Body Mass Index or BMI maintenance is required to control the amount of fat in your body according to your height and weight.
BMI control varies by season, since a person’s body needs change depending on the weather, the availability of certain foods and the physical activity associated with seasonal changes.
If you follow a diet and exercise routine that focuses on a target BMI level, you need to adjust your diet, exercise routine as well as other lifestyle factors according to season.
If you want to know more about controlling your BMI seasonally, the tips below might help you understand and achieve seasonal BMI control.
Understand seasonal weight gain and loss
The human body tends to gain more weight in cold seasons than in warm seasons. Weight gain in the cold, winter seasons is due to the body’s decreased effort to control internal heating when it is cold.
However, the human body burns more calories and fat in warmer seasons because the heart works double time to prevent the body from overheating, thus causing more effective weight loss.
This does not mean that you should stop exercising during warm seasons, since the body’s effort to control its internal temperature is not enough to cause significant weight loss.
Your body needs the exercise to gain and maintain lean muscles that are major contributors to weight loss.
Knowing human body changes regarding change in seasons should help you understand the way your body will lose and gain weight in accordance to the weather.
Your body needs increased physical exercise when it is cold because you need to help your body burn more calories and fat in the cold season.
Set seasonal exercise routines
Your exercise routines for the summer or the spring might not work as well as it does in the autumn and winter season, since the way your body loses and gains weight changes because of the weather.
The best way to maintain an effective weight loss or weight gain routine is by setting different exercise routines for every season.
The cold season requires more intensive exercise workouts than in the warm season, so tailor your exercise routines according to the weather and your body changes.
Adapt your diet accordingly with the season
Since your body gains more weight in the cold season, you need to control your portions and intake in the autumn or winter as opposed to the spring and summer.
Depending on your BMI goal, you might need to increase or decrease the amount of food you eat depending on the season.
Adapting your diet to the season might mean more fiber or protein in the warm season than in the cold season if you intend to maintain a certain BMI level.
Maintain activity regardless of weather
If you are an adult, the winter season might make you less active while if you are a teenager, the summer season means decreased activity.
Maintain your productivity and stay active regardless of the weather and the season to control and maintain your BMI.
With the tips above, you can understand and control BMI seasonally. Make sure you maintain your productivity, eat less or more in the cold season depending on your target BMI, and adjust your exercise routine according to the season.
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