If you are setting out to loose weight and burn fat, then you should follow a regime that combines both a sensible exercise program, and balanced diet. It should be a permanent change of lifestyle and not a short term change to loose weight. Not affecting long term change or embarking on a nutritionally suspect fad diet may see you loose weight initially, but can ultimately lead to weight gain. This is because as soon as your diet stops, and you return to your normal eating pattern and lack of exercise, your body will tend to enter famine mode and start to store more fat to prepare for the next diet phase. These short term unhealthy changes to diet and exercise levels lead to a yo-yo up and down weight loss weight gain cycle, that not only leaves you heavier, but can also seriously damages your health. Read the rest of this entry »
During a week of fun in NYC and Rhode Island visiting friends and attending my alma mater, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Iyanla Vanzant and Dr. Joseph Mercola. What energizing and motivating speakers they are! I returned home very inspired and rejuvenated. At the same time, I noticed that my body had attracted an extra 5 pounds of belly fat! Read the rest of this entry »
Many people are found to deal with the problem of belly fat. The same may be with you also and hence perhaps applied different devices to get rid of it. They may be anything ranging from diverse forms of dieting to abdomen exercises. All you did in the hope of throwing away this curse as quickly as possible. Alas! You have not succeeded. It seems from your frustrated attitude that you are in miserable condition. But you will be glad to know that belly fat can be reduced. However for this you shall have to work hard. Read the rest of this entry »
To get rid of belly fat you have to set aside ten day stretches to work this program. If you have began good health parameters in your diet and lifestyle prior to this program, you will be at an advantage. If you have not -start today. These strategies on how to burn belly fat will work for you. There is no time to waste so let’s get started and get rid of belly fat. Read the rest of this entry »
Maybe the best way to lose body fat is aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise uses fat predominantly for fuel and it’s safe and has some great heath benefits. Your goal should be to lose no more than 1 to 1 ½ pounds per week, anymore than that you risk losing muscle and causing potentially dangerous health problems. When cutting back on calories make sure you’re not cutting back on nutrition. When you reduce your calories make sure you’re getting adequate protein, you want to lose weight, but not muscle. Read the rest of this entry »
When people ask themselves how do I get rid of fat? Most of the times they’re probably have tried some fad diets (a few times) and have failed. So then they look for the next best thing, maybe an abs machine or a liquid diet or something that just won’t produce long term results. Fat loss is really down to a simple equation and here it is.
Calories in versus calories out!
But is it really that simple? Well probably not, otherwise why are all these people who starve themselves to lose weight still fat? Here is the solution. When people don’t incorporate a healthy balanced diet that has enough calories in it to maintain their normally bodily functions they’re probably losing more muscle than fat. Not to mention their minds because of the fact that you’re eating less. Read the rest of this entry »
Many times woman asks a co-worker how they could lose a few inches around the tummy. “I don’t need to lose weight; I just want the fat around my stomach to be gone,” she would say. This is a very popular conversation to say the least so I took to time to give some pointers to a few friends who asked what they can do to attain this goal. As a former fitness trainer, this is the bare bones simplest thing you can do to lose the tummy fat. Read the rest of this entry »
Once people catch on to the idea that their body fat percentage is one of the most important indicators of fitness (far more so than their weight), they want to know what their ideal percentage of body fat is. If my ‘ideal,’ you mean a healthy percentage, the answers are right here in this article. Read the rest of this entry »
Some experts use a number called the BMI (Body Mass Index) to determine whether a person is at a healthy weight to prevent excess fat and reduce the risk of disease. The question is, should you be more concerned with BMI or with your body fat percentage if you are looking for the best health? By looking at how these two numbers are determined, we can figure out which one you should be most concerned with. Read the rest of this entry »
You too can get rid of your belly fat or any other type of fat that you have on your body; just because you have struggled to lose weight in the past; does not mean that you can not lose weight. People everywhere are losing weight and of course there are people who seem to struggle with this issue everyday. Hopefully this article will keep you motivated to stick to your goals and will help you realize that you were not meant to be fat. Read the rest of this entry »
