BY Coach KD
Being a trainer has taught me a lot of principles especially when it comes to weight loss and knowing people’s bodies.
In my experience I have transformed a lot of people’s lives through fitness.
These principles will help people to know their bodies when it comes to weight loss and burning fat according to my understanding, experience and research.
Women burn fat more slowly than men.
From burning more calories a day to having more lean muscle mass and a higher basal metabolic rate, the bodies of men work differently than those of women, experts say.
We would all like to believe the human body works exactly in the same way for everyone. However, there are indeed some exceptions to the rules. For example, research shows women burn fat slower by a rate of 50 calories a day.
As part of our Know Your Body series, experts enlist the possible reasons why women tend to burn fat more slowly compared to men.
Typically, men burn 500 to 1,000 more calories a day than women, which means they can lose about one to two pounds of more weight than women a week, even if they eat the same amount of calories,”
“Men have more lean muscle mass and a higher basal metabolic rate (BMR), as compared to women. Lean muscles have insulin receptors and consume more calories, and hence it is easier for men to burn more calories (and thus lose more fat), as compared to women, even while at rest
Generally, men also possess more muscle mass compared to women, and muscles consume more calories than fat.
This results in men having a faster metabolic rate, which studies indicate can be anywhere from 3 to 10 per cent higher than women,”
A slower metabolism implies that the body uses fewer calories to support normal bodily functions such as respiration, cognition, and blood circulation, any surplus calories are then stored as fat.
It also points out that the problem gets compounded in post-menopausal women.
“Estrogen levels drop after menopause, and reduced estrogen may lower metabolic rate, the rate at which the body converts stored energy (fat) into working energy. In addition, post-menopausal women lose lean muscle mass too, leading to a further reduction in BMR. Women are naturally designed to hold more body fat than men,” he says.
However, while these differences may appear to give men an advantage, they should not be interpreted as men having an easier path. According to the fitness experts, an active woman will have 21 per cent to 24 per cent of body fat, whereas a man will have 14 per cent to 17 per cent.
Women tend to store fat in the lower half of the body (buttocks, hips, lower abdomen, and thighs), whereas men tend to store fat in the abdomen, especially because they have more visceral fat (which makes men more prone than women to get cardiovascular diseases),”Coach Marcelo points out.
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Circadian rhythms also play a crucial role in weight loss, according to fitness gurus. “Gym workouts often exemplify these gender differences further. Women typically focus on cardio, while men tend to prioritise weight training,” he said.
Brain scans of women showed activity in the regions that control the drive to eat even though they claimed not to be hungry when asked to smell, taste, and observe treats like pizza, cinnamon buns, and chocolate cake (which was not the case for men).
“The brains of men and women are wired differently when it comes to food. The rest of the time, your lifestyle—from the moment you get up to the moment you fall asleep—matters greatly,” says Coach Marcelo
“Regardless of individual circumstances, the journey to achieving optimal health can be complex and bewildering. Despite the longstanding belief that weight loss is simply about consuming fewer calories than you burn, the reality is not that straightforward,”
