If you have already reached your menopause, you must have covered up the mirror with a cloth, or perhaps thrown it away.
You probably saw how your body bloated up, and you could not tolerate the shock.
But there is no need to worry; there are plenty of women who face similar troubles to those that you have suffered, and no matter how bad things might appear to be, or how low you feel, you can still control what is going on.
Yes, it is true! You are still in control, and you can do plenty of different things to keep your body fit and healthy.
•The reason for this sudden change in your body mainly arises out of the hormonal imbalances that slow down the rate of your metabolism.
Fat starts to pile up around the stomach area, which in turn slightly increases the risk of contracting heart disease.
But this is a problem that you can solve.
It's just a question of starting to take regular exercise to get rid of the extra weight.
Take up walking or jogging, or perhaps start attending a gym regularly, perhaps taking up weights to reduce your tendency to fat.
Moreover, constant exercise will increase your metabolism, and balance the hormones in your body, thus keeping you happy as well.
•Remember it is important to increase the rate of metabolism in your body, since this will help you to start burning up more calories.
You just cannot abstain from food and starve yourself to lose weight.
Daily exercise helps in maintaining and even losing weight, and even though you are post-menopausal, you will still be able to retain your youthful nature and grace.
•Another adverse effect of the passing of menopause is you're your body starts to erode the bones, losing approximately 1% of bone mass within the first year, eventually increasing to 2%-3%.
This often leads to osteoporosis, which can sometimes remain undetected until bone fractures occur.
You can help to alleviate the worst effects of osteoporosis by exercising too.
Proper exercise helps to create a lot of calcium that strengthens bone structures, thus preventing bone fractures and breakages.
•Another recurrent consequence of menopause is hot flushes, whose symptoms are related to insomnia, unhealthy sleeping patterns and a low energy level.
These effects have a generally negative impact on your life in both personal and professional terms.
This is another area of controlling your menopause or postmenopausal state where exercise can be a great assistance.
Though estrogen replacement therapy can help in controlling negativity brought on by troubled sleep patterns, exercise has also been proven proven to help banishing the blues as well.
Exercising helps to make your body sweat so that it eventually cools down and thus it helps to ensure that your temperature is effectively regulated.
•You might suffer from poor blood circulation.
This can bring about major mood swings that might make you crankier than ever! To escape this problem, exercise is once again an excellent antidote.
Exercise helps you to regulate proper blood circulation, which will in turn lower your blood pressure.
This will also release certain 'happy hormones' called endorphins into your brain that should make you perk up in an instant! •Since the heart also goes through a degree of strain during the menopause, you need to pay proper attention to it too! Spent some time focusing on adequate cardio exercises such as running, walking, cycling or swimming to keep your heart muscles strong and safe.
The advantages of exercise at any time around the period of your life when menopause becomes a likelihood cannot be underestimated.
If you hit menopause, life does not stop moving.
Instead, you can make it even livelier by getting back into shape.