Thursday, September 11, 2008

Discover Which Form Of Cardio Exercise Is Most Effective To Burn Off Body Fat

I am sure you have wondered at some point in time which cardioexercise is better. To put it in simple terms, both low and high intensity exercises will help you to burn off body fat. The question here is which is the most effective to burn off more body fat.

When scientists first discovered that during intensive exercises, your body burns glycogen, which is a form of stored carbohydrates that are stored in your liver and muscles for energy. During low intensity exercises, your body will burn a lot of fat.

If your wondering whether or not it works, the answer is no because there are so many obese people still around. Even though they are working out with low intensity routines, it still makes you wonder how it can be.

The scientists were right when they said the human body burns more body fat during low intensity exercises like walking or swimming. During a high intensity exercise such as running, the body will burn a lot more calories. Even if some of the calories burnt are from glycogen, there are still many fat calories burned as well.

To put the icing on the cake, when your store of glycogen gets low, the carbohydrates from your food you eat will later get converted into glycogen to fill up the store and won't be converted to body fat when they are left unused for energy.

High intensity cardio exercise will juice up your metabolism even after you have completed your workout. What this means,is that your body will continue to burn body fat hours afteryou have left the gym. This effect is nearly non existentin low intensity cardio or aerobic workout.

Accumulatively, your body will burn up more and more calories during and after you have finished a high intensity cardio exercise that it will with low intensity.

You can inject high intensity exercises into your cardio workout by introducing some interval training. You can walk for 3 minutes or so, then break into some jogging for another 1 minutes or so. Then, walk briskly again until you have caught your breath and then sprint for a minute before you walk again. From this point, simply alternate your running and walking for the next 20 minutes until you are finished.

One of the best things about cardio is the more you do it, the more energy you'll have. Cardio will help you to burn calories, although its more useful for keeping your energy levels high.

If you've never tried cardio before, you should give it a shot. If you like to exercise, you'll find cardio the best way to boost your energy and keep in top shape. If you are just starting out, you'll want to go slow and keep your cardio exercise in track - as it is very easy to over exert yourself.

Get started today!

An easy beginner tip would be to walk in place for 3 minutes then jog in place for 1 minute.

Keep alternating with walking for 3 minutes and jogging for 1 minute for 20 minutes.

Before you know it, you will lose body fat and have more energy than you can handle.

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BodyBuilding And Fat Loss

The first step in any bodybuilding program is to first reduce the fat level in the body system and as well as shading some weight to get the muscles in the right mass. You will understand that when you shade off a reasonable amount of weight in order to develop muscles faster.When you are fat and over weight, you will generally not be able to train for a longer period of time. You should also not forget about the fact that the basis of bodybuilding lies in regularly training and quality health style.

Poor dieting and nutrition style is also generally agreed to be the most influencing factor to over weight. Bodybuilding is different from weight gaining. When you are bodybuilding, you tend to grow bigger in size by way of developing huge muscle mass and becoming fitter. But when you gain weight, you as well increase in size but certainly less fit. One very effective way to loss weight and fat yet develop muscles is by regular exercise. Below are other vital things that you need to know in your quest for bodybuilding and fat loss at the same time.

Checking what you eat ? this way you can be able t dedicate from what meal your excess calories comes from.

Weight and iron pump are very good ways to achieving good results - You also need to incorporate weight and iron pump to your regular program. This helps you to increase the resistance on the muscles and also help to tone them up while you burn up calories.

Try develop a good eating habit ? This is true because statistics shows that most fat people loss weight faster when they reduce the amount of food that the eat.

Good water drinking habit ? You have to drink enough water during and after exercise as this helps to flush out fat from your system.

Don?t be to anxious ? You don?t have to be overly anxious to get the desired fat or weight off, as bodybuilding and weight loss is a gradual process.

Adequate sleep ? You need enough sleep if possible after training as it helps to relax the muscle and get it up into top shade.

You can also join a good gym house ? When you join a gym house, you will be given a program by your trainer, which you will endeavor to accomplish daily. You also need to stay focused on you program, as there could come a time when you become discourage due to a gradual muscle development.

Stay away from fatty foods ? You should also try to avoid eating fatty foods, which can be responsible for weight gain.

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Monday, September 8, 2008

Fat loss that's good for the heart!

Bodybuilder or not, no one who's playing with a full deck wants to be carrying excess body fat. While weight training and dieting play major roles, to maximize fat loss you should also be doing some sort of cardiovascular training (more affectionately known as cardio) to compliment your bodybuilding workouts.

Cardio, can be defined as any continuous exercise that increases the heart rate to what exercise physiologists call the target heart range. You can calculate your target heart range by using a formula that takes into account your age, resting heart rate, and approximate fitness level. It is important to note that the general guidelines for calculating your target heart rate are only a guide. Many other factors such as family genetics, medical conditions, and even common medications, also play a role in determining the best level to workout.

Cardiovascular training can take many forms. You can walk, bike, run, swim, cross country ski, or attend aerobic classes. Another way to effectively vary your cardio training is by cross-training. Cross-training involves alternating various different types of exercises in one exercise session. No matter what you do, the primary objective is to raise your heart rate to your target heart rate zone, keep it there for 25 to 30 minutes, and to do this for at least three times per week. Make sure that if you are doing an activity like swimming or running, that your skill level is sufficient enough to allow you to maintain your heart in the target heart rate zone. Start/stop activities, such as tennis, hockey, bodybuilding workouts, and basketball, are great workouts, but do not provide continuous time in the target heart range. Therefore they have limited cardiovascular and fat loss benefits.

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