This is the ultimate question isn't it? Diet and exercise is not something you start on Monday morning and finish by noon! It is a question of changing your lifestyle. Here are my 3 things you must do to lose body fat fast.
NUMBER 1: There are millions of diet's on the market but the only way to truly succeed is to approach your nutrition with the attitude of changing your lifestyle. You must introduce new eating habits in order to make a significant dent in your body fat levels. It's not hard, it's relatively simple...
*NO Processed Meals or Microwave Meals
*NO Caffeine, NO Sugar, Chocolate or Additives
*NO Wheat or Gluten
*NO Dairy
*NO Alcohol
*5-7 meals a day
*Protein with every meal
*Vegetables with every meal (preferably raw)
*Supplement with omega 3 fish oil and a multi-vitamin
*2 litres of water min a day and Green Tea
With out a shadow of a doubt this is the most successful fat loss formula. The only thing that works better than this is to combine it with the RIGHT form of exercise.
What's the best form of exercise for fat loss? Weight training and interval training.
NUMBER 2: Strength training builds muscle and for every 1lb of muscle you have you will burn an extra 50 calories a day. It also boosts metabolism up to 10% after a training program
No matter how much you want to believe it, doing thousands of crunches is not going to take off any inches from your waist or fat from your abs.
And a recent study from the prestigious Journal of Applied Physiology showed strength training also doubled post-exercise fat burning.
Any "expert" who says strength training doesn't burn fat is living in the 1970's. Strength training must be a part of your fat-blasting workout routine.
NUMBER 3: Intervals stimulate a metabolic disturbance within your cells causing your body to burn more fat after your workout for hours.
Back in November 2006, a research study shocked the general public proving short interval workouts were more effective for fat burning than long, slow, cardio workouts.
Now I don't mean to boast, But I already knew that...but there's more big news from "down under"...
According to Australian fat loss expert, Professor Steve Boucher, "high intensity intermittent exercise (i.e. intervals) will result in more fat loss in the stomach.
Basically, intervals burn stomach fat FIRST, over all other sources of fat on the body. Nothing else, not crunches, nor cardio, has ever been shown to result in stomach fat spot reduction.
This is big news. If you want to lose belly fat, you have to be doing intervals. If you're doing the same long, slow, boring cardio workout over and over again, then don't bother to expect any results.
You have to change your program.
You have to workout with more intensity.
You have to do shorter, less frequent workouts - using intervals.
The information I am sharing with you is not rocket science and certainly is not new information, it is proven to work and thats why I offer a money back guarantee with my downloadable fitness program and personal training.
Are you following this? Those who have followed my Drop A Dress Size Challenge or Beach Body Workout will tell you how well it works!
If not make you sure you start to take action NOW! Eat something healthier for lunch today. Add intervals into your next workout. Join a gym. If you hear a little voice inside your head saying 'I can't
Then
In my opinion Can't just means Won't.
Weight loss as a category is the third most search topic on the internet (after porn and gambling).
It has been established that the average person actively trying to lose weight will switch products or
diets every five to six months.
What does this suggest to us? Simply that the average person embarking on a weight loss regimen is only partially successful, if at all.
It seems as if the only difference between a rat in a maze and people on diets and diet products is that eventually the rat will find the cheese.
As hopeless as all this sounds, being able to lose weight and keeping it off is a very achievable goal. Quite the opposite, if you know what to do weight loss can be relatively effortless.
The key to succeeding is knowing how to approach your weight loss problem.
The following are some necessary things that you must know if you are going to succeed.
1- You must absolutely make up your mind.
Almost every to do list pertaining to weight loss includes this tip. Practically no one emphasizes just how crucial this is.
Setting your goal firmly and deeply is the one thing that is essential if you are to succeed. Not having your goal firmly established is similar to being on a boat in the middle of the ocean without a rudder. Aimless and lost.
It is important to ask yourself, how is it possible to
get to your destination if you do not know where it is
that you are going?
2- Dieting does not work. This is one of the reasons why people are constantly trying out new programs.
What does work is changing your lifestyle. Getting fat does not happen in a vacuum.
It comes down to two simple points. What we eat and how much activity do we have.
Trying different types of diets over time is one type
of self destructive behaviour.
Educate yourself as to what types of food are good for you.
It is essential to include more whole grains, beans,
various vegetables and fruit in your diet.
Stop eating fast food. Avoid food that is processed and already prepared.
Do not diet. Change the way that you eat.
3- Plain and simple, most of us do not have enough physical activity.
Figure out what type of physical exercise that you enjoy and implement it into your daily routine. Preferably, your exercise program should be organic. In other words; walking, jogging, swimming or riding a bicycle.
Exercise accomplishes a couple important things. The first is that it obviously burns calories. Another serious benefit is that exercise focuses our
will, which in turn will improve our outlook, provides
us with more energy and enables us to follow through.
These are the three necessary keys that you need to approach your weight loss program. When you implement these steps your will become stronger and healthier. The extra benefit is those extra pounds will come off effortlessly.
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