Everyone knows that exercise causes fat burning, right?
Or does it?
Exercise does NOT cause fat burning, at least not directly. Exercise does NOT melt fat off your body due to the heating effect. There is NO burning effect directly from doing exercise.
Most, if not all, of the calories burned through intense exercise are coming from sugar and not fat.
Exercise creates a stress within the muscle tissue which then breaks down the muscle tissue. The body then uses certain hormones (which are fat burning) to restore or build stronger muscles.
It is in the building and restoring process that the body uses lots of energy (stored fat) to create new stronger muscle fibers.
99 percent of this process occurs while you sleep, in the downtime, also known as the recovery period.
So if you can't sleep well or you eat foods that trigger insulin (sugar); or you exercise daily never giving the body a chance of releasing fat burning hormones, you'll find your weight stays the same.
Yes, you may feel stronger and yes, you may notice that there are more muscles developing under the fat, but the fat will not want to go.
In summary:
1. Always exercise every other day to let the body burn more fat.
2. Omit any sweets between workouts, this prevents the body from using sweets as fuel - you want to force the body to use fat instead.
3. Get more sleep. If you have a problem, find a local practitioner who does ASET (Acupressure Stress Elimination Technique).
Yours in Health,
Dr. John Erickson
John Erickson is the Clinic Director and Health Coach for the The Health and Wellness Center in Colorado Springs, CO. He offers a regular workshop called The Body Shapes Workshop, where he uncovers the real cause of weight gain and why it is so difficult to lose weight. The Health and Wellness Center uses all natural, effective methods of care, including the ASET, to help people reach their health and weight goals.
Call 719-573-4063 for more information on the workshops.
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2 comments:
Well said sir. I am not a trained "trainer" but am pretty experienced in gaining and losing fat. Sleep and rest is one HUGE key I agree and most Americans don't get enough of it.
I also realize that consuming less calories than you burn is actually the way to lose fat, but only consuming "slightly" less is key to not allowing your body to go into slow down (starvation) mode.
Its a difficult balance to find for 45 year old men like me whose wives like to bake sweets.
that is wife...not wives...lol
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