Now, let me preface this by saying I don’t advocate not exercising, but yes, you can absolutely lose weight without it. In fact, some people, not all people and not most people, but some people do find it easier to lose weight without exercising.
How hard do we need to train?
Does your metabolism slow down with age?
Does our metabolic rate really slow down as we hit 30, 40 or even 50 years old? Let's ask science – let's check out a 2021 study on 'Daily energy expenditure through the human life course' containing 6,421 subjects. When reviewing the data, it's pretty evident that from age 20 to 60, our metabolic rate and total energy expenditure stays super steady.
Muscle building and fat loss principles
When investing time and effort into building your dream physique, you need to have confidence in what you're doing. You need to know that what you're doing will elicit the body composition changes you are looking for, not think, but know! You want to have unflinching confidence in the process – without this – you won't put in the effort and time required to produce the outcome you seek.