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A Quick Weight Loss Tip to Maximize Your Results
by Steve Faber
It all depends if you want a quick tip, or if you want to lose weight quickly. But, seriously, there is only one way to lose weight. You must create a calorie deficit. You must burn more calories than you take in. That part of the weight loss equation isnt rocket science. How you go about achieving the calorie deficit however, is another issue entirely.
Its trickier than it sounds. You body is a truly amazing machine. In fact its so amazing that it will effectively sabotage your weight loss efforts unless you do something to stop it. What can you do? Well, there are two weight loss strategies you can employ. The best thing is to use a combination of the two strategies for a synergistic effect.
Quick Weight Loss Tip #1 - Dont skip the weights. The prevailing weight loss wisdom for years has been cardio, cardio, cardio. Ride a bike, spend an hour in the aerobics studio, swim, or go for a run; sometimes all of the above. While cardio does work to a point for weight loss, its really not nearly as effective as it could be. You really need to complement it with a solid weight training program. Remember, you are trying to create a calorie deficit.
Researchers have found that lifting weights substantially raises your bodys basil metabolic rate. The misconception is that you lose the weight when you are training. While you do burn some calories, and lose some fat during training, the greatest effect is achieved through the elevated basil metabolic rate. Most of the weight loss experienced during a training session is actually lost water in the form of perspiration. Thats probably not what you had in mind, is it?
Your bodys elevated basil metabolic rate, on the other hand, causes you to burn more calories throughout the day, all 24 hours of it. The net effect is that you burn far more calories by using weight training to keep your basil rate elevated, than by using cardio exercise alone. Thats because youre always burning more calories, even when youre sleeping or sitting in a chair, watching TV.
Cardios effect this way is more limited. Thats why the best physiologists now recommend using a resistance training program exclusively, or in combination with cardio vascular exercise to achieve maximum weight loss. Cardio vascular exercise still has important health benefits for your heart, lungs and circulatory system, but its not the top dog when it comes to fat loss.
You dont have to battle the bulge any longer. There are quick, effective ways to lose weight, safely and without surgery. What you need is a great, customized plan and the benefit of the latest research on physiology, diet and exercise. Go to Fat Loss for Complete Idiots to learn more about how you will lose that excess weight thats troubled you for years. You can do it!
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