Maximize Efficiency And Minimize Time In Your Weight Loss Workout

There's more than one way to skin a cat, but not all ways
are created equal. So it goes with getting rid of body fat.
Many of us boil the issue down to one question: "How can I
maximize efficiency and minimize time?" Multiple methods
and exercises are to be considered in constructing any
valuable fat loss workout, and some work better than
others. Take a look at the 3 pillars of weight loss before
setting up your own workout:

1.) Diet is Decisive

Diet may not be on your gym checklist. However, eating
healthily and in proportion is near the most important part
of any fat loss workout. While there may not be a "diet
lift" at your local workout club, if you aren't eating
right, all the time you spend lifting, doing cardio, or any
other calorie-burning activity just won't matter.

There are two ways to approach diet: 'eat right and eat
slight'. First, consume calories from all five food groups,
and make sure the food is healthy - that means no fast
food! Eating slight? Eat less than you normally would. The
average person requires between 1500 and 2000 calories to
energize a metabolism at rest. Eat 400 or 500 less calories
each day, and your body will turn to fat stores for energy.
In this way, fat slowly disappears.

2.) Weight Training Works

Lifting weights on a regular basis reduces fat in two ways.
First, the strain and exertion that your body endures
during a 50-minute weight lifting workout burns calories -
when you breathe hard and sweat, it means your metabolism
is elevated and is now using more calories to maintain
activity. Second, muscles need calories to maintain their
form. Essentially, even while you sit at your desk working,
muscles are burning calories. So when you feel inactive,
your muscles are anything but. And as an added bonus to the
two ways you lose fat through toning muscles, you look
better and better with each workout. Talking to a trainer
at a gym is a good way to begin your own weight training
regimen. Trained professionals can assist you in deciding
upon the best workout for you.

3.) Cardio is Critical

Cardiovascular fat loss workouts, like running or walking,
burn fat faster than any other exercise. There are two
schools of thought in approaching cardio, and each is
similarly effective - it just depends on what you prefer. A
good cardio workout is either fast-paced, like running
several miles, or slower and longer, like walking or hiking
for an hour or more. Each increases the heart rate and
causes your body to burn calories, slowly slimming your
body.

If you rarely engage in cardio activities, a good way to
begin is by walking for half an hour each day, and working
up from there. As time goes by, walk longer, walk faster,
and in the near future, you might just be jogging.

Come back to the original fat loss workout question: "How
can I maximize efficiency and minimize time?" Diet figures
in no matter what, and is of paramount importance in
figuring your plan. Weight training, if you have three
hours available each week, is simple and easy, and most
certainly efficient. And not a single one of us doesn't
have half an hour to walk each day. So start small, work
bigger, and watch the fat melt away.

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