| Menopause goes with aging. As you age, your | | | | menopause in order to strengthen your pelvic floor and |
| metabolism will decrease and you will not be able to | | | | can assist in stress incontinence. Stress incontinence is |
| burn the entire calorie intake you have in a day without | | | | characterized by the leaking of small amount of urine |
| doing anything. | | | | with exertion such as laughing, counting, sneezing, lifting |
| Weight gain during menopause is a natural process of | | | | heavy objects, or during physical activities. |
| aging. Do not take for granted the additional pounds | | | | Have a healthy balanced diet every day; eat healthy |
| you will gain each year, especially when you are in the | | | | foods in proper amount. This can be made possible by |
| "mid-life" stage of life because excessive weight gain | | | | planning your menus ahead of time. Make sure that |
| may lead to obesity. | | | | your menu comprises of nutritious foods such as fruits |
| The consequences of obesity are serious because it | | | | and vegetables. Limit your sugar, salt, and calorie intake |
| can make you at risk for stroke, hypertension, and | | | | per day. Do not eat bulky, but eat in small frequent |
| other cardiovascular problems. Obesity should not be | | | | feedings. |
| taken for granted especially for aging women. The | | | | A person under stress, tend to gain weight because of |
| body functions of aging women are gradually | | | | increase appetite and most of us tend to cope with |
| decreasing, making them vulnerable to serious health | | | | stress by eating large amount of food. Therefore, |
| problems that may result to death. So, manage your | | | | avoid stress and make your mind relax all the time. |
| weight to prevent overweight and obesity. | | | | Make a list of stress management techniques that can |
| Unfortunately, you cannot totally avoid weight gain | | | | be applicable to your lifestyle. Try simple stress |
| during menopause because this phenomenon is natural | | | | reduction techniques such as yoga, massage, aerobics, |
| and inevitable. However, you can manage and control | | | | reading books and magazines, watching movies, |
| weight gain. This can be made possible by adapting | | | | singing, and many more. |
| these three major healthy ways -proper and regular | | | | Managing weight gain during menopause is not that |
| exercises, eating balanced diet, and avoiding stress. | | | | difficult, you will just need to focus in having a healthy |
| Proper and Regular exercises can help you build more | | | | lifestyle -stop your unhealthy habits, increase you |
| muscle that can easily burn more calories than fat. | | | | activity, and avoid stressful situations. With these |
| Exercises increase your metabolic rate, thus, promoting | | | | simple strategies, you will surely attain an optimistic |
| weight loss. Pelvic floor exercises are great during | | | | view in the natural process of aging. |