subject: If You Are Not Getting The Fat Loss Results You Want You May Be Doing The Wrong Type Of Exercise [print this page] If you asked ten people what type of exercise they should be doing to lose weight and they will probably all tell you the same thing. They will say that you need to do some sort of 'cardio' activity for at least 30 minutes each day. They may even tell you that more is better and if you can do an hour a day that will work better.
This concept has been around for decades - get into a certain target heart rate group a supposedly 'fat burning zone' and stay there for as long as possible to burn fat. Sure this will burn some calories but it will do absolutely nothing to build a strong, lean and toned body for the long haul. Low intensity endurance type activity can in fact be counter productive and cause your body to store more body fat after each exercise session to keep the reserves up ready for your next endurance session.
There is a better, more efficient and much quicker way to lose the excess body fat. What you need is not only to build yourself a fat burning body whereas now if you are overweight you have a fat storing one which will continue to store more and more fat if you let it.
Your metabolism (the body's engine) is the key here and there is only one way to boost this not only for permanent weight loss but to develop true health and fitness. You need to tone your muscle tissue through proper strength training exercise.
If you want a physique transformation or life changing results in the fastest possible time - get your body stronger and tone your muscles. This is the ONLY way to change your body from the fat storing one that it is now to a lean mean fat burning one.
Just a couple of pounds of new muscle (that you will not even see) will need calories to maintain itself so even if you continue to eat what you are eating now you will slowly but surely lose body fat. You will be creating a faster metabolic rate - one that will be burning a higher amount of fuel (calories) every single minute of the day and night. So even when you are on the couch watching your favorite television program you will be burning more fat than you are right now.
You will also benefit from increased fitness as a properly designed strength training program actually increases your heart and lung's capacity for work. When you work your muscular system properly you place demands on it that cause it to grow stronger and this is what you need for overall health and fitness.
And the very best aspect of this is that you do not have to spend much time to get the fat loss you want along with improved strength and fitness. Just 2-3 sessions each week is all that is needed if you put a bit of effort into your program. Once you get started and you see the fast results you will never want to go back to inefficient time wasting workouts that do not give you the results you desire. Try it and see for yourself how well it works.
