We
will melt some fat now!
By
Sherali
S. Bharwani
If you want to
reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of
exercise you get rather than decreasing your food intake. A
recent study was done using two groups of sedentary
men, one group in their 20's and the other over age 65.
A
lot was learned from this accumulated data and it is
interesting to note that there was a significant
relationship between lack of physical activity and fat. Not
surprisingly, the most sedentary men had the most body fat.
These studies have also indicated that the governments
current recommended daily allowance for calories does not
correlate with the body's actual energy needs.
For example,
although 2400 calories have been calculated for older men,
they in fact burn an average of 2800 calories daily.
The leading experts now recommend that people who want to
lose weight start increasing their physical activity. Just
being more active in general (such as climbing the stairs
instead of taking the elevator, moving around instead of
sitting still, sitting up instead of lying down as well as
showing some excitement and enthusiasm instead of boredom),
are things that more effectively burns calories and reduces
body fat.
Everyone seems to have lost sight of the value of
being active. Consider this, a half-hour aerobic workout
accounts for far less energy expenditure than our
minute-to-minute movement in the office or at home.
Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight, spending
approximately $30 billion a year on diet programs and
products, often they do lose some weight. But, if you check
with the same people two years later, you will find that
nearly all have regained whatever weight they lost.
A research panel recently sought data to determine if any
commercial diet program could prove long-term success. Not a
single program could do so.
Being seriously overweight and
particularly obesity predisposes individuals to a number of
diseases and serious health problems, and it's now a known
fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some of the
excess frequently is saturated fat.
People who diet without exercising often get fatter with
time. Although your weight may initially drop while dieting,
such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle. When
the weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid getting
fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising
regularly.
Walking is one of the best exercises for strengthening
bones, controlling weight, toning the leg muscles,
maintaining good posture and improving positive
self-concept.
To lose weight, it's more important to walk
for time than speed. Walking at a moderate pace yields
longer workouts with less soreness leading to more miles
and more fat worked off on a regular basis.
High intensity
walks on alternate days help condition one's system. But in
a walking, weight-loss program, you are not required to walk
an hour every day as some people would have you believe.
When it comes to good health and weight loss, exercise and
diet are inter-related. Exercising without maintaining a
balanced diet is no more beneficial than dieting while remaining inactive.
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