Five Ways to Start Burning Fat

It’s hard to balance exercise and food consumption, but with some good exercise practices you can start to burn fat right away. Over 60 percent of America is overweight and after the age of 30 we gain 5 pounds a year, every year. So it’s really important that once we reach this age to concentrate on exercise and nutrition to stay fit and healthy. Here are 5 good ways to get started and burn some fat.

Cardiovascular exercise or aerobics has been touted by experts as one of the best ways to burn fat and should be worked into your routine at least 3 times a week. It’s more important to get your heart rate up, rather than the actual exercise itself. Walking, jogging, riding a bike or jumping rope all qualify as aerobic activity, which involves working all the major muscles of the lower body continuously.

Strength training is another way to burn fat by lifting weights or resistance training. When done on a regular basis, the muscles will adapt and grow stronger for a sculpted and more tone physique. While increasing lean muscle, the body will result in an increased basal metabolic rate, which is a requirement for fuel at rest. That being said, the more muscle you have the more fat you will burn, which amounts to major fat loss.

Flexibility training and yoga along with your regular workout program, helps to increase performance, balance and speed of motion. It also helps to reduce next day soreness, cuts down on injury and recovery time and get’s you back in the gym sooner. Aerobics is very popular right now and many people are using it to stay lean and fit.

Sleep, rest and recovery are key to any workout routine, so be sure to include them between workouts. Rest at least 48 hours between strength training sessions and limit cardio to 3 to 6 hours a week. Always strive to get a goods night sleep because that’s when the body’s recovery process goes into high gear. Experts recommend at least 7 to 8 hours of sound, restful sleep a night.

Meditation and stress reduction reduce the body’s reaction to stress and helps to alleviate many health problems associated with it. It also raises your body’s level of the anti-aging hormone, DHEA. It comes in a supplemental form over the counter and is a precursor to testosterone. It’s necessary for muscle growth and fat loss. Meditation also helps balance hormonal shifts as well as reduces stress and should be incorporated into your workout routine.

Try to incorporate all five of these into your daily workouts with the goal of achieving the highest level of fat burning possible.