To lose weight, nutritional adaptation and the development of physical and / or sports activities are the keys to success.
Losing weight is generally motivated by a desire:

Feel better ”in your body and in your head to improve your well-being.
Meet a weight category in the discipline practiced.
“Go” in his business.
– Lose belly and be friends with your scale !!
– Set your goals!
– What is your build?
– The goal will always be to lose weight at the expense of body fat, while preserving muscle mass. Don’t look for “miracle diets” and “yoyo diets”! – There are many diets ”(dissociated, protein…) but the essential principle remains simple: it is necessary to reduce the food caloric intakes compared to the level of energy expenditure.

It is therefore necessary, at the same time as food, to maintain or increase the level of energy expenditure by adapting the pace of training or by increasing the practice of physical activities on a daily basis.

Be careful, abusive diets bring deficiencies and pathologies.

Change your diet
Weight loss should be gradual, over several weeks, in order to avoid intolerances and certain complications. It is therefore advisable to consider a loss of about 500g per week (at 1 kg maximum), depending on your tolerance.

It is also recommended that you reach your category weight three days before the competition. Indispensable when approaching competition to avoid a drop in performance due to dietary restrictions.

Property endurance activities use body fat. This type of exercise corresponds to prolonged efforts, lasting at least an hour, at a low intensity. Practicing these activities with a heart rate monitor is recommended, to work in an area of ​​low heart rates.

Develop on a daily basis, on the move, through the reinforced practice of walking, cycling, rollerblading …

Calculate your calories burned during physical activity

Sport and weight loss
Beware of the risks of overtraining !!!

The “infernal triad of the sportswoman or the active woman” which associates hyper physical or sports activity, a diet too long and too strict leading to a real eating disorder with anorexia, period disorders (amenorrhea) then calcium metabolism disorder (osteoporosis) all occurring in a desire to keep body weight too low. A diet should always be controlled and monitored to prevent this from happening.