It becomes a little difficult to lose weight after 40. Years of overindulgence add to the weight. Sedentary lifestyle can be a silent killer with plus 40 people. Cardio-vascular pile up caused due to obesity causes a lot of energy deficit. Overall, this results in lack of will power to get over the weight build-up.

Yes, there is still a lot of hope for the oldies. Its well and truly understood that these people cannot go for something as strenuous as strength and weight exercise or interval training but simple cardio can always help the oldies to get rid of the extra weight pile up. Effective cardio can be something like brisk walking. Brisk walking with short strides can increase heart rate and thus help in shedding calorie. Obviously this results in fast weight loss.

Cardio like treadmill exercises and Hindu squats can help the people above 40 lose weight but again the issue of will power comes into the picture. Moreover, it is always advisable to get a treadmill test done in order to prevent any possible cardiac reverse coming through the machines.