Harianjogja.com, JAKARTA – Losing weight is a very time consuming process which is influenced by several factors such as gender, age and lifestyle habits. Not all diets and exercises are suitable for everyone.
What your friends find effective and useful in losing weight may not work for you. But there is one more thing that determines your weight loss process: your height. It may surprise many people, but it is true. For shorter people, losing weight is much more difficult than for taller people.
If you and your friends are the same weight, follow the same diet and follow the same exercise routine, if you are shorter it will take more time for you to lose weight. The reason is that a smaller body requires less energy and thus burns fewer calories.
People with short stature naturally have less fat mass. Lean mass includes tissues, muscles, organs, bones, connective tissue. The number of calories you burn with different physical activities depends on the amount of lean mass in your body. Lean muscle mass affects your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which determines how many calories your body burns at rest.
More lean muscle means higher BMR and faster weight loss. In addition, short people also have less muscle than taller people.
Quoted from the Times of India, Friday (23/10/2020), these two factors make it difficult for people who are short to lose weight faster than those who are taller.
It can be difficult for a person of short stature to lose weight, but following a few simple rules you can make this diet trip easier.
1. Eat less
Short people burn fewer calories, so they need to consume fewer calories. You and your taller friends can’t have the same number of calories. Eat only what you need. Don’t overdo it and don’t indulge in unhealthy foods.
2.Lift the load
For shorter people, strength training can be very helpful in losing weight. Lifting weights actually helps increase muscle mass, which in turn can burn more calories.
3. Add more protein to food
Protein intake is important for people trying to lose weight. Protein is the building block for cells and is essential for the recovery of sore muscles. Apart from that, you also need to pay attention to your micronutrient intake.
Source: JIBI / Bisnis Indonesia
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