Published May 15, 2011 | Our bodies need energy. We are warm-blooded creatures and fuel is needed to maintain body warmth even if we are resting and doing very little. When we become active we burn much greater levels of fuel. Most of the additional energy required is needed by our muscles so it is not surprising that when we are talking about fat burning we are talking about our muscles and exercise. Muscles burn more energy than any other body cells since they do practically all the work.
An Automatic Defense Mechanism
We have an inbuilt defense mechanism that automatically seeks to store energy against any future demands or needs. It’s a survival mechanism. If we eat more food than we need for immediate needs then the body stores the excess somewhere in the body. Our western lifestyle for the most part provides more food than we need and therefore over time we put on weight. Some fat is necessary for good health. Too much fat is what is killing us since this can lead to heart disease and diabetes. Many health experts are also beginning to see links to some forms of cancer.
Over time there needs to be a balance between the amount of fuel we take into our bodies by way of food and the amount of fuel we expend in the form of activity and exercise. If we are looking at burning fat to reduce our stores of body fat we simply need to address the issues of this balance. Diets that reduce our intake of food need to be selected carefully since diets that cut back on calories can have adverse effects which we will not discuss in this article. We can however increase the demands on our fat reserves with fat burning exercises.
Two Types of Body Fuel
At any given point in time the body has two forms of energy available. The first is glucose and glycogen which is a form of glucose that the body can store in the muscles and liver. This energy is immediately available and if we suddenly start some form of exercise the body calls on these stores first. The other form of energy is fat. This is not immediately available. If we wish to burn fat we have to exercise long enough for the body to start calling on our fat reserves and convert the fat to energy which our muscles are now demanding. This can take up to 15 to 20 minutes.
Taking into account these two sources of energy is there a form of exercise that burns more fat? In general without any real activity you burn 50% fat and 50% sugars. A sudden burst of energy like say jogging, and you would shift the ratio to 70% sugars to 30% fat. As you continue to jog the body would start calling on its fat stores and a fit person would reverse the ratio to somewhere in the region of 70% fat to 30% sugars. However the body of opinion seems to be that it does not really matter which calories you burn, calories are calories and the body will balance out the energy stores anyway. What is important is the amount of calories you burn. If you exercise at a constant rate 60 minutes of exercise will burn twice as many calories as 30 minutes of exercise. If you can shift the balance so that you are burning more calories than you take in by eating you will lose weight for the body will balance its fat and sugar reserves automatically.
Metabolic Rates
There is one other issue that figures in this equation and that is our Resting Metabolic Rate. When we exercise we raise our metabolic rate. This is just a scientific way of saying that we raise the level at which we burn calories. It’s a little bit like stoking up a fire. Exercise stokes up our internal fat burning which is why we sweat and perspire. It takes time for this internal fire to die down. After exercise our internal fire returns to idle and we call this the Resting Metabolic Rate. What is interesting is how long this takes. High intensity exercise can cause the muscles to continue to burn energy for a period of up to 70 hours or nearly 3 days. There are fat burning exercises that can continue to burn fat for up to 3 days.
The Fat Burning Furnace program is designed around this characteristic of muscle function. Is has helped hundreds of ‘over-fat’ participants, both men and women, burn fat with a minimum of time expended. It has enabled busy people engage in an exercise program that fits into their very busy timetables. All forms of exercise are fat burning exercises. If we use our muscles we burn fat. The choice is ours which form of exercise we chose but the high intensity exercises of the Fat Burning Furnace is a very time effective choice from a whole range of fat burning exercises. To learn more visit my website below.
Frank Rogers writes on diet, weight loss and lifestyle. From a very young age Frank was exposed to healthy living, much of which were negative issues like the things that we were not supposed to eat. Looking back over the decades he can laugh at much of what was taught. However Frank has never lost that initial interest in health, but today sees health issues as a positive force rather than a series of negative restrictions on a daily diet.
Having lived in many different parts of the world Frank is not afraid to embrace new and radical ideas if they have a foundation in reality. Two very different programs challenge much of contemporary thinking and he feels they are worth a closer evaluation.
To learn more of these lifestyle changes visit http://www.burnfathowto.com/and find two very successful fat burning programs. Both of these programs could be life changing for those who are finding it difficult to lose weight.
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Published May 14, 2011 | 
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Published May 13, 2011 | When your GP advises you to lose weight are you the type of patient who is looking for pill? In most cases a doctor’s prescription for weight loss is not a pill but a visit to a dietitian. This is as it should be. For many a visit to a dietitian is all just too much. The diet changes advised are just too difficult. Why, when the supermarket, drug store or health-food store have bottles of pills that claim to burn fat, lose weight and solve all weight related problems should we bother with radical changes to our diet as recommended by the dietitian? A dietitian is trying to get to the root of your problem. We need to understand why we are making changes to our diet. Some planning is necessary. Your dietitian will actually be hoping to lead you to a process of natural fat burning. Some of the issues involved are as follows.
Nine Things You Can Do To Help Natural Fat Burning.
Don’t Go Looking For A Pill or a Diet Supplement. Quite simply these pills are not the answer. If you are looking for a natural fat burning program don’t waste your money of any of these solutions. Very few actually do what they claim to do, are dangerous or have too many adverse side effects. Many are very expensive.
Cut Out Sugar. This is more difficult than you would think. Sugar is found in just about all prepared foods.Start reading food labels. Be aware of what is in the foods you are eating. Don’t forget to look at the labels of what you are drinking also. Sugar is our number one public enemy in the area of weight loss.
Don’t Turn To Diet Drinks and Artificial Sweeteners. Don’t be fooled by diet drinks and foods. Avoid all artificial sweeteners in your tea and coffee. It is slowly being realised that these artificial sweeteners are more dangerous to our health than sugar itself. These sweeteners actually clog your liver making natural fat burning just that much harder for your bodies.
Eat More Fruit and Vegetables. We have lost sight of the simple foods that were the diet of our grandparents and great-grandparents. Make every attempt to replace the prepared foods in your diet with fruit and vegetables.
Include Foods That Raise Your Metabolic Rate. A number of food items do tend to raise our metabolic rates which is the rate at which we burn energy. These include, chilli, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, green tea, parsley and peppers. This is not a full list by any means. Expand on this list and learn to include them in your menus.
Eat More Protein. Protein satisfies your hunger more than most other foods. It takes more energy to break down the food so that it can be used by the body. It also serves to increase our metabolic rates. Replacing carbohydrates with protein foods is a positive shift towards natural fat burning.
Drink More Water. Most of us do not drink enough water. If your liver and kidneys are going to function at an optimum level they need water to function properly. You will find it difficult to lose weight without keeping up your intake of water. Keep a bottle or bottles of water with you at work and at home. One of the advantages of having a bottle or bottles of water is that you will know at the end of the day how much you have drunk. For those who find it hard to keep drinking – just keep at it.
Get More Sleep. Your body to function properly needs adequate sleep – probably in the region of 7 to 8 hours per night. Natural fat burning will be impaired if your body is constantly tired. If you are involved in an exercise routine you need sleep time to recover. If you have learnt to increase your basic metabolic rate you can be burning calories while you sleep. Lack of sleep too can have a negative effect on the control of your hunger levels.
Increase Your Exercise Levels. Natural fat burning needs a healthy body. The benefits of exercise do not need to be extolled in this article, they are well known. However exercise not only leads to a healthy mind and body, it also burns calories which is what natural fat burning is all about. For those with limited time for exercise look at our Fat Burning Furnace program as described on my web site.
Frank Rogers writes on diet, weight loss and lifestyle. From a very young age Frank was exposed to healthy living, much of which were negative issues like the things that we were not supposed to eat. Looking back over the decades he can laugh at much of what was taught. However Frank has never lost that initial interest in health, but today sees health issues as a positive force rather than a series of negative restrictions on a daily diet.
Having lived in many different parts of the world Frank is not afraid to embrace new and radical ideas if they have a foundation in reality. Two very different programs challenge much of contemporary thinking and he feels they are worth a closer evaluation.
To learn more visit http://www.burnfathowto.com/ and find two very successful fat burning programs. Both of these programs could be life changing for those who are finding it difficult to lose weight.
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