Increased through sport

If you have gained weight from exercising, don't worry. This is almost normal after a long period of abstinence from sport or only a minimum amount of exercise.

Why do you gain weight through exercise?

• Your muscles have been stressed more and differently than before by the sport and have started to react to the training.
• As you build muscle mass, you gain weight because muscles are heavier than adipose tissue.
• Even if you have burned fat, there may be an increase in weight before the success of the sport becomes visible on the scales with weight loss.
• Muscle tissue now stores energy and also binds water in order to be able to release energy reserves more quickly during sport.


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You can do that after you've gained weight

• Keep your exercise routine and don't let the weight gain put you off.
• Also take measurements of the hips, waist and thighs for the first few weeks. So you can document the training success in another way.
• Do more endurance sports like jog, Ride a bike or swim, because here the increase in muscle mass is not extreme and you also stimulate fat burning.
• Do not reward yourself with an extra portion of sweets after intensive training sessions, otherwise the effect of the increased consumption of calories during exercise is for the cat.
• You can easily tell from your pants whether your body size has changed. The training tightens the tissue and usually the trousers sit much looser after a short time, although the scales may say otherwise.
• With a corresponding change in diet, the desired weight reduction will soon set in.

Do not let the scales dissuade you from your plan. Exercise is definitely healthy, and even if you gained weight in the beginning, you will be consistent training pay off.