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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just took a free class. The thing is I am nearly sixty and fat. I could only do about half of the exercises correctly but I enjoyed it and felt sore the next day. Is it a good way for someone fat and out of shape to get in shape?[/quote]

I'm in a similar position (over 50, obese BMI, easily worn out and not at all strong) -- maybe one of us should make a spin off post about this question? Asking for recommendations for getting in shape in our condition? Where to start?[/quote]

I’m 52 and very obese after several years of chronic insomnia and a vitamin deficiency both of which drove insane weight gain. I’ve been on HRT a couple of years now and insomnia is resolved as is the deficiency allowing my body the capacity to rebuild muscle which it lacked while deficient.

I started by cleaning my diet of nearly all UPFs and nearly all added sugars, and boosting my consumption of all the good fresh whole food categories that are conducive to health.

I just recently began doing barre in my kitchen, by myself, no audience but my nonjudgmental dog. I would like to do it in studio eventually but at this point I’m not willing to do it in front of others. I love the barre work because I took ballet briefly as a preadolescent so there is comfort and familiarity.

Yes, this exercise will help you lose weight. Depending on the routine you do it may or may not have much cardio aspect but it is more like strength training. It builds core strength and other muscles like nobody’s business. I remember that after ballet classes for a few months in jr high school I beat my brother at a push up challenge and he couldn’t believe it - but your arms get very strong from holding the positions over and over for endless repetitions.

You might not see the scale number go down very quickly at first, because you’ll be building muscle which is heavier than fat. But muscle is smaller than fat, so you’ll see changes to how your clothes fit within a few days of starting a barre routine.

Lots of great routines on YouTube - happy barre! [/quote]

And yes you will have to change diet to lose weight - 90% of losing weight is what and how much you put in your mouth. BUT, the greater the muscle mass the higher your metabolism, so yes just doing barre regularly and building back your muscle mass will help you lose some weight because your body will burn more calories with more muscle. If you have a lot to lose and you’ve been consuming a lot of calories, you much cut back but the easiest way to do this I’ve found is to focus on changing WHAT you eat, not on counting calories. If you eat more of the right things, you can eat a lot and never really feel hungry - but you have to purge the poison that makes your brain always feel hungry - UPFs and sugar being the primary culprits.

Huge recommend on reading books by and watching videos of Dr. Robert Lustig, who is a brilliant endocrinologist working with obese kids and who clearly explains the neuroscience and endocrinology that drives overeating and overweight/obesity. The fundamental truth that science now knows and diet culture has yet to catch up to - all calories are not equal and weight loss is NOT simple calories in, calories out. The type of calories you eat can make your body healthy and fit, or can make your body incapable of becoming healthy and fit. Food is medicine, but most food products are poison.[/quote]

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