Fat-Loss Myths and lies!
This post is for the readers who are clearly above the general consumer knowledge curve and don't want to be fooled by fitness and nutrition misinformation anymore.
So now ’ll discuss about the myth that permeates through the publications, media, even among health-care-professionals and trainers themselves. In fact, my fitness club team arranged a fitness seminar last week.
One of the fitness guru stated that if we exercise at a lower intensity it will help us to burn more fat which is not possible if we are exercising at a higher intensity. As i heard this i stood up and said "Sir i do not agree what you said just now it's not like that sorry to say but as far as i know what you are telling is totally wrong". You are recommending that lower intensity movement is better for fat-loss if this is right then i think sitting is more effective than exercising if i want to lose fat.
I cant believe how so called weight loss gurus have the thought that low intensity exercise burns more fat, then I would like to ask them why not to take it to extremes and burn the most fat possible just by sitting or sleeping.
He got annoyed and said listen dear don't try to each me i have been a personal trainer and a weight-loss-expert since 1980's and i know what works and what not. Then he asked to can you please tell us why i am wrong.
Then i told him what he was telling is a myth which most of the experts don't know and the fact is that "When a person exercise at a higher intensity, he instead burn more sugar and explained him in the simplest way.
Here is the simplest explanation.
A. When we exercise, our body burns carbohydrates and fat.
B. If the intensity of your exercise is low more fuel comes from fat . The fact behind this is that oxygen is required to "burn-fat" and when we exercise too intensely, it becomes anaerobic (which means, without oxygen—we start huffing and puffing for air).
C. As intensity increases, our body starts using carbohydrates for fuel.
D. And, when we increase our intensity, we burn more calories per total time spent exercising (sprinting to walking to running).
E. To lose body fat we need to burn more calories.
F. Therefore, exercising at a higher intensity is the winner if fat loss is our goal. It does not matter if those calories come from fat or carbohydrates; it matters that you are using calories by moving more!
Here is where the confusion lies. I said in #B that more fuel comes from fat when we exercise at a lower intensity. It does not mean we are burning more body fat -- we are not literally breaking down body fat and using it like gas in a race car. Fat as fuel and body fat are different. In fact, research continues to mound that higher intensity exercise is more effective than lower intensity exercise for fat loss.
Most people like to hear that low intensity exercise is better -- because it is easier! But it is not as effective.
Of course fat-loss requires smart nutrition to truly be effective--which is why I recommend Fat -loss-for-idiots diet plans!. Exercise in and of itself has little effect on fat-loss -- when coupled with nutrition, the pieces to the puzzle start to come together.
So now ’ll discuss about the myth that permeates through the publications, media, even among health-care-professionals and trainers themselves. In fact, my fitness club team arranged a fitness seminar last week.
One of the fitness guru stated that if we exercise at a lower intensity it will help us to burn more fat which is not possible if we are exercising at a higher intensity. As i heard this i stood up and said "Sir i do not agree what you said just now it's not like that sorry to say but as far as i know what you are telling is totally wrong". You are recommending that lower intensity movement is better for fat-loss if this is right then i think sitting is more effective than exercising if i want to lose fat.
I cant believe how so called weight loss gurus have the thought that low intensity exercise burns more fat, then I would like to ask them why not to take it to extremes and burn the most fat possible just by sitting or sleeping.
He got annoyed and said listen dear don't try to each me i have been a personal trainer and a weight-loss-expert since 1980's and i know what works and what not. Then he asked to can you please tell us why i am wrong.
Then i told him what he was telling is a myth which most of the experts don't know and the fact is that "When a person exercise at a higher intensity, he instead burn more sugar and explained him in the simplest way.
Here is the simplest explanation.
A. When we exercise, our body burns carbohydrates and fat.
B. If the intensity of your exercise is low more fuel comes from fat . The fact behind this is that oxygen is required to "burn-fat" and when we exercise too intensely, it becomes anaerobic (which means, without oxygen—we start huffing and puffing for air).
C. As intensity increases, our body starts using carbohydrates for fuel.
D. And, when we increase our intensity, we burn more calories per total time spent exercising (sprinting to walking to running).
E. To lose body fat we need to burn more calories.
F. Therefore, exercising at a higher intensity is the winner if fat loss is our goal. It does not matter if those calories come from fat or carbohydrates; it matters that you are using calories by moving more!
Here is where the confusion lies. I said in #B that more fuel comes from fat when we exercise at a lower intensity. It does not mean we are burning more body fat -- we are not literally breaking down body fat and using it like gas in a race car. Fat as fuel and body fat are different. In fact, research continues to mound that higher intensity exercise is more effective than lower intensity exercise for fat loss.
Most people like to hear that low intensity exercise is better -- because it is easier! But it is not as effective.
Of course fat-loss requires smart nutrition to truly be effective--which is why I recommend Fat -loss-for-idiots diet plans!. Exercise in and of itself has little effect on fat-loss -- when coupled with nutrition, the pieces to the puzzle start to come together.
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