Why Doesnt a Low-Calorie & High-Exercise Diet Work? If you are very motivated to lose body fat, you may be combining a low-calorie diet with high amounts of exercise. What makes a low-calorie and high-exercise routine a potential failure as a weight-loss tool? There are a few factors that work together to make this a tough weight-loss environment. When you chronically under eat your body goes into starvation mode. You need to eat fewer calories per day than you burn to lose weight, but tipping the scale too much forces your body to make choices on your behalf of which you arent aware. In times of reduced food supply, your body needs to conserve energy and it does this by slowing down your metabolism. It can also utilize your muscle for fuel, further slowing your metabolism. It doesnt know you are starving on purpose and that you have a refrigerator full of food available to you at all times. Exercise counteracts the metabolism slow-down of calorie restriction, which is why exercising and moderately cutting calories is the most effective fat loss approach. Too much exercise can be counterproductive to fat loss. Without rest days incorporated into your training your body can not rebuild muscle, adapt to training stressors, and become stronger. The low-calorie and high-exercise combination can also prevent weight loss by altering hormones in your body, according to nutritionist Dr. Joseph Debe. Most people dont realize that exercise is a stress to the body. Mild stress can be healthy for the the body, but too much stress leads to a higher concentration of a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol is a catabolic (breaks down molecules into smaller units to release energy)hormone and can break down your muscles when elevated for extended periods of time, further slowing your metabolism. Monitor your caloric consumption and eat a variety of good, nutrient dense food to ensure that you are eating enough to fuel your training. Include full body, compound movement strength training, interval training, walking, foam rolling, yoga, and rest days in your training regime to maximize your fitness gains and improve your body composition.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:02:57 +0000
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