Welcome back to Get Fit Guy. If you're new here, I'm Coach Kevin Don, and the goal of the show is to discuss matters related to fitness and health, as well as provide some answers to your burning questions. If you aren't new here, the previous is still true.

It tends to be that this time of year, we start to see the usual suspects of clickbait

fitness headlines, namely, those centred around how to look and more importantly feel

better on the beach or by the pool. Now, as far as I'm concerned, a beach body isn't something you acquire.

It's simply the state of taking your body to the beach.

Media sells you the narrative that you need to change your body because it helps sell things to you

like fat diets and expensive gym memberships because that's how capitalism works.

So while I care much more about you being fit as in being healthy, I do want to give you my take on

how my male listeners can address something that is often important to them, The fact that as they age, they develop a

larger chest, often called man boobs in popular vernacular. So what causes this physical change as we age?

Well, first of all, it's important to recognize that there could be a couple of things going on.

Could just be storing fat there.

Or you could have a condition called gynecomastia.

Gino for short.

We often see newborn babies with gynos having been exposed to estrogen in the womb.

And as we age, we see it again due to hormonal changes affecting our

estrogenic and androgenic ratio. Causes can be as simple as declining testosterone levels as we age,

thyroid issues, or things like the side effects of alcohol consumption and pharmaceuticals.

You can easily tell the difference between fat deposits in the chest area and gyno by manually examining your chest. In gyno, you'll have a palpable mass in the breast area,

usually around the nipple, could be on both sides or just one side of your chest.

Typically, we find that fat deposits are a lot more malleable, intend not to have a defined mass.

If you suspect that you have gynecomastia, it's definitely advisable to see a physician

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