Even at rest, muscles burn energy
March 29th, 2009 by Winston Salem, under winston salem gyms. No Comments
Life is so unfair. If only we could do whatever we wanted without any penalty! Sadly, I can’t hit people just because they annoy me (although the idea is so tempting sometimes) and I can’t get all the things I want without paying for them. And then there’s my weight. It’s so unfair I can’t lose weight just by thinking it would be good to be slim again. Why must we always pay for what we want or do? Well, OK, life is unfair. You can’t spend money on eating lots of fatty food and avoid putting on extra pounds. It’s like playing a game. If you hit a ball with a tennis racquet or a baseball bat, it flies away from you. Cause and effect. So reversing that, if you save money by eating less, you lose weight. Fewer calories means fewer pounds of fat bulking out your skeleton. The best way to eat fewer calories is to eat smaller portions of healthier food. To speed up the process, you can use acomplia. Research has consistently shown that people using this drug in combination with a better diet lose up to 10% of their body weight. But there is another factor. Physical exercise. Some of you flinched when I used the dreaded words but you should relax. No-one expects you to go into training to run a marathon or climb a mountain. Just a little exercise makes a big difference. There is considerable research to prove that simple progressive resistance exercise for strength training builds up muscle and reduces fat. This produces a “double whammy” effect. First off, even though your body weight may not change immediately, replacing pounds of fat with lean muscle is good for you by improving blood circulation. Secondly, the more muscle you carry, the more energy your body burns at rest. Your metabolic rate automatically increases when introduce exercise into your overall regime to lose weight. So even when you are asleep or lying on that couch, you are burning more energy than before you began to exercise. Combine this with a healthier diet and acomplia, and your weight loss increases. So how much exercise are we talking about? Giving up about half-an-hour, three days a week will be sufficient to raise your metabolic rate so long as you keep it up. But just one or two weeks is not enough. It must be a regular commitment for months. You don’t have to go into a gym although the guidance of a trainer is useful and helps to keep you motivated. Working out on your own requires more willpower to push yourself a little bit harder each week. Making friends and working out with them will keep you going longer. Then it’s just down to you to keep eating smaller portions of healthier food and, if you want the fastest result, using acomplia as well.
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