Kids playing are enjoying themselves tremendously. And the more they are moving their bodies the more fun they have. As we grow older the fun seems to be associated less and less with exercise. Some of my clients over 40 have trouble getting themselves into the gym or doing any kind of exercise, making it hard to lose weight permanently over 40.

But this doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, most people doing regular exercise experience being in a better mood. People tend to feel more vitality, feel more capable and productive and are emotionally more stable.

Recent research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine investigated the effects of exercise on the quality of life of menopausal women. All women were overweight or obese and had a sedentary lifestyle. The women were put on 3 different exercise programs with varying intensity level. As always in these studies, a control group had no exercise at all.

The results are interesting: Even if the women did not lose any weight (that means, they counterbalanced the exercise by eating more), their quality of life increased. More exercise lead to better well-being, higher intensity of the exercise program leads to higher quality of life.

And: Even the exercise program with the lowest intensity had a positive effect on the sense of well-being. Of course, to lose weight permanently over 40 you have to integrate physical activities in your lifestyle. But you shouldn’t do it for some logical, left-brain reason alone. Exercise will make you feel better and increase the quality of your life- especially if you are over 40.

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