Why stress can make you fat - and what to do about it

Can't lose weight? Or maybe you have lost some but can't shake off the bit of a tummy that crept up on you over the years? Do those scenarios sound familiar? If so it could be stress that's causing the problem, and some of your training might even be working against you

Beat the stress

Most people are familiar with the fight or flight response that was crucial in keeping our ancestors alive when they hunted big, dangerous animals and tried to evade even bigger and more dangerous ones.

Fight or flight is still crucial today if you are in a life-threatening situation, and it's a big help in competitive sport, but such moments of acute stress are thankfully quite rare.

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Chris Sidwells
Freelance Journalist & Author

Chris has written thousands of articles for magazines, newspapers and websites throughout the world. He’s written 25 books about all aspects of cycling in multiple editions and translations into at least 25

different languages. He’s currently building his own publishing business with Cycling Legends Books, Cycling Legends Events, cyclinglegends.co.uk, and the Cycling Legends Podcast