Here we are entering fall again!! This is the time for many of us when we let that hard earned summer body go some. We settle in and enjoy football food and comfort food which we will all have to chase after in January with those Weight Loss Resolutions!! i have a better idea, lets not let go of our summer bodies by stepping up the exercise starting today!! Dieting isnt the answer, continuing the same old thing wont do it either. We need to re-examine what causes weight loss and better health. Lets start with LOW CAL!! The problem with a low-calorie diet is twofold: First, it causes your metabolism to go into conservation mode, slowing down in an attempt to save as many calories as possible against coming starvation. Second, without sufficient calories, your body loses muscle, which is the body tissue that burns the most calories, even when at rest. The more muscle you lose, the slower your body burns calories. So, Ill exercise more, right? Although aerobic exercise is always a healthy practice to incorporate into your daily routine, aerobic exercise alone will not produce the weight loss you are looking for. It can certainly burn calories, but like dieting, after a certain amount of aerobic activity your body will begin to conserve calories, and when you stop exercising the calorie burning stops as well, and your metabolism goes right back to where it was before you began. BUT..... Lifting weights, however, can increase muscle mass (and thus metabolism), resulting in long-term weight loss. As we age, the body normally begins to lose lean muscle and bone mass. By incorporating strength training into your workouts, you can keep this from happening. Weight lifting not only builds lean muscle, it also helps to maintain healthy bone density. A study conducted by Fitness Management Magazine evaluated the effect of strength training on the body composition of 72 overweight male and female volunteers. The study subjects were put into one of two groups: 30 minutes of aerobic exercise only or 15 minutes of aerobic exercise combined with 15 minutes of weight training. The results were significant. The aerobic-only group lost an average of 3.5 pounds, a half-pound of which was loss of muscle. However, the combined aerobic and strength training group lost an average of 8 pounds, having lost 10 pounds of fat, while gaining two pounds of healthy lean muscle mass. Here begins a plan!!! Muscle building with Aerobic exercise combined!! Lets keep our summer bodies all winter long and if the summer body never came, lets make a great winter one!!!!
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:38:45 +0000
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