Are you embarrassed to be seen in shorts or a bathing suit? If yes is your answer, it is possible that you may be able to change your appearance for the better now and for the rest of your life.
Before I go into what you can do to rid your body of unwanted fat, there are three very important facts you need to know
- weight loss and fat loss are two different things
- dieting can result in weight loss. It does not result in fat loss
- the only way you can lose fat from your body is through exercise
Therefore, if you want to lose the excess fat on your body, the only option you have is to bring fat burning exercise into your life.
Is There Such A Thing As The Best Fat Burning Exercise Routine?
There is no such thing as a best exercise routine for fat loss. However, there is an exercise routine that would suit you best, given your likes and dislikes and your life circumstances.
Broadly speaking, there are two types of exercise. They are aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise.
Examples of aerobic fat burning exercise are bicycle riding, brisk walking, swimming and jogging. An example of anaerobic exercise is strength or resistance training. There are other examples of anaerobic exercise, but to discuss them in this article would cause me to deviate from the main message of this article.
A good strength training regimen is most effective in achieving fat loss. However strength training does not appeal to everybody. If you do aerobic exercise correctly, you will achieve the fat loss that you want. You dont have to do strength training.
What Happens To Your Body During Aerobic Exercise?
When you first start an exercise session, your body does not burn fat for energy; it goes through some stages before fat burning occurs. At the start of an exercise routine, your body does not use fat for energy; it uses carbohydrates. This lasts for approximately 10 minutes. It is then that your body turns to fat for its source of energy.
When you are at the right level of exertion for you, you will burn fat. For you, the right level is when you exert yourself enough so that your body needs more oxygen. How can you tell if it is the right level for you?
- you are breathing faster than you usually do,but not so much that you are gasping for air
- there should be some perspiration on your neck and back
- If you are “out of breath” and find it difficult to speak, while exercising, you are pushing yourself too hard for your current level of fitness
If you experience dizziness or lightheadedness, it is not a good sign. It means that you are overexerting yourself and you should stop.
Your body will not begin to burn fat for energy, if you do not exert yourself sufficiently. It will continue to burn carbohydrates for energy. If this is what happens, you will lose mostly water weight, which leads to a decrease in your metabolism. What you want is the reverse. You will burn more fat with a higher metabolism.
Also please understand that just because you reached the fat burning stage, does not mean you will stay there. Fat burning will continue for as long as you keep up the pace that is right for you.
What Will Be Your Exercise Regimen For Fat Loss?
There is so much to know before deciding on a fat burning exercise regimen. It is important to get this right, because getting it wrong will lead to upset and frustration in connection with your weight loss. It could even lead you to abandoning your weight loss efforts.
Will you do aerobic exercise or weight training? Or will you do both?
What type of aerobic exercise burns the most fat?
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