Female wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified before the final event at the Paris Olympics. Vinesh Phogat was excluded from the Olympics due to her increased weight. She participated in the 50 kg freestyle event in the Olympics, for which she had to reduce her weight to 50 kg. Vinesh Phogat worked hard to lose weight. Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia said that Vinesh Phogat was on a strict diet for 6 months to lose weight. She took special care of her food and drink.
However, Vinesh Phogat's weight was less than 50 kg in the qualifying and semi-finals. But her weight increased in just one day. Some people are considering the reason for this to be a celebration after the semi-finals and eating their favorite food and drink, while some are linking it to stress.
According to experts, it is not easy for women to lose weight. Women find it more difficult to lose weight than men. Let's know why there is so much difference between women and men in losing weight. How do men lose weight easily compared to women?
Women have to work harder to lose weight than men, there can be many reasons for this. Such as hormonal changes, body parts where fat accumulates, metabolism, differences in muscles of both, energy differences, etc.
Role of muscles
Muscles play an important role in weight loss. Women have fewer muscles in the upper part of the body than men. When they exercise, it becomes easier for them to build more muscles, which slows down the speed of losing excess weight. Women are smaller and less muscular than men. They burn fewer calories during workouts. That is, women usually need more time and more effort to exercise to burn the same amount of calories as men.
Metabolism difference
Women have a slower metabolism, due to which women can burn fewer calories than men after doing normal physical activity. Therefore, it is quite challenging for them to lose weight.
Hormonal changes
Due to periods, there are many hormonal changes in the body of women. Due to hormonal changes, the body swells and this affects the rate of fat loss. Most girls gain weight during puberty. Since women gain weight easily as compared to men, it takes more effort for them to lose weight.
Fat storage capacity
The capacity to store fat in the body of both men and women is different. When weight increases, fat gets deposited in the area around the stomach of men, whereas fat gets stored near the hips and thighs area of women. The reason for this is considered to be hormonal patterns. The fat deposited in the hips and thighs is more stubborn, which is why women need to work harder to lose weight.
What the experts say
According to Harpreet Bhatia, a fitness expert and gym trainer working at a fitness center in South Delhi, losing weight faster in men depends on the body structure of men and women. Physically, men are built to lose fat more quickly. They have more lean muscle and naturally have a higher metabolism rate. Lean muscle mass consumes more calories, so the more calories you have in your body, the faster your body will lose weight.
Due to a higher metabolism, men often need to consume more calories each day to meet their resting metabolic rate - that is, the calories their body needs to perform basic functions like sleeping and breathing.
Men have more lean body mass, which makes them metabolically more active. The more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism will be, and if you have a fast metabolism, you will be able to burn calories faster, leading to faster weight loss.
(PC: Paris 2024)
