If you’re looking to lose a few pounds your goal shouldn’t just be “weight loss”, but rather “fat loss”. What’s the difference? Weight loss can occur from a:
1. Reduction in water weight
2. Loss of muscle mass
3. Loss of fat
You will gain back water weight as soon as you take a drink and a loss of muscle mass can actually hinder your fat loss efforts. Fat loss is the optimal way to lose weight and improve your health.
But burning fat can be quite difficult for some. Whether you’re overweight or just trying to lose those last ten pounds, these fat burning strategies will be help you finally lose the fat once and for all.
Eat the fat away
When looking to lose body fat, your diet should be the first place to start. Start by slightly lowering your daily caloric intake and making the bulk of your diet consist of healthy, nutritious foods such as whole grains, lean protein, fruits, vegetables and drink plenty of water. You don’t need to completely revamp your entire diet overnight. Instead, implement a few changes here and there, at a rate that’s comfortable with you. This will make it more likely that you stick with your new healthy eating habits and keep the fat off permanently.
Interval training
Want to get the most fat burning benefits out of your cardio workouts? Try interval training, which is basically short bursts of intense exercise mixed with short breaks in between. Studies show that interval training burns fat faster than constant but moderately intensive physical activity.
If you’re used to running, for example, 30 minutes a day, switch that up with an interval workout consisting of a 4 minute fast paced run with a one minute walk and repeat that sequence 6 times.
Resistance training
Weight training is an excellent way to rid yourself of unwanted fat. And even better if you couple it with the above interval cardio training. Studies show combining weight training with endurance exercise will burn more fat than just endurance exercise alone and reduce the possibility of losing muscle mass. Keep in mind you don’t have to follow the routine of a body builder to reap the fat loss benefits. Start out slowly and follow a total body weight training program 2 to 3 times per week.
Putting it all together
The most effective way to burn fat is to combine the three fat burning strategies above. Eat healthy, nutritious foods and implement an exercise routine consisting of resistance and interval training.
There’s plenty of method’s to measure your fat loss results including body fat measurements combined with weighing yourself routinely, but I have found the best way to measure results is simply by using the mirror. Are you happy with the way you look? There is nothing more motivating than visually seeing the results of your hard work.
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