A tight waist and crisp muscle conditioning are a common goal shared by millions around the world. As more people become aware of the secrets of dieting and achieve peak muscle conditioning, we are witnessing a huge shift toward calorie-restrictive diets.

While overly rigid meal plans might help you shed excess kilos quickly, sticking to them long-term can slow down your metabolism, leaving you feeling stuck and unmotivated.

For the uninitiated, metabolism is the process through which your body converts food into energy to power your daily activities, including training. This engine slows naturally when you turn 40, resulting in hormonal shifts and muscle mass decline. (1)

As a personal trainer with almost two decades in the trenches, I have firsthand witnessed many people wreck their

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