The Magic Bullets of Getting in Shape
Burning calories with the least amount of effort possible, today I will give you my opinion of the magic bullet to getting in shape. I hear marketing pitch after marketing pitch about how to lose weight and get healthy and exercise isn’t necessary, always usually encouraged but not necessary. If you think you’re going to achieve a healthy life style and a long life without exercise you have been gravely misinformed. Our bodies are designed to work, without workload they deteriorate or atrophy.Just look at any of NASA astronaut. A short trip into space will give you an example of what years of inactivity on earth is like. Without gravity the muscular strength required to complete movements is exponentially reduced. As a result muscle tissue that is now not in use and thus not needed begins to rapidly shrink away. The old saying, “use it or lose it” really does ring true. For every pound of muscle you lose equals about 50 less calories burned per day. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn while walking, driving, sleeping, working or reading this article. Exercise needs to be a part of your life even if that nifty diet/weight loss plan says it isn’t required.
So you have to workout regularly which does require time but that prospect is not as dismal as it may sound to some. The key with any work is to always work smarter not harder. Here are the real magic bullets of fitness:
- Eat, and eat some more! The vast majority of people fit in the weight loss category. I spend all day telling people to eat more and eat more often. Digestion is your best and most enjoyable fat and calorie burner. I am sure all of you will agree the best “diet” would be the one where you were eating all the time. Eating, digesting and absorbing your food requires the use of energy. When our body uses energy it produces heat just like the engine in your car as it uses the fuel.
- Eat spicy food and drink tea. Foods containing hot spices such as chili powder have been documented to raise metabolic rate for as long as three hours after the meal. Green tea in particular has also shown to have very positive effects on metabolic rate, the natural mild source of caffeine increases heart rate burning more fuel like a faster revving engine.
- Move more. If you haven’t heard it yet you will sometime soon. There is a whole diet and exercise revolution around the activity of “fidgeting”. It’s a fancy as it says, any activity is good activity. Tapping your foot, tap your fingers, move around in your chair, don’t stand still. All the things you were told not to do as a child can all help you burn those few extra calories to get in the best shape with the least work.
- Interval cardio or extended duration resistance training. This is one of our primary exercise philosophies at One to 1 Fitness. Though it is not easy it is time efficient and effective. We use shorter workouts with greater intensity. Interval cardio consists of different increments that range in difficulty. Some will be close to a maximum effort others will be comfortable for recovery. This method of training can be more than twice as effective as slow steady traditional exercise. Extended duration resistance training consists of using a number of exercises back to back without scheduled rest. The exercise tempo may vary depending on the movement, ability and goals. When performed correctly these training methods can keep the metabolism elevated from one workout to the next even with days in between.
- Use an infrared sauna. The benefits of this type of heat therapy are being documented regularly. Different than a traditional sauna an infrared sauna uses a light wave that heats our body internally rather than relying on heating the air around us. Because of this many people find it a much more comfortable heat. The infrared sauna induces a natural fever like condition within our body sooner and more effectively than a traditional sauna. This fever like condition stimulates our immune system and our metabolic rate. You burn many additional calories from your increased body temperature as a result of sweating and even more from your increased metabolic rate from the natural fever like condition. Other benefits also include effective detoxification for caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and many heavy metals. Heat therapy also eases stress making it a very comfortable, healthy and effective way to enhance your weight loss in the pursuit of a healthier and fitter lifestyle.
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