Managing Menopause From FitFarms Weight Loss Resort

Menopause And Weight Loss

Weight gain becomes a lot more common with age, especially for women tackling menopause and weight loss. Bringing on factors such as decreased energy levels, slower metabolism, a range of potential health issues and hormonal changes. All these factors can lead to weight gain, health risks and prevent a successful weight loss. Once women hit menopause, hormonal changes can start to push us back and slow us down. Some effects of menopause include sleep disturbance, hot flushes, mood changes and weight gain.

Menopause is a challenging change for anyone and having strategies to help ease the symptoms of menopause will support this difficult transition, as well as keeping a regulated weight and your health on track.

Here are some health, fitness and wellness tips to take control of your menopause:

Diet and Exercise

Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet and consistent exercise regime is a key factor of handling menopause. Regular exercise releases hormones to boost mood and reduce stress. Multiple studies show exercise can also help ease symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep disruption and mood swings, alongside supporting bone strength and preventing further health issues. At FitFarms we tackle the reality of menopause in our lifestyle workshops, with consideration of everyone's individuals experience of the transition. Keeping up with an exercise schedule can become a lot more difficult, more for some than others, and taking it step by step to slowly create a routine that suits you is the best way to approach it.

Keeping up with a balanced, organic diet can also help balance hormones from nutrients and manage weight. So, maintaining regular exercise and a good diet when you can will help prevent further health problems down the line and alleviate a variety of symptoms you may be experiencing.

Self-Care

Prioritizing a healthy sleep routine, wellness practices and listening to what you need are vital for the shift through to menopause. Supporting yourself and putting your needs first is going to soothe your symptoms rather than make them increasingly worse and unmanageable. Practicing wellness exercises such as meditation and breathing techniques can help decrease symptoms and support your mind and body.

Maintaining a regular sleep routine as much as you can is also going to slowly alleviate symptoms over time, giving your body what it needs when you can will make the transition less challenging.

If you feel your mood or stress is becoming unbearable along with any other symptoms, seeking further support from a doctor or medical profession may be needed.