middle-age spread

Fortysomething's belt problem

Middle-age spread is the tendency to gain weight around the midsection as one enters middle age, typically the forties and fifties.

The term acknowledges this as a common, almost expected phenomenon: He's been fighting middle-age spread with morning jogs.

Also called middle-aged spread.

Related

weight gain · comfort eating · hormonal · spare tire · adulthood · hyperobesity · metabolism · aging process · beer belly · insulin resistance · maturity · menopause · aging · alcohol consumption · dietary habits · visceral fat · physical activity · portion control

Opposites
body composition/fitness

middle-age spreadathletic build

Muscular, fit body type

flat stomach · fitness · muscularity · leanness · thinness

body composition

middle-age spreadflat stomach

Taut abdominal region

slim waist · athletic build · thin frame · hourglass figure

life stage fitness

middle-age spreadprime of life

Period of peak vigor

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G