When it comes to improved health and wellness concerns, “a smaller number on the scale” is probably at the forefront of many minds. This simply is not always the case. More likely than not, an increase or no change at all in body weight can occur while seeing increases in fitness and strength levels and feeling an increase in energy and wellness simply because of that knowledge.
As you begin a physical activity program – whether it is weight training or cardio or a combination of the two – your body begins to adapt. Losing fat and building muscles can be happening simultaneously. Muscles have a higher density compared to that of fat; they occupy less space but can result in an increase in weight due to their weight.
If you’ve begun going to the gym and weightlifting, or enrolled in structured programs such as personal training in Shepparton, your body could very well be developing lean muscle at a faster rate than you are shedding fat. If this describes you, you could very well be one of them.
This means that your clothes may fit better, your body looks more toned, your strength has increased, but your weight has the potential of either rising or remaining constant. This is an indicator of better body composition.
One advantage of working out is that it helps increase the ability to store glycogen. That’s because glycogen is a carbohydrate that the human body depends upon, as one of the energy sources. Therefore, the better you make your training or exercise program, the more glycogen there will be in your muscles. In fact, your body will store 3 grams of water along with every gram of glycogen.
More glycogen means to improved performance, longer sessions, and rapid recovery. However, it may contribute to increased overall mass, although your fitness acuity is progressing.
Activities such as “group fitness classes Shepperton” often incorporate interval training and circuit training to exhaust and replenish glycogen levels per session, making such effects more pronounced.
Another way in which a person may see an increase in weight but an improvement in health is through enhanced bone mineral density. By engaging in weight-bearing activities, bones become stronger due to bone remodeling. This may pertain to senior citizens and individuals who are worried about osteoporosis but applies to all individuals.
Increase in bone density is generally slow, sometimes subtle, but when associated with strength gains, may help register a moderate gain in body weight without any adverse effect on health.
Maintaining your fitness regime, diet, and recovery helps to keep body inflammation down. This is because body inflammation is always coupled with water retention, which makes the body bloat and again results in weight gain. However, with regular training of fitness at Kahma, your body can handle the inflammation.
Your organs also work more efficiently, your circulation increases, and your cellular repair systems also work better. All these result in improving your health and looks but do not always bring about weight reduction.
For instance, a person may have better digestion and lower bloating, although the numbers on the weighing scale remain the same since the increasing strength from the muscles and bones cancels out the effects of the weight reduction.
Leaning only on the weight of scales can be deceptive. Progress in health and fitness is found in numerous areas that scales are unable to determine, for instance:
If your training routine consists of weight training, cardiovascular exercise, as well as lifestyle modifications, your body is adapting in various positive ways that do not always affect the numbers on the scale.
If your scale is not showing you the complete picture, then what should you be tracking?
Measurements: Waist, hips, chest, arms, and thigh measurements, which will show fat loss even without weight loss.
Body composition analysis: skin fold measures with skin fold calipers, bio-impedience testing, and/or DEX
Photos over Time: Pictures every week or month are an excellent milestone visual.
Performance Indicators: Exercise accomplished, strength records, endurance enhanced.
It is upon this that relying on these metrics, in addition to regular training, provides a vastly improved indication of health.
Feeling discouraged because your weight isn’t going down, even though you are working hard at training and taking care of your diet, can be quite common. However, increased strength, improved endurance, increased muscle mass, proper functioning of your bones, and reduced inflammation are all excellent measures of good health.
Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of your weight, you could focus on the positive aspects of your body changes, realizing that your weight is actually a positive sign that your body is changing in many positive ways. The reality is, your weight isn’t the whole story.
That’s all that the scale measures, but it’s not the reality of how your body is changing. Solutions such as personal training and group fitness, provided by Kahma Shepparton gym, can help you understand your true level of progression in terms of weight, rather than just your numbers on the scale.
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