Beyond The Scale: The Numbers That Really Show How Healthy You Are
For so many women (especially women over 40), health has been reduced to a single number, the one you see when you step on the scales. But here’s the truth: your weight is one of the least useful indicators of how healthy you actually are. Health is about strength, energy, vitality, and confidence in knowing you are taking care of your body not just trying to shrinking yourself. So let’s talk about the numbers that actually matter and tell a far better story about your overall health. 1. How Much Weight You Lift How strong you are says so much more about your health than how light you are. Tracking the weight you lift and seeing progress shows real improvements in muscle mass, bone density, and functional strength, things that keep you independent and capable for the rest of your life. When the dumbbell weight moves up, so does your muscle mass, bone density and health outcomes. Trust me, even 1 resistance training session per week will improve your health outcomes. 2. How...
