Healthy Living Tips

In many cases we feel as though we are putting in a high intensity effort. However, the results do not show that to be the case. In order to achieve real results in your fat loss efforts, perform cardio and strength training exercises at a moderate to high intensity level. To test this, check your heart rate and ensure you are working at 60% to 80% of your maximum heart rate for a moderate intensity and 70% to 85% for a high intensity. Working at this level establishes a beneficial caloric burn in a short duration of time.

Weight lifting concepts are also misunderstood by both men and women. Two exercising tips for women regarding strength training are: 1) you won’t get big and bulky by lifting heavier weights, so by all means go heavier with the weight and 2) adding muscle helps burn fat. Lift heavier weights applying the intensity rule. Rest assured that an increase in your muscle size is limited simply based on genetics and gender. Also, the muscle added through weight training helps to create a faster metabolism which means more caloric burn at rest. Plus, added muscle contributes to an attractive shapely figure.

The frequency at which you workout is important in order to help continually contribute to the caloric deficit which causes fat loss. In order to lose one pound of fat, 3500 calories need to be burned over and above what is ingested. This type of caloric intake and burn occurs over the course of time. It is important to achieve a decent caloric burn on a continual basis (3 to 5 days per week), in order to get real fat loss results in the quickest time frame.