New research has found that for middle aged women to maintain their weight and not gain, they need to exercise an hour a day. I take care of many middle aged women who cannot understand why they continue to gain weight despite healthy eating and exercising two to three times a week. When I mention the need to exercise daily they groan. However, there is no easy fix for the problem. As we age our metabolism slows down. We cannot eat the same amount of calories we ate when we were younger. Life, children, jobs all make it harder to find time to exercise. That is why it is so important to incorporate exercise into our daily life. For some, cycling to work may be an option. For others, walking to work or walking from a distant parking spot may be a possibility. Women who work in a building with an elevator may want to use the stairs exclusively. The key is to look around and find a way to exercise daily. It is essential so become imaginative and just do it.