Getting fatter with all that exercise? Here's what you're doing wrong

When you start doing strength training, you will build muscles and the scales will go up as muscles are more dense than fat. — 123rf.com

When most people embark on an exercise programme, it’s either to lose weight or to get healthy and fit. Or they have to or want to fit into a dress or pants of a certain smaller size. But what if you start gaining weight instead with all that exercise? Is that reason to worry?

The changes in your weight does not mean that you’re going to balloon all out of proportion or that something is wrong. A lot of factors can influence your weight, and working out is one of them. Some of us lose or gain weight faster than others – it all depends on our body type, metabolic rate and genetic makeup.