subject: 10 Ways To Shed Fat And Get Fit [print this page] Everyone wants to burn fat fastEveryone wants to burn fat fast. If you have ever been on a diet or workout regimen, you know how hard that can be.
There are two main areas that you have to pay attention to when you want to lose weight: diet and exercise. While this comes as no surprise to anyone, there are some things that you can do to increase the efficiency of your current routine.
The following tips will help you rev up your fat burning engine and get rid of those unwanted pounds more quickly.
Burn Fat Fast with Diet
You know that you should eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, protein, and fiber. Try some of the following changes to increase your body's fat burning ability:
1.Add more fiber to your diet.
Fiber helps with fat burning, as well as promoting good general health. You should get about 25 grams of fiber each day - the average American only gets 10 grams.
Foods that are rich in fiber are whole wheat pastas, breads, and cereals, fruits and vegetables, and nuts. Fiber-rich foods are easy to incorporate into your diet and will provide great fat burning rewards.
2. Choose a better bedtime snack.
Eating foods with simple carbohydrates (white breads, pastas, cereals, fruit, or juice) before you go to sleep may increase fat deposits and keep your body from staying in fat burning mode. If you have to eat a bedtime snack, choose a vegetable.
3.Eat smaller meals more frequently.
This will keep you from getting hungry and overeating. Also, eat your veggies before your main course. Often, our main courses are heavier foods, like meat.
Eating your vegetables first can keep you from overindulging in less healthy foods.
4.Portions, portions, portions!
Americans have a terrible sense of portion control. Develop this skill - eat until you are satisfied, not stuffed. Use a smaller plate. Eat more slowly. All this can help you from overeating.
5.Have a pre-work out snack.
Having a low carb, high protein snack 90 minutes before your workout can help you exercise longer and burn more calories. Don't eat any sooner than 90 minutes prior to your workout because it may actually decrease the efficiency of your exercise.
As anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows, diet alone won't help you burn fat fast and keep it off. You need to get active. Exercise is one of the best things you can do for yourself.
6.Breathe through your nose.
This helps regulate your heart rate better so you can exercise longer. This means more calories burned! Practice this and soon you'll notice a difference in your workouts.
7.Do interval training.
For instance, if you are walking, walk for two minutes at a very brisk pace. Then slow down for three minutes. Gradually increase the amount of brisk walking time.
This is also a great way to break into running. You will burn a lot more calories and burn fat faster.
8.Do your weight training first.
Your body takes about 15-20 minutes to warm up. If you do your weights first, by the time you do your cardio, your body is primed to go. You'll burn more calories. Don't forget to do some stretching before you start the weight training.
9. Variety is the spice of life!
Not only that but it is also the ticket to burning fat faster. Don't do the same routine everyday.
Mix cardio, strength, and flexibility training. If your body gets used to an exercise, it becomes so efficient at doing it that it doesn't burn as many calories. You can be working just as hard and not seeing results.
Jump start your body by giving it new challenges. Don't ever let anything get too easy.
10.Add weights to your cardio.
If you are in a time crunch, do some bicep curls or overhead presses while you're on the treadmill. This will increase the calorie burn and help build muscles.
If you want to burn fat fast, it takes both diet and exercise. Little changes like the ones above can help you reap big benefits.
