Transform Your Body After 60 With These Weight Loss Tips

Weight loss fads and diet trends come and go, but the daily habits that help you lose weight are timeless. You can try any number of diets, including keto, high-carb, low-carb, high-fat, low-fat, vegan, or even carnivore. Still, if you’re not doing other healthy lifestyle habits along with a nutritious diet, you’re unlikely to reach the weight loss goals you’ve been working so hard to achieve. That’s why we chatted with Blanca Garcia, RDN, a registered dietitian nutritionist with Health Canal, who shares her best weight loss tips to transform your body after 60.

While the key to weight loss is eating primarily whole foods (while in a caloric deficit) combined with regular aerobic exercise and resistance training, many older adults believe they’re stuck with the bodies they have at 60 and beyond. However, you can take comfort in knowing that regardless of age, you can improve your fitness and transform your body. Also, keeping your weight in a normal range is essential to healthy aging, according to the National Institute on Aging. Being overweight—especially older adults—can increase the risk of developing several chronic and potentially deadly health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and stroke.

Fortunately, lowering your risk of these health conditions while transforming your body is entirely within your control. So whether you’re in your 20s, 80s, or anywhere in between, read on to find out Garcia’s…