When my friend was going to start jogging I mentioned to him that aerobic exercise is the number one fat burner known to man (and woman).
And he asked what sort of food he should use for fuel if he wanted to run long distances? My recommendation was to eat foods high in the good oils, omega 3's and 6's.
The reason for this is that the body will burn these fats first before it starts elsewhere.
Muscles need fuel and if you involve a lot of muscles in an exercise, you will need a lot of fuel for them.
For example, if you simply walk on a treadmill, you will not burn much fuel.
But if you move a lot of muscle groups for an extended period of time, such as an elliptical machine, that's a fat burning exercise that has quick results.
Studies done with cyclists show that unless they do other exercises, other than cycling, their core - that is the stomach muscles, chest area - does not develop much.
A lot of fat is burned off the hips with cycling, but not the tummy.
Swimming is another exercise that involves a few muscle groups, but does not target the stomach.
In fact a few of the best fat burning exercise websites [http://www.
thethreebest.
com/fatloss/] indicate that you simply must target the tummy in order to burn fat in that area.
Sit ups are rough, but in order to work down the fat around the abdominal muscles, there is no better or quicker way.
A few exercises don't do much for burning fat.
These are short sprints, golf, basketball, tennis, anything that involves short spurts of energy tend to burn off sugars in the system before getting to fat as fuel.
But if you're like most of us, these sports won't hurt you, either.
It's true what they say about exercising for 30 minutes or so.
A good fat burning exercise is a nice jog that you run a good 45 minutes.
That gets the cardio up as well as starts the muscle to really begin to burn fat.
With this exercise, remember not to eat for up to an hour after you finish your job because the muscle tissue is still burning fat and eating will introduce food into your system and use that instead.
And he asked what sort of food he should use for fuel if he wanted to run long distances? My recommendation was to eat foods high in the good oils, omega 3's and 6's.
The reason for this is that the body will burn these fats first before it starts elsewhere.
Muscles need fuel and if you involve a lot of muscles in an exercise, you will need a lot of fuel for them.
For example, if you simply walk on a treadmill, you will not burn much fuel.
But if you move a lot of muscle groups for an extended period of time, such as an elliptical machine, that's a fat burning exercise that has quick results.
Studies done with cyclists show that unless they do other exercises, other than cycling, their core - that is the stomach muscles, chest area - does not develop much.
A lot of fat is burned off the hips with cycling, but not the tummy.
Swimming is another exercise that involves a few muscle groups, but does not target the stomach.
In fact a few of the best fat burning exercise websites [http://www.
thethreebest.
com/fatloss/] indicate that you simply must target the tummy in order to burn fat in that area.
Sit ups are rough, but in order to work down the fat around the abdominal muscles, there is no better or quicker way.
A few exercises don't do much for burning fat.
These are short sprints, golf, basketball, tennis, anything that involves short spurts of energy tend to burn off sugars in the system before getting to fat as fuel.
But if you're like most of us, these sports won't hurt you, either.
It's true what they say about exercising for 30 minutes or so.
A good fat burning exercise is a nice jog that you run a good 45 minutes.
That gets the cardio up as well as starts the muscle to really begin to burn fat.
With this exercise, remember not to eat for up to an hour after you finish your job because the muscle tissue is still burning fat and eating will introduce food into your system and use that instead.
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