muscle mass regardless of its fat content.
Who’s at risk?
A healthy butt muscle has a very distinct
shape and will be bulky at the top as
Age, eating disorders, very low cal-
well as rounded toward the sides and
orie diets, excessive aerobic exercise,
thickest towards the bottom. An upside
lack of weight bearing activity, disease
down gluteus is where the gluteus maxi-
and prolonged vegetarian diets may all
mus loses bulk and becomes flat while
push the body to lose muscle and de-
the gluteus medius develops too much
velop the thin flabby look that is a hall-
bulk at its uppermost portion. This leads
mark of the skinny-fat physique. Like tra-
to a butt muscle that is flat and saggy at
ditional obesity, this condition has many
the bottom.
risk factors associated with it.
Here are 5 steps to go from skin-
3. Middle fat storage: When the
ny-fat, to lean and tone in only a few
arms and legs stay thin and the middle
months.
accumulates fat, this is a sure sign that
the body has elevated stress hormones
1. Workout with weights 3 to 5 days
like cortisol, adrenaline and noradrena-
per week.
line. These hormones act to break down
muscle tissue and store fat in the middle.
2. Eat adequate protein from quality
However, testosterone and growth hor-
sources.
mone not only block fat storage around
the middle but help maintain muscle
3. Avoid excessive frequent aerobic
mass and keep the body firm and toned.
exercise lasting over 60 minutes.
Many people who suffer from being skin-
ny-fat have fat accumulation at the belly, 4. Eat a calorically-adequate diet bal-
love handles and saddlebags while re- anced in protein, carbohydrates and fat.
maining thin and soft in the arms and legs.
5. Avoid empty calories, like sugar,
4. Weak muscles: Muscle strength
fast-food, and regular/diet soda.
is usually lacking in the skinny-fat syn-
drome. Research has shown that type II Jade Teta, ND and Keoni Teta, ND are
muscle fibers are responsible for keep-
naturopathic physicians who were medi-
ing the muscles strong and powerful.
cally trained at Bastyr University. For more
These fibers are easily reduced during
information, visit www.NHCNC.com.
aging as well as long distance aerobic
activities that are not substituted with re-
sistance training and adequate protein.
Weak muscles may be a consequence of
low muscle mass and almost always are
present with sarcopenia.
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5. Low Bone density: The “pulling
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