Stop Overdoing Cardio - The Better Way to Burn Fat in Menopause
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If you’re in perimenopause or menopause and wondering how much cardio you really need to lose belly fat and support your hormones—girl, you’re not alone.
This episode of Menopause Makeover (aka The Honeycast) is for every midlife mama who has tried to out-cardio her belly fat, only to feel more tired, achy, and frustrated. I’ve been there too—with the Jane Fonda workouts, the step aerobics, and hours logged on the elliptical. Spoiler alert: It didn’t work.
Let’s talk about what does.
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Why More Cardio Isn’t the Answer in Menopause
For years we believed more cardio meant more calories burned—and that meant more fat loss, right? Not so fast.
Here’s the truth no one told us: More cardio can actually stall fat loss and increase fat storage when you're in midlife.
That’s because...
- It increases cortisol (your stress hormone), which signals your body to store fat—especially belly fat.
- It can break down lean muscle, which we need mor...
Get a Boost with Short Interval Training
Let’s talk about SIT training.Â
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Have you heard of this?
No, it’s not sitting in a chair.
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SIT is Sprint Interval Training.
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The studies about SIT say that it is very important for women in perimenopause & menopause to perform.
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Why do you need to include Sprint Interval Training?
 #1 - It turns up your body’s ability to burn fat
#2 - Helps with insulin sensitivity and Insulin resistance
#3 - Gets you using more oxygen, burning more calories and burning more fat
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The key to SIT is the high-intensity SHORT interval plus recovery.
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Your sprint could be on a bike, on a treadmill, in the water, or up a hill. You sprint really hard, get breathless for 8-30 seconds, and then recover for as long as you need to.
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A big benefit of SIT will be the improvement of your body composition. It increases lean muscle mass and reduces fat mass in a relatively short period of time.Â
SIT helps burn belly fat and stops your body from storing fat. SIT training strengthens & increase...
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