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We see it all the time, lose thirty pounds by the holidays, or fabulous thighs in just ten minutes a week. Everywhere we look, on television, magazines and on the internet these advertisements compete not only for our attention but our dollars as well. Our weight has become big business and a global obsession. With all of the time, attention and money being spent on it you would think we would have got on top of this war on body fat. But no, not so. Never before in the history of mankind have there been so many overweight people in our world. Two thirds of the population of the western world is now larger and heavier than is healthy. You would think we would have woken up to the fact that because diets don't work 95 percent of the time we need to find another solution to our overweight problems. Maybe the fact that we are always looking for a short term 'quick fix' to a long term problem could be the reason why diets fail. They simply do not provide a long term solution, and no matter how many times we try they still fail. What anyone who is overweight needs to understand is that unless they fix the problem up at the source it is never going to go away. Our modern day lives are so inactive and sedentary we allow our metabolism (our body's engine) to slow to a crawl. We somehow seem to believe that it does not matter if we don't work our muscular system in a challenging way on a regular basis. If you believe that then you will have to get very used to being overweight, and along with being overweight not only comes all the health risks but not feeling and looking your best is not a good positive way to live life. But if you truly want to get your weight under control there are basic fundamental principals that you will need to make sure are in place so you can reverse the tendency to continue to put on excess body fat. The end goal is to be burning up more fuel (calories) each day that you are taking in. This will put the brakes on continually increasing weight. The processes that convert the food you eat into energy to fuel your body are called your metabolism. It is in fact your body's engine and its efficiency depends on the condition of your muscular system as this is where fuel (calories) is burnt for energy. If you are not doing enough muscle building and maintaining activity it is likely your metabolism has slowed to a crawl. It then is operating on reduced calorie consumption so more is stored as excess body fat. To reverse this situation is simple. Get yourself started on a strength training exercise program and get those muscles toned up so they can work at burning off that excess fat. Forget your long slow 'cardio' type activity. These recreational things are great as part of an active lifestyle but cannot tone up your muscles and increase your metabolism.
You need to do your proper exercise first and if you have extra time then these 'fun' things can be done as well. But don't try and replace your proper exercise with them as they will never make you strong, lean and slim. Make sure you get some help setting up your program by a fitness professional so you receive the best results. You will also need your program changed and updated regularly to keep the results coming. You will be surprised at how effective strength training is for fat loss. Once you see that this is the solution for reducing your weight and body size you will never let your metabolism become sluggish again.
My name is Carolyn Hansen, and my goal is to show you how to burn fat - without starving yourself - by combining strength training with the right foods that increase metabolism, decrease food cravings, and keep you looking trim. Come find out how it is done.
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