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Sumiko At 61: I set out to lose belly fat but gained 1kg of muscle
No exercise can get rid of my menopause belly, say doctors. They suggest building up my muscles instead.
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Active Health coach Mavis Lo (left) showed ST chief columnist Sumiko Tan simple exercises using her body weight and resistance bands.
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It is not at all a nice feeling to realise your waist is getting bigger.
But menopause does things to your body, and after the last of my symptoms finally subsided about three years ago, I was left with a wad of belly fat.
