 
The Skinny on Fat, Part 6
Part 5 dealt with the
metabolism. We will now see the importance of exercise in fat
burning.
Burning fat...
Our bodies were made to move. Unfortunately,
in today's "sit down" world created by "conveniences" such as
remote controls, people are moving less...and paying the price
in lifestyle. Obesity, heart disease, diabetes, as well as
depression, stress, and mental disorders are rampant today. The
answer is not in the lastest pill the pharmacautical companies
introduce, but in changing the twisted lifestyle habits that
have developed in our diets to cellular
nutrition and in our body motion - by
excercising.
Excercise is nature's way to keep
toned and trim, strong and flexible. You do NOT have to become
an "exercise freak" or purchase elaborate machinery. It should
become "natural" to move. In so doing, you'd be amazed how
quickly the body responds in burning body fat.
What kind of exercise?
The body needs to move to remain flexible and strong.
But, when it comes to burning fat, there are two major types of
exercise needed:
- Resistance exercise builds muscle. The amount
of muscle we have actually regulates our metabolic rate. Muscle
requires more fuel to maintain and muscle burns more calories
even at rest than fat. A Tufts University study found
that
people who strength-trained for three months on a regular basis
added three pounds of muscle...and they had to eat 15% more
calories just to maintain their body weight. Lifting weights
just twice a week for 25 minutes while on a low-fat diet can
reduce 9 pounds of fat and add 3 pounds of muscle.
It is important to remember that protein is required to build
muscle. Within 45 minutes of lifting weights or doing other
resistance-type exercise (exertubes, rubberbands, dynabands,
hand weights, etc.), you should give the body from 15 to 30
grams of quality protein (the body cannot utilize more than 30
grams at a time, so any more than that is a waste). For the
person who is looking to lose weight, our
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Women have less bone and half as much muscle as men. They also
tend to lose both faster, especially those who yo-yo diet, so it
is very important for women to protect what they do
have. Ladies, you will not get too muscular looking
from lifting weights. You simply do not have enough
testosterone to become bulky.
Speaking of testosterone, as men become older, two products can
increase their levels of testosterone. One is
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bound up in the muscle.
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- Aerobic exercise actively burns body fat.
But, don't think it burns a lot. Just sitting the average
person burns 50 to 60 calories, while a person walking or
running a mile uses 100 calories. The more you exercise,
however, the fitter you become and the more calories you can
burn. Your goal should be to build up to one hour of
brisk
walking (three to four miles) every day.
The benefits of aerobic exercise are many. For one, aerobic
exercise causes you to breathe deeper, getting more oxygen to
your system. Your body needs oxygen for maintenance, metabolism
and repair. All too many people breathe too shallow and suffer
the consequences. Deep breathing promotes the proper oxidaton
of
glucose to carbon dioxide, water and high energy
phosphate products in the form of ATP.
Another benefit is that it lowers the "fat hormone" leptin. The
fatter a person gets, the more leptin they have. With exercise,
the amount of leptin in the blood decreases and usually the
person loses weight in the process.
Aerobic exercise also gives your cardiovascular system the
workout it needs to function properly, thus reducing the risk of
cariovascular disease.
Aerobic exercise releaves tension and stress and improves sleep.
Proper sleep is essential for
good health and for weight maintenance. During sleep, a number
of repairs and chemical changes occur that are vital. Severe
insomnia sets the sufferer up for weight gain as well as impairs
mental function and lowers the immune system.
All activity helps...
Any and all activity goes a long way in keeping fit and
using up calories. For 10 minutes of weeding a garden, a
125-pound woman will use up to 49 calories and 32 calories
making
beds. The key is to move the body. Simple things
can make a difference...using the stairs instead of an elevator,
stopping the use of the the remote control, parking a distance away
and
walking to the store or office, taking a 5-minute walk around
the house or office building.
"But I have no energy even to do that!"
We are very aware that getting started is the hardest part,
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assist doctors of those who have severe health issues.
We want YOU to get moving because...
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