Want To Burn Fat? ­ Your Exercise Program Has To Be Right

For the last few decades the fitness industry has focused all of its attention on the amount of calories being burnt during an exercise session and have ignored the after effects of exercise. But the after effects of exercise and the way it relates to metabolism (the bodies engine) may be most important aspect of improving fitness and body composition (muscle/fat ratio). The reason for this is that it relates directly to the balance of good and not so good hormones and their effect on body weight and health.

Through research we now know that what you do during an exercise session directly impacts where the body burns fat or stores fat and has a far reaching effect long after the exercise session has finished. In fact it can mean that you can easily lose weight or you get no weight loss results at all.

The right type of exercise performed at the right level of intensity (degree of effort) releases hormones in the body, and these chemical messengers translate physical movement into metabolic action to help you get stronger and leaner faster.

Your resting metabolic rate is the number of calories the human body requires to function while resting or sleeping. The new way to lose weight and improve fitness is to increase this rate so that more fuel (calories) is burnt every minute of the day and night. There is only one type of exercise that will do this and that is strength training exercise.

When a person puts some effort into an exercise session working their muscles, the tissue sends out hormonal signals to the rest of the body to provide them with as much fuel and nutrients as possible. It is important that the exercise be intense enough to stimulate this hormonal effect.

There are many tools, techniques and methods to generate this effect with exercise, but none of them include long duration or "fat burning zone" activity. No surprise that low intensity recreational activities like walking, jogging or cycling etc have little effect on the stimulation of the hormones necessary for a metabolic effect.

This new understanding of the hormonal effects of vigorous activity dictates that the real fat burning zone exists at higher intensity levels than was previously believed. A strength training program that uses compound exercises utilizing big muscle groups easily matches the intensity needed within the muscle tissue to cause a metabolism boosting effect lasting long after exercise has ended. This has been proven with measurements of fat burning enzymes that can 'teach' the body to become more efficient at fat burning.

If you seek the help of a fitness professional to set up your program you are more likely to access this optimal state of hormonal balance. The major benefits of a properly designed and effective strength training program are metabolic and hormonal in nature and when you achieve this you will be getting the most 'bang for your buck' with your exercise program. A strong, lean, slim and healthy body will slowly become yours.

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My name is Carolyn Hansen, and my goal is to show you how to burn fat - without starving yourself - by combining strength training with the right foods that increase metabolism, decrease food cravings, and keep you looking trim. Come find out how it is done.

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