 35 inches for a woman indicates an unhealthy build-up of abdominal fat. Researchers even found that even a measurement over 33 inches regardless of what you weigh places health at risk.

The main cause for this accumulation in the abdominal area is the metabolism (the body's engine) slows down and body composition (muscle/fat ratio) changes. This is mainly because physical activity decreases and the muscular system of the body does not get enough vigorous 'work' or movement to stop it being lost as the years pass by.

Our muscle tissue is where fat is burned for energy so when the muscles are allowed to become weak and flabby the amount of fuel (calories) the body needs for energy decreases and instead get sent to storage depots like the abdominal area. Any unused energy will be stored as fat somewhere even if is not externally visible. Some women may even experience an increasing waistline without gaining any extra body weight. Muscle tissue loss hides the fat increase so it can be stealthily sneaking up on you.

The only way to counter this dangerous fat build up is to work your muscles 2-3 times each week with proper strength training exercise supported with better nutrition.

If the muscle tissue is maintained, the body will simply use fat for fuel rather than store it where it becomes a health risk.

It is a simple concept....healthy eating and a program of strength training exercise will keep your body slim, strong and disease resistant. Just more evidence that the right type of exercise will keep you younger and healthier.

by: Gen Wright

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