How to maintain muscle mass

Posted in Exercise on February 9th, 2009 by admin.

Maintain muscle massMuscle mass is one important issue to be taken into consideration with the process of aging. Its decrease may result into various chronic diseases such as diabetes, metabolic syndromes, heart diseases, and weakening of limbs. Thus, it is important to have proportionate volume of muscle mass into your body.

It is very important to have completely nutritious diet. Often people who gain weight rapidly tends to opt for strict dietary regime and starve themselves to death literally. This is however, not right way of maintaining your muscle mass and still remain healthy. At the age of forty human bodies tends to show decline in terms of growth and it’s hazardous to be overweight.

So, it is compulsory for people who are past their forties to keep their muscle mass in appropriate proportion. Here are some of the tips that can be followed and inculcated in your daily routine so as to keep muscle mass maintained. Our objective should be to reduce excessive body weight without losing too much of muscle mass.

1. Keep check on your dietary intake. This doesn’t mean that you have to stop eating or put restrictions over your food I take. Instead this implies that you should take healthy and nutritious food in your daily diet.

2. Stop taking junk food since it leads to accumulation of fat molecules in the fat cells which leads to obesity and unwanted gain in muscle mass.

3. Add Fresh fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A, C, D, Iron, Fiber, Amino acids, and proteins in your daily meal.

4. Water is a natural detox means. It cleanses your internal body system and flushes off all fat molecules and toxic elements from your body.

5. Add soy products, whole grain cereals, and tubers in your diet as these not only stops fat from storage but eventually cuts down stored up fat in the body.

6. Do not stop consuming carbohydrate completely since this is required for the production of energy in body cells. Just make sure that you take low carb diet and natural sugar.

7. Opt for lighter exercises- cardiovascular, morning walks, and aerobics. These keep you active and reduce stress from body.

These few simple steps will help you in maintaining muscle mass without gaining too much weight. So, make sure that you are not going to give into the hoax weight loss and muscle mass gain products. Since, the best way to treat your body is natural as there are no harmful Sid effects on your health.

Decreasing your body muscle mass

Posted in Diet, Exercise, How to decrease muscle mass on February 3rd, 2009 by admin.

Reduce your muscle mass

In order to decrease muscle mass you will have to take care of 2 important things. The first one being your workout regime and the second would be your diet. You must have a full proof plan and should follow it strictly without any gaps or delays in between.

Tips for reducing muscle mass through proper exercises & correct diet.

The best way to reduce muscle mass is to do more of cardiovascular exercises like jogging for 45 mins to one hour every day that warms up the body followed by skipping the rope for at least 20 to 30 mins. Yoga is also considered good as it helps in flexibility which is usually lost when you have a high toned muscled body. Other than this Playing the basketball & tennis help in leaning the muscle weight as it involves a lot of movement of the body & the muscles. While reducing the muscle weight one must not overdo any resistance based exercises like weight lifting as they can cause muscle tear and can be really bad for any individual.

To see some drastic affects in your body, cut down on your calorie intake in case you are not burning your muscle. Start drinking more water. Your Protein intake should comprise of meats, eggs, beans & cereals. But at any point in time should not increase to more than 120 grams every day. You diet must have an average balance of carbohydrates but avoid excess of sugar. Carbohydrates are usually recommended to be taken after a regular exercise, so that it helps in breaking the fat but they should not be taken before exercising. Try to take fats that are healthy for your body. However, remember this should not go beyond 110 grams every day.

To get started in the right direction, it is always advised that you must consult a dietitians & a professional trainer. Share your plan with them & then follow it in full swing.

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