Best Way To Lose Fat Weight – Work With Your Body
17 Jan
We sometimes hear stories that exercise only burns small amounts of fuel (calories) such as jogging for 20 minutes only burns 180 calories. This is equivalent to two slices of bread which does not sound much for all that effort. But thinking of exercise in this way is really missing the point.
It is not so much what happens during an exercise session, what happens after it is what really matters. When you work your muscles properly it changes the hormonal state of your body so you burn more calories both during and after exercising. A strong fit body burns calories more efficiently and burns more of them.
This is where the true value of exercise comes into play. If you wish to lose weight it is an uphill battle just by reducing food intake alone. The problem with this method is that it will reduce your metabolism if you take in fewer calories than your body needs to maintain itself.
If you continue to diet you will need less and less food as your metabolism will get slower and slower. This is not good as your body has less volume of food to select its nutrients from so it suffers and has to make do with what it can.
Your body does not want to give up its fat stores and will do everything it can to prevent this. You will be fighting a losing battle as since time began man has been programmed to survive the harshest conditions which include long periods of not enough food. As each of us have different calorie needs it is impossible to tell where that 'set point' is in regards to eating enough to not trigger that slow down of the metabolism.
A good idea is to start with plenty of food - around 1800 for women and at least 2200 for men. Then slowly drop it 100 or so calories every few days till you start losing fat weight. You will have to count calories for a few weeks to do this but the effort will be worth it as you will know what works for you and once you have established that you can stop counting and keep following the same plan.
Strength training exercise done just 2-3 times each week will make any diet or food plan so much more effective. A strong fit body responds more quickly to fat loss and will lose less precious muscle tissue compared to the physical stress of dieting alone.
But you have to think differently taking this track as you need good nutrition to fuel your workouts otherwise you will not have the strength or energy to do justice to them. But when you think about it you will be so much healthier eating more high quality food that will also boost your metabolic rate which in turn helps you lose more fat.
So, rather than doing things that slow you metabolism (your fat burning machinery) you are working with your body with the emphasis on building health which will produce far better results in the long run. Try it and see for yourself.
It is not so much what happens during an exercise session, what happens after it is what really matters. When you work your muscles properly it changes the hormonal state of your body so you burn more calories both during and after exercising. A strong fit body burns calories more efficiently and burns more of them.
This is where the true value of exercise comes into play. If you wish to lose weight it is an uphill battle just by reducing food intake alone. The problem with this method is that it will reduce your metabolism if you take in fewer calories than your body needs to maintain itself.
If you continue to diet you will need less and less food as your metabolism will get slower and slower. This is not good as your body has less volume of food to select its nutrients from so it suffers and has to make do with what it can.
Your body does not want to give up its fat stores and will do everything it can to prevent this. You will be fighting a losing battle as since time began man has been programmed to survive the harshest conditions which include long periods of not enough food. As each of us have different calorie needs it is impossible to tell where that 'set point' is in regards to eating enough to not trigger that slow down of the metabolism.
A good idea is to start with plenty of food - around 1800 for women and at least 2200 for men. Then slowly drop it 100 or so calories every few days till you start losing fat weight. You will have to count calories for a few weeks to do this but the effort will be worth it as you will know what works for you and once you have established that you can stop counting and keep following the same plan.
Strength training exercise done just 2-3 times each week will make any diet or food plan so much more effective. A strong fit body responds more quickly to fat loss and will lose less precious muscle tissue compared to the physical stress of dieting alone.
But you have to think differently taking this track as you need good nutrition to fuel your workouts otherwise you will not have the strength or energy to do justice to them. But when you think about it you will be so much healthier eating more high quality food that will also boost your metabolic rate which in turn helps you lose more fat.
So, rather than doing things that slow you metabolism (your fat burning machinery) you are working with your body with the emphasis on building health which will produce far better results in the long run. Try it and see for yourself.
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