Take Control of Your Metabolism: Quick Tips for Increased Muscle Tone, Faster Fat Burning, and Energy Levels Like a 9 Year Old!Written by Jesse Cannone
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Here’s my basic formula for jump starting your metabolism: Step 1 - Stop storage of new fat It doesn't make any sense to start an exercise program if you just end up adding new fat later that day. This is a problem that is very common among people who start an exercise in an attempt to lose weight. See problem is this... We don’t get fat due to a lack of exercise – we get fat because we supply body with more calories than it needs at a given time. So solution has nothing to do with exercise – it’s all about your eating! And I’m not saying you have to eat low-fat, super clean and healthy diet consisting of salad and tofu only. You can still eat foods you like IF you can give body just amount it needs. The key is to give body energy it needs, but just that amount and not a bunch extra because extra is extra is extra, it doesn’t matter what it’s from. Salad can be stored as fat, celery can be stored as fat – if it results in extra it can be stored as fat. I should also note that not all extra energy is stored in fat cells and I will touch on that later. So forget about trying to burn off any fat unless you can first stop storing new fat! Again, you do that by matching your eating to your activity level. This means small, balanced meals or snacks every 2-3 hours and amount of calories in each feeding should depend on how active you are at that time of day. Step 2 – Attack existing fat This requires a combination approach consisting of stable blood sugar/energy levels, and progressive cardiovascular/aerobic exercise and strength training. We already talked about how important stable blood sugar and energy levels are and how to match your eating to your activity level so now I’d like to cover exercise part of equation. In order for exercise to even be worth your time you must be sure it’s progressive. Just because you run on treadmill for 30 minutes three times a week, that doesn’t mean your body has to burn off that unwanted body fat! You have to force body to make changes and improvements and ONLY way to do that is to consistently provide a stimulus or stress that is greater than what body is used to. Here are some general guidelines on how you can make your exercise progressive and productive: Strength training Change exercises frequently (every 2-4 weeks) Increase resistance Perform more reps Slower reps Advanced techniques Cardiovascular training Increase speed/resistance Perform intervals Increase distance traveled Cross train by performing numerous activities For more specific techniques please check out all great articles on metabolism and fitness in free resources section of my website here: http://www.achieve-fitness.com/free_resources.htm I should also say that it is extremely important that you have a well thought out and detailed plan to follow. You can’t just say “ok, now I know what to do” and then try a little of this here and little of that there. You need a roadmap. If you are serious about achieving your weight loss and fitness goals I highly recommend you get help of a professional. Whether that means one on one, personal fitness training or just a do-it-yourself fitness plan – your chances of success are much greater. In closing, please remember, it doesn’t have to be confusing. Hopefully this information has shown you how easy it can be if you know what you are doing. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about how you can guarantee your fitness success, please visit my website http://www.achieve-fitness.com or you can give me a call at 240-731-3724. While your’e at my website be sure to sign up for my free email newsletter, Fitness Success News – it’s full of great articles, tips, healthy recipes, contests, and more!
Jesse Cannone is a certified personal fitness trainer, post-rehab specialist, nutritionist, and a national fitness presenter. He is also the author of Burn Fat FAST and A Bride’s Guide To Fast Fitness + Weight Loss in addition to many other popular fitness articles. He is known for his hard-hitting and to the point style and offers a great free email newsletter called Fitness Success News, which you can subscribe to at his website http://www.achieve-fitness.com
| | What is a Herniated Disc, how is it different from a Bulging Disc, and what you can do about it?Written by Jesse Cannone
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How do you know then what’s causing your back pain? Whether your pain is in disc or shooting down your leg, I am willing to bet that it has something to do with muscle imbalances. In my opinion, it always makes sense to start at beginning… so first thing to do is identify what muscles imbalances you have and then begin work on correcting them. DON’T try things like ultrasound, electrical stimulation, cortisone shots and then feel disappointed that they didn’t work… how can they??? Remember, they don’t address root cause of problem! I am not saying that these types of treatments don’t have a place, it’s just that they will not give you long-term relief you are looking for. For example, ultrasound may be helpful in conjunction with a corrective exercise and stretching program but it’s not likely to do much on it’s own. The real key is to not only treat symptoms, but address cause of problem also. You can learn more about how to identify and correct your muscles imbalances in our video, Lose Back Pain. In it, we take you thru a series of self-assessments in which you’ll identify which specific muscle imbalances you have. We then show you step-by-step what to do to correct them in our Corrective Action Plans… all you have to do is follow instructions and in weeks, maybe days, your back will be feeling great again. Order your copy online at http://www.losethebackpain.com or call 1-888-343-FITT (3488)
Article by Jesse Cannone of http://www.losethebackpain.com. Jesse is a certified personal fitness trainer and post-rehab specialist and he has helped hundreds of individuals to eliminate their back pain. Visit his site now and be sure to sign up for his free email course on eliminating back pain.
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