How To Burn More Fat & Calories For Women Who Want Effortless Weight LossArticle Author: Health Educator Expert: Erik Kampe, MS
There are 7 exceptional good health reasons to transform your body into a fat burning machine! 1. Effortless Weight Loss For most women the answer is a fat burner supplement. Unfortunately the truth about fat burning is buried under the media hype of Ephedra and other stimulant-like supplements. Not to mention the considerable differences between men and women's fat metabolism - something that no one seems to talk about! That is why a weight loss program like Diet.com is so powerful - it looks not only at gender but also personality differences. You can take a FREE fat bruning assessment to get started.
To provide women with health information that is relevant to women so they can get the results they want! So, if you want to end the vicious cycle of weight loss and gain and your daily energy roller coaster ride, then you need to read the critical information I am about to share with you!
As an undergraduate student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada I was very fortunate to have professors who were the leading researches in muscle metabolism - Dr. Tarnopolsky, Dr. MacDougall, and Dr. Sale. Over
the last 20 years I have continued to apply the cutting
edge principles of fat metabolism as an
ultra endurance marathoner
(link opens a new window I can give you my personal experience on how to turn yourself into a fat-burning machine - naturally. More importantly, I understand the gender differences and the key issues that women need to be aware of as you will read in this article. You'll be surprised to hear how easy and fun it really is! The hard part is letting go of widely held beliefs and conventional wisdom you have about thinking, training and eating! Especially your understanding of what it means to be a fat burner. "Almost everything they told you about Fat burners is wrong..."
Wouldn't it be nice if - as the ads claim - you could lose weight simply by taking a pill, wearing a patch, or rubbing in a cream? Too bad claims like that are almost always false. First off, the public's obsession over ephedra and other over-the-counter weight loss stimulants exemplify the magnitude of misinformation. There is a minefield of fat burner supplements that are based on partial truths exaggerated by powerful marketing campaigns at an enormous cost to women's health. The partial truth is that in clinical studies Ephedra does promote fat loss! With this partial truth the health and wellness industry has flooded the market with these so-called natural fat burners. As many you may be aware, On April 12, 2004, a final ruling by the FDA went into effect prohibiting the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (ephedra) in the USA. But this has not stopped many women from having access to ephedra-based products through internet sales from rouge online pharmacies. Also, many of the big supplement companies like Metabolife have simply substituted the ephedra ingredient with a similar derivative called synephrine. It (synephrine) is a drug that has a very similar molecular structure as ephedra -- and when used in place of ephedra the product is labeled Ephedra-Free!
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If you must have them, then at the very least buy them from a reputable store. But how do you choose between these products? What product will give you the best results? If you care about these questions, then there is only one obvious conclusion!
The big question is how effective is ephedra-based products and at what cost to your health! This is where the exaggeration and hype creeps into the picture. After you look at ALL the scientific data on ephedra research you will understand the real story.
"The Ephedra-Free Myth"The simple fact is there is NO evidence for the safe use of ephedra or ephedrine or the so-called ephedra-free products. Beware of websites that try to tell you that these "natural" stimulants are safe - there is simply no scientific data to support such a claim. The Rand Report on the ephedra controversy commissioned by the FDA states that not one single published Scientific Research paper has studied ephedra or ephedrine for more than 6 months.This means that no one knows what is safe and what is not safe over long-term use.
What this all means to you is that you are a guinea pig if you use any of these type of fat burner supplements. There is a better way for fat burners then using stimulants!
"Effectiveness of ephedra-based products are minimal"The Rand Report states the effectiveness of these ephedra-based products are minimal at best with huge risk factors :
Did you get that - these fat burning supplements do work - but only barely! Okay, enough of my preaching - hopefully you see the dangers of ephedra-type supplements as your primary strategy to fat burning. I sincerely hope that I was able to shed some light on the mystery of fat burners! The next Fat Burning myth to discuss is the muscle and high intensity exercise myth. "Why do some people seem to burn fat better that others?"Everybody
seems to have that one friend that can eat anything they want without
putting on 1 oz of extra weight. Unfortunately, many women believe that some people are simply born with a high metabolism that allows them to burn fat effortlessly …
Sound familiar? This is one of the BIGGEST myths about fat burning! The reality is that anyone can train her body to burn fat naturally. And it does not involve:
Even
thought the above statements contain some truth, the above conventional
thinking about fat burning is one of the biggest hoaxes today
in the health and fitness industry today.
all of which prevent you from getting to what it really means to be a fat burner. Even though each of the above statements is true, none of the actions will effectively and efficiently train your body to burn fat as the primary source of energy.
"The Ultimate Fat Burning Strategy"The basic scientific truth that no one seems to talk about is that your body has two energy sources it can choose.
Technically you will always be burning sugar and fats at the same time - the real question is what is your PRIMARY or dominate source of energy. Fat or Sugar? When I work with my clients I 'm always talking about fat-burning or sugar-burning as though they are exclusive and I will do that throughout this website for the sake of convenience. But,
please take note what it really means - when I say you are a Fat
Burner, what I am saying is that your body's favorite type of energy
is FAT! Naturally,
the next question is how do you know if your body is burning
sugar or fat? Ideally you should be able to complete a self-check or scan and establish a sense of what fuel your body is burning. An effective skill to learn is to listen and understand your body's messengers. According to fitness & nutrition expert Caroline Smith, these
"metabolic messengers" can give you clues about what energy
source you are using. During
exercise there a specific:
pattern clues that will tell you exactly whether you are burning sugar or fat.
The following quiz will help give you a start to understand what kind of energy your body prefers.
The real advantage of training your body to burn fat is being able to do so at rest or any time after you exercise. This is the component that is often missed by advocates of high intensity training. They often speak of 'metabolic activity' after exercise and point out that the more muscle you have the more calories you burn. What they don't say is what kind of calories do the muscles burn during rest? Is it fat or sugar? Without the science lingo I will attempt to give you a story about what happens with high intensity training and your metabolism. It is true that you will burn more fat and total calories per exercise session if you work at a higher intensity. But the real question for weight management is:
When you train at high intensities you utilize your sugar stores for energy. And when you do that, you need to feed your body sugar to replace these emergency energy stores in your muscle and liver. When you finish your workout your body will be craving sugar, so you feed it sugar -
are all sugar based foods and drinks that people commonly use during and after a high intensity workout.
These are the North American cultural messages about exercise and they are dangerous!
It promotes fat storage of the extra sugar that you do not need. Then you add the high intensity stress component and increase cortisol release for even more fat storage. So, what you have is a recipe for fatness! Many of my clients complain that they exercise and exercise hard, but never seem to loose the fat! This is why - they are caught in the FAT - TRAP induced by a body craving sugar as its fuel.
...the next day you repeat - you rush to the gym, complete a high intensity exercise routine, and feed the body sugar. What do you think a fat burner supplement will do for a sugar burner? A Sugar-Burner's body is completely confused - a fat supplement is working against the way you are training your body!
Balance is the Key Smart Fat Burning TrainingThe choice is ultimately yours. The low intensity fat-burning workout has been a victim of misinformation for women and it is my goal to set the record straight. And it is not making a choice between high intensity workouts and low intensity workouts. There is no doubt that high intensity workouts will get you a hard lean fit body. The grimaced face and the stress overload on your muscle and nervous system will break you down! It is not a matter of "if" your body and health will breakdown, it is just a matter of time! Smarter training means not pushing your body to the max every single time you exercise or training. Now, if you're thinking that you're not an athlete - keep in mind that you do not have to be a professional athlete to apply this principle. Successful fat burners know this principle well. Slow down and you will go further and faster! If you are looking for :
do it the smart way! The ultimate fat burners' secret is in how you think, train and eat for fat burning. "Integrative Training - The Ultimate Solution" You train in a manner that is consistent with your beliefs and eating habits! If you want to lose fat and get healthy at the same time - then you should learn to train and eat like a fat burner. This is not to say that high intensity type of training is not an effective way to lose fat - you will get fit and you can definitely attain a lean muscular body as you see in so many fitness magazines.
The point is that Fitness does not mean health! There are a lot of fit people who are dying of heart attacks and cancer or suffering for auto-immune disorders. Being fit quite often has the opposite correlation:
As women, the important point to understand is you have choices in how you exercise and eat to promote fat loss. The "electric socket" approach to training (i.e. train as hard as you can, until it hurts) is only one-way burning fat. If this macho-approach to exercise has you turned-off then take heart and reconsider your options. You can work-out at a slower and more enjoyable intensity:
This is the OPTIMAL HEALTH "triple play"! This alone should have you training smarter with a greater amount of exercise in low-medium intensity range. Furhtermore, after you understand the gender differences on fat burning and exercise you should be challenged enough to re-consider how you will train! Research clearly supports low intensity training for women - indicating that women derive a greater proportion of their energy expenditure from fats during low to moderate intensity exercise, relative to men [1][2][3]. This is a critical gender difference. Women are naturally efficient fat burners during exercise! Unfortunately, many women are victims of false health information at fitness clubs and personal-trainers who dismiss the validity of the "fat burning" workout zones. If you have enjoyed easy to moderate exercise and have been told that you had to step-it-up you can take silent comfort in knowing that your fat burners insticts were right.
"It is Your Choice" Through lifestyle choices of training, and eating many women have become reliant on a sugar-based energy for their day-to-day activity. If you have not take the Fat or Sugar Buring Quiz do it now! After you submit your answers, a score analysis will give you specific answers how to make fat burning and sugar burning distinctions. The good news is that you can re-train you body to burn fat as its primary source of energy. The sugar-based energy is an emergency system designed to give you quick high power energy. Anthropologists are quick to point out that this sugar-based system was critical for human survival because it provided access to quick energy to flee or defend yourself under life threatening conditions. It is interesting to hear how many fitness trainers, will say the exact opposite, claiming that fat reserves are the emergency energy supply during extended periods of not eating. Regardless, the average person stores around 2500 calories in the form of sugar, and approximately 52,000 to 63,000 calories in form of fat [4]. Which energy store do you want to tap into? Fat burners can teach their bodies to become so efficient at fat burning that they can rival any sugar burner in running speed over great distances. The sugar-before-fat burning myth continues to agonize new marathoner runners every year! You might of heard of the expression "hitting the wall" at mile 20 in a marathon. It is a point-in-time at which the runner must slow down because their sugar-burning engine as switched over to a slower fat-burning engine. This slowing downing - hitting the wall - is a self-imposed reality. Because runners experience this, they buy into the myth that they need more sugar! The fact is that when you train to feed your sugar-burning metabolism you will always hit the wall. For most non-athletic people, hitting the wall means an energy crash around 10 and 2 pm. You might know that feeling only to well were you only feel good after you have a jolt of coffee or a chocolate bar. Does this sound familiar? It is true that fat releases less energy than sugar, but your metabolism can be trained to become a more efficient fat-burner allowing you to run faster without needing to access the emergency sugar stores. Now, you do not have to be a runner to appreciate the advantages of fat burning. If you feel that your life is like a marathon, and you feel exhausted at the end of each day, then imagine what it would be like to be burning fat! Your body would have access to an endless reserve of fat of energy! You would never hit a wall! You would have a steady and consistent energy source - and it will do wonders for your sex life. No more energy crashes! No more mood swings! Hopefully, you have a basic understanding that your body is already a natural fat burning machine. The next step is the make it do what it was designed to do - burn fat day and night, and in rest and in play! There are 3 simple steps that you can take to convert your body into a fat burning machine: 1.
Think like a fat burner
I recommend "Slow Burn" by Stu Mittleman as a resource to get you going in the right fat burners direction. For more information on fat burners please browse the index of related "fat burners" articles.
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