Muscles vs Fat

This is why it is better to have muscles

 

 

Just gaining 2 lbs of muscles is going to burn fat at a faster rate than not gaining it. An 2 extra pounds of muscles would be equivalent to walking an extra half a mile a day just by gaining the muscles. That is the power of being lean. Being leaner will keep your metabolism moving faster and therefore cause you to burn much more calories, even when you’re at rest. Aerobics exercise by itself is not the best option when trying to lose weight. You will lose weight, but you can multiply that factor by 3 times just by adding resistance training in your workout. The real kicker is the resistance training. You don’t have to become big and muscular when you gain a few pounds of muscles. We all have muscles and we could use a little more at times. You might just need to gain a few more pounds of lean muscle weight in order to speed up your fat burning process.

 

Once you are over the age of 35 years old, aerobics by itself will only erode your muscle mass and bone density. This is not a good thing for weight loss because it makes you fatter. Not to mention, after the age of 35 you will lose about 2 pounds of lean muscles a year and it will be replaced by about 1.6 pounds of fat. So as you age and have no resistant training your get softer. Not a good thing.

 

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Now don’t get me wrong, aerobics is good but just make sure that you include some weight training with it to get the best benefits. If not you will lose more bone density and muscle mass and replace it with fat even if you are losing weight. Again, not a good thing.This will make your weight loss battle an uphill one when it does not have to be that way. Always always be sure to include some sort of weight training in your workout routine. A good mix would be to do 30 mins of aerobics and 30 mins of weight training. You can use light weights and still make a tremendous difference with regards to your body shape, size and weight loss progress.

 

Follow this strategy and see faster results in shorter time. Being more muscular will make your work a lot easier when it comes to trimming down. The muscles in your body will do the legwork for you when it comes to burning calories, even while you are doing absolutely nothing. Plus, the extra strength you will gain from the muscles will make you more energetic, focused, and active. When it comes to weight loss just like anything else you have to work smarter and not necessarily harder. Check out my new diet for weight loss.


Fat Loss

How To Burn Fat

 

What is so easy to get or gain but is so hard to get rid of? Fat! As much as this is the truth, it can be so annoying. Many people have tried and still try to get rid of the excess fat they have gained but to some, getting rid of it has proven to be a nightmare. It’s like your body clings on to the fat so that it spites you. Right? Efforts to lose weight has been made hard by the emergence of people who want to sell you pills to help you get rid of the excess fat, some advice you on certain diets that never seem to work while some suggest exercises that never work either. Eventually when some of the suggestions end up not working they, leaves you even more discouraged.

 

The best way to burn fat is the natural way. The following are examples of ways that can help you burn fat;

Burn fat with your diet

You can achieve this by;

Reducing your calories slowly

It is advisable to cut your calories slowly. A lot of people tend to cut calorie intake completely not knowing this causes more harm than good to their body.

Vary your Calorie intake

Try and vary your calorie intake so that your body is not used to the same amount of calories all the time. This helps keep your metabolism up and your body guessing.

 

Cut the bad carbs

Fat is fuel for your body in the form of stored food. There are good carbs and bad carbs for the body. Example of good carbs is oatmeal and vegetables which burn carbs slowly while the bad carb is simple sugars. You should also try not to eat them three hours before bedtime.

 

Eat small meals often

It is advisable to eat small meals unlike taking 3 huge meals. One thing you should remember is that the small meals you take should be equal to the same amount of food you could eat in a day.

 

Avoid alcohol intake

Alcohol is known to turn the food you consume into fat instead of getting rid of it. Avoiding it can help you deal with the level of fat in your body.

 

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Always consume breakfast

Burning fat is all about keeping your metabolism high. What better time can you do that than after having eight hours of sleep? In the morning your metabolism is low because the body was in sleep mode. Breakfast will help in keeping it on high-alert.

Take fat-burning foods

Foods like oatmeals, lowfat or nonfat diary

Peanuts, olive oil, fatty fish and avocados

Burning fat with exercise

Break your workouts up

Metabolism spikes after every two workout. It is therefore important that you break your workout into chunks.

Use weights while exercising

Doing cardio is good for losing excess weight and fats but adding weights to your exercise is even better to help in burning fats.

Burning fats by lifestyle hacks

Avoid stressful situations

Stress leads to excess consumption of food. Again, when you are stressed, you tend to burn fat slowly.

Get enough sleep

When you are asleep, your body tends to process carbs easily.

Drink a lot of water

Not only is water good for your organs, hair and skin, it also helps you lose weight.

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