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Burning Calories a Must for Weight Loss
Written by success on Monday, March 23, 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Amount Of Time, Average Person, Exercise Plan, Human Vanity, Initial Cause, Physical Activity, Sport, Weight Loss
harvey asked:
Whatever the reason for the person starting any attempt to lose weight, one of the main problems that will be encountered is sustaining the desire to lose weight. Whether the initial cause was medical necessity, human vanity, or whatever, people trying to lose weight will eventually find their weight loss motivation just a touch lacking. More often than not, the reason that people suddenly lose the motivation is because of time. The diet plan isn’t something they can deal with in the long-term, or that the exercise plan takes up too much of their time. The reasons can vary from person to person, but eventually, it comes down to time. One of the most common ones involves the whole “it isn’t fast enough” problem. That is, people lose heart and weight loss motivation when whatever it is they’re doing doesn’t drop the pounds within the amount of time they wanted it to.
What most people don’t realize is that they might not be realizing their own mistakes. Take, for example, people who exercise to lose weight. These people engage in several hours a week in some form of physical activity, whether it be gym training or some sort of sport. For as long as there is a regular psychical activity they wish to engage in, and the weight loss motivation to push them to do that, then they’re going to be doing it. However, the problem lies in the fact that some people find that all the exercise they do isn’t really doing all that much good. In some cases, the exercise doesn’t actually help at all. There is a chance that the fault lies in the exercise plan itself, but more often than not, people are simply eating more calories or foods than they’re losing in their workouts. In almost all cases of this happening, the person doesn’t even realize this is the case.
The core of this problem stems from people being unaware of just how many calories they’re really burning when they exercise. The average person can burn about 1,000 calories for every mile he walks, but a typical candy bar can contain 3,000 calories and the average pizza about 6,000. While more and more people interested in fitness realize how many calories are in food, many of them fail to properly know just how many calories they happen to be burning after any given activity. As such, while they believe they’re working off any excess calories from what they’ve eaten, the reality is that they’re just barely putting a dent into the numbers. The fact that some people simply don’t have the time to work out long enough to drop the calories is another factor.
Of course, this doesn’t really give anyone a whole lot of confidence when one considers that there appears to be some people who seem to just drop pounds like nobody’s business. There could be any number of factors behind this, such as genetics, gender (some studies suggest men can burn calories faster than women can), and available time. Some people with the time to exercise heavily do so, but conveniently don’t tell just how long they spent in the gym to trim down their figures. Some even deny being in the gym, citing little more than just everyday activities as their “secret” to losing weight.
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Whatever the reason for the person starting any attempt to lose weight, one of the main problems that will be encountered is sustaining the desire to lose weight. Whether the initial cause was medical necessity, human vanity, or whatever, people trying to lose weight will eventually find their weight loss motivation just a touch lacking. More often than not, the reason that people suddenly lose the motivation is because of time. The diet plan isn’t something they can deal with in the long-term, or that the exercise plan takes up too much of their time. The reasons can vary from person to person, but eventually, it comes down to time. One of the most common ones involves the whole “it isn’t fast enough” problem. That is, people lose heart and weight loss motivation when whatever it is they’re doing doesn’t drop the pounds within the amount of time they wanted it to.
What most people don’t realize is that they might not be realizing their own mistakes. Take, for example, people who exercise to lose weight. These people engage in several hours a week in some form of physical activity, whether it be gym training or some sort of sport. For as long as there is a regular psychical activity they wish to engage in, and the weight loss motivation to push them to do that, then they’re going to be doing it. However, the problem lies in the fact that some people find that all the exercise they do isn’t really doing all that much good. In some cases, the exercise doesn’t actually help at all. There is a chance that the fault lies in the exercise plan itself, but more often than not, people are simply eating more calories or foods than they’re losing in their workouts. In almost all cases of this happening, the person doesn’t even realize this is the case.
The core of this problem stems from people being unaware of just how many calories they’re really burning when they exercise. The average person can burn about 1,000 calories for every mile he walks, but a typical candy bar can contain 3,000 calories and the average pizza about 6,000. While more and more people interested in fitness realize how many calories are in food, many of them fail to properly know just how many calories they happen to be burning after any given activity. As such, while they believe they’re working off any excess calories from what they’ve eaten, the reality is that they’re just barely putting a dent into the numbers. The fact that some people simply don’t have the time to work out long enough to drop the calories is another factor.
Of course, this doesn’t really give anyone a whole lot of confidence when one considers that there appears to be some people who seem to just drop pounds like nobody’s business. There could be any number of factors behind this, such as genetics, gender (some studies suggest men can burn calories faster than women can), and available time. Some people with the time to exercise heavily do so, but conveniently don’t tell just how long they spent in the gym to trim down their figures. Some even deny being in the gym, citing little more than just everyday activities as their “secret” to losing weight.
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How To Burn More Calories and Lose Weight 24 Hr A Day. Get Rid Of Extra Calories
Written by success on Monday, March 23, 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Brown Rice, Calorie Burners, Cardio Exercise, Cells, Days Of The Year, Firm Commitment, Insulin, Lifestyle
Chris Chew asked:
To burn more calories 24 hrs a day is simple. Yes, I said simple but I did not say it is easy. That is because you must have a firm commitment and mental discipline to do it. However, it will get easier and easier when you adapt to your new lifestyle. By then, you will be able to burn off extra calories fast forever. You will no longer be fat and unhealthy.
So how do you burn more calories 24 hr a day? Here are some simple steps to burn more calories:-
•Build muscles. Muscles are active cells and they are great calorie burners. The more muscles you pack on, the more body calories you will burn because the calories you have eaten will be burned for energy by your muscles. It is estimated that with each pound of muscle you put on, you will burn an extra 35-50 calories everyday even when you are sleeping. You can see how much calories you will burn in a year just by multiplying these figures 365 days of the year. All these calories are burnt just because you have gained a pound of muscle. What if you have more muscles?
•Do your cardio exercises in the morning before breakfast. Make sure that your cardio exercises raise your heart rate sufficiently to burn more fat. The exercises must be intensive and will leave you puffing, panting and sweating. This is to make sure that you will continue to burn calories hours after you stopped your cardio exercises.
Do your cardio exercise 5-6 days a week. On top of that, because your carbohydrate store is low in the morning, your body will burn more calories from your body fat to fuel your cardio exercises so that you will lose weight and body fat consistently.
•Eat 5-6 times a day with about 3 hrs intervals between meals. Make the meals small consisting protein and complex carbohydrate. Complex carbs are carbs that are more difficult to digest so that they do not spike insulin quickly to be converted into body fat. So instead of eating white rice, eat brown rice. Instead of having white bread, substitute it with brown bread instead. Have plenty of fresh leafy fibrous vegetables.
The frequency of meals will tell your body that there is plenty of food and so your body need not store body fat for emergencies. On top of that, your digestive system will be constantly working to digest the food and so that means burning of calories.
•Do weight training 3 times a week with rest days in between. Do your weight workout in the evenings so that you will continue to burn calories in the night. Workout with compound exercises such as bench presses, squats, lunges, dead lifts etc to activate more muscle fibers and so that these large muscles will carry on burning calories for many more hours into the night. That means you will be losing weight even when you are sleeping.
•Take slow release protein supplement before bed such as casein protein. This is to feed your body throughout the night and help your muscles to recover from the day’s activities and at the same because casein protein is slow to digest, your body will continue burning calories even when you are asleep.
So with a combination of all these activities, you will be burning body fat calories almost 24 hrs a day. Simple? Great. Let’s start to lose weight by burning more calories round the clock now.
Lose Fat
To burn more calories 24 hrs a day is simple. Yes, I said simple but I did not say it is easy. That is because you must have a firm commitment and mental discipline to do it. However, it will get easier and easier when you adapt to your new lifestyle. By then, you will be able to burn off extra calories fast forever. You will no longer be fat and unhealthy.
So how do you burn more calories 24 hr a day? Here are some simple steps to burn more calories:-
•Build muscles. Muscles are active cells and they are great calorie burners. The more muscles you pack on, the more body calories you will burn because the calories you have eaten will be burned for energy by your muscles. It is estimated that with each pound of muscle you put on, you will burn an extra 35-50 calories everyday even when you are sleeping. You can see how much calories you will burn in a year just by multiplying these figures 365 days of the year. All these calories are burnt just because you have gained a pound of muscle. What if you have more muscles?
•Do your cardio exercises in the morning before breakfast. Make sure that your cardio exercises raise your heart rate sufficiently to burn more fat. The exercises must be intensive and will leave you puffing, panting and sweating. This is to make sure that you will continue to burn calories hours after you stopped your cardio exercises.
Do your cardio exercise 5-6 days a week. On top of that, because your carbohydrate store is low in the morning, your body will burn more calories from your body fat to fuel your cardio exercises so that you will lose weight and body fat consistently.
•Eat 5-6 times a day with about 3 hrs intervals between meals. Make the meals small consisting protein and complex carbohydrate. Complex carbs are carbs that are more difficult to digest so that they do not spike insulin quickly to be converted into body fat. So instead of eating white rice, eat brown rice. Instead of having white bread, substitute it with brown bread instead. Have plenty of fresh leafy fibrous vegetables.
The frequency of meals will tell your body that there is plenty of food and so your body need not store body fat for emergencies. On top of that, your digestive system will be constantly working to digest the food and so that means burning of calories.
•Do weight training 3 times a week with rest days in between. Do your weight workout in the evenings so that you will continue to burn calories in the night. Workout with compound exercises such as bench presses, squats, lunges, dead lifts etc to activate more muscle fibers and so that these large muscles will carry on burning calories for many more hours into the night. That means you will be losing weight even when you are sleeping.
•Take slow release protein supplement before bed such as casein protein. This is to feed your body throughout the night and help your muscles to recover from the day’s activities and at the same because casein protein is slow to digest, your body will continue burning calories even when you are asleep.
So with a combination of all these activities, you will be burning body fat calories almost 24 hrs a day. Simple? Great. Let’s start to lose weight by burning more calories round the clock now.
Lose Fat
Boost Your Metabolism and Burn More Calories
Written by success on Saturday, March 21, 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Aerobic Exercise, Food Supply, Genetic Reasons, Lean Meat, Lean Muscle, losing weight, Metabolism Increase, Skipping Meals
hazel asked:
Are you having problem losing weight? You eat less, losing your energy, feeling fatique and bad mood all the time, and the weight just doesn’t come off. On the other hand, you see some people, eating all the time and they could stay skinny. This is unfair!. You must’ve thought like that.
Yes, this could be unfair, because each individual has different rate of metabolism.
So, why does metabolism important? Our bodies burn calories from food and change it into energy through metabolism. In other words, a person with high metabolic rate, will burn more calories and weight loss would be easier and quicker. Slow metabolism could happen for genetic reasons, and you could also blame your lifestyle for that. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t increase your metabolic rate. When your metabolism increased, you could even lose weight while sleeping.
Here are a few effective ways to boost your metabolism :
Don’t skip meals and eat more often
Instead of skipping meals and starving yourself, try to eat 5-6 small meals everyday. When you go too long between meals, your body get panic. Thinking that there’s no food supply, it will then slow down the metabolism and store the food instead of using it for energy. But, remember to watch your portion and don’t indulge yourself with high fat, high sugar snacks. Add protein in each of your meal to maximise your calorie burning process. Opt for low fat proteins such as fish, lean meat or skinless chicken.
Build muscle
To increase your metabolism, increase the amount of muscle in your body. The best way is through weight lifting. Weight lifting keeps metabolism going for hours even after work outs and lean muscle will burn you more calories even while you’re resting. Go to the gym and do some aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week, or you could also consider doing interval training. The more intense your exercise, the more your metabolism pumped during and after work outs.
Be more active in your daily activities and keep moving. Use the stairs, stand up instead of sitting, walk or even tap your feet
Consider eating spicy food. Add extra pepper or chilli in your meals could raise your metabolism by up to 50 % for up to 3 hours.
Drink plenty of water. Research also shows that caffein beverages such as coffee, tea or even soda could temporarily stimulate your metabolism. Green tea is a healthier choice, as it is also high in antioxidant.
Being very cold or being very hot is also thought to boost your metabolism by up to 20%. You can try steam room or sauna once a week.
Sleep at least 7-8 hours every night. Lack of sleep will slow down your metabolism. Some people often thought that lack of sleep will make them loose weight, instead, it will boost your appetite, slow down your metabolism, which will then encourage weight gain.
Lose Fat
Are you having problem losing weight? You eat less, losing your energy, feeling fatique and bad mood all the time, and the weight just doesn’t come off. On the other hand, you see some people, eating all the time and they could stay skinny. This is unfair!. You must’ve thought like that.
Yes, this could be unfair, because each individual has different rate of metabolism.
So, why does metabolism important? Our bodies burn calories from food and change it into energy through metabolism. In other words, a person with high metabolic rate, will burn more calories and weight loss would be easier and quicker. Slow metabolism could happen for genetic reasons, and you could also blame your lifestyle for that. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t increase your metabolic rate. When your metabolism increased, you could even lose weight while sleeping.
Here are a few effective ways to boost your metabolism :
Don’t skip meals and eat more often
Instead of skipping meals and starving yourself, try to eat 5-6 small meals everyday. When you go too long between meals, your body get panic. Thinking that there’s no food supply, it will then slow down the metabolism and store the food instead of using it for energy. But, remember to watch your portion and don’t indulge yourself with high fat, high sugar snacks. Add protein in each of your meal to maximise your calorie burning process. Opt for low fat proteins such as fish, lean meat or skinless chicken.
Build muscle
To increase your metabolism, increase the amount of muscle in your body. The best way is through weight lifting. Weight lifting keeps metabolism going for hours even after work outs and lean muscle will burn you more calories even while you’re resting. Go to the gym and do some aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week, or you could also consider doing interval training. The more intense your exercise, the more your metabolism pumped during and after work outs.
Be more active in your daily activities and keep moving. Use the stairs, stand up instead of sitting, walk or even tap your feet
Consider eating spicy food. Add extra pepper or chilli in your meals could raise your metabolism by up to 50 % for up to 3 hours.
Drink plenty of water. Research also shows that caffein beverages such as coffee, tea or even soda could temporarily stimulate your metabolism. Green tea is a healthier choice, as it is also high in antioxidant.
Being very cold or being very hot is also thought to boost your metabolism by up to 20%. You can try steam room or sauna once a week.
Sleep at least 7-8 hours every night. Lack of sleep will slow down your metabolism. Some people often thought that lack of sleep will make them loose weight, instead, it will boost your appetite, slow down your metabolism, which will then encourage weight gain.
Lose Fat