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Body Composition
Fat to Lean Muscle
The number on the scale is not always the true measurement of your health. Excess fat to lean muscle can greatly increase your risks for high blood pressure, stroke, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and impaired glucose. I can help you lose fat, maintain muscle mass and improve bone density. It is never too late to change if you want to improve your health and maintain a high quality life. It is not how old you are, it is how young you feel, act, and behave.
Here's the Good News
Unhealthy body composition can be stopped or reversed. since I did not start exercising until I was 59, I am living proof that body composition can be reversed. A healthy low fat, high fiber, low glycemic diet along with exercise will lead to converting fat into muscle. Since muscle weight is heavier than fat, you will start seeing your body change before seeing the numbers on the scale drop. You will look more fit.
4 Reasons Why Lean Body Mass Benefits Your Health As You Age
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Lean Body Mass combats obesity
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Lean Body Mass can protect against diabetes and insulin resistance
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Lean Body Mass helps recovery from illness and disease
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Lean Body Mass keeps your bones strong and healthy
Aging Facts
As we age we atomically lose lean muscle. Muscle mass decreases approximately 3-8% per decade after the age of 30. This ratio increases even higher after the age of 60.
Excessive fat to lean muscle can greatly increase your risks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high triglycerides.
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