How To Burn Body Fat
Dylan Graves
Losing weight is a big worry for many people. Each year, yet
another diet book, exercise plan or fat burning potion is added
to the pile in the closet. None of these get-thin-quick gimmicks
seem to work, and in some cases, the fat returns in greater
numbers than it left. The big question is: how to lose body
fat, and how to keep from finding it again.
All of these fat-busting plans are ignoring the basic truth of
weight loss: you have to work hard, and carry on working hard,
to loose inches and keep in shape. A quick loss plan does not
cover you for the period after you complete the program. If
you have a six-week inch-loss plan, what happens on the seventh
week? What happens a month after you finish? It won’t take too
long for that fat to come back. A weight loss supplement that
is supposed to burn body fat will probably waste your money,
and will not help you.
The most important factor in burning body fat is diet. No
matter how many hours you put in at the gym, if you are still
consuming more calories than you burn you will carry on gaining
weight. Take a close look at your diet. An ideal weight-loss
program includes regular meals, and a fat-limitation diet
that is 55% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 15 percent fat.
Cutting fat out of your diet completely, or skipping meals,
could convince your body that you are starving, and this means
it will try and store whatever fats come its way – exactly the
opposite of what you wanted. A balanced diet combined with
exercise is the only way to burn fat and keep it off. If you
find that you are having problems losing those last few pounds,
then dropping carbs and increasing protein will probably provide
you with the answer.
Exercise is another important factor in weight loss. Burning
body fat means getting the body to use stored fat as an energy
source. The intensity of exercise, the length of time the
exercise is performed for, and diet are the major factors in
influencing the body to use fats instead of glucose for fuel.
You should focus on increasing your physical activity rather
than drastically reducing the amount of food you eat. Losing
more one kilo a week implies that you are losing muscle rather
than fat.
The most suitable kind of fat burning exercise is aerobic. A
low to moderate exercise of this kind will burn fat, whereas
the higher intensity exercise will just burn glucose. Any
exercise will burn more stored carbohydrates at the beginning,
and it usually takes between 20-30 minutes for any fat to be
burned at all. Of course, the greater the intensity of
exercise, the more calories are burned, but for many people, a
lower intensity of exertion is the most practical. Over
exercising is a danger which everyone should be aware of, and
if you are worried about risk of injury, consult your doctor
before beginning.
Regular aerobic training should be complimented with some
weight training. Many people are intimidated by this,
especially as it is possible to gain weight when you begin.
However, resistance training is essential if you wish to build
muscle (muscle cells burn calories more quickly than fat cells
– 50-100 calories per kilogram of muscle a day as opposed to
5-7 per kilogram of fat. Strength training is the best way to
increase muscle mass, and in addition to an aerobic exorcise
will help burn body fat.
About The Author: Dylan Graves works out everyday and has a
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