Weight Loss : The Real Solution

Everyone always ask me, George, "How do I lose weight?" So I've decided to dedicate this article to answering that question. The first thing that you need to realize about weight loss is that you should not actually be trying to lose weight. Sounds crazy, Right? In actuality your goal should be to lose excess body fat. The reason I say that is because the way that most people go about making changes to their physique involves strict dieting and loads boring of cardio. This may cause you to lose weight on the scale but in most cases it doesn't improve the look of your physique.

I'm just guessing here but you're probably more concerned about having a lean and defined appearance than how much you weigh. So, the first thing that I suggest you do when trying to "lose weight" is to throw your scale out the window. Not literally of course, but don't weigh yourself more than once a week. Instead keep track of key measurements like your waist and thigh circumference and judge your progress based on that. When your clothes start fitting loosely that's when you know you making real progress.

Now that we got that out of the way here is what you have probably been waiting for. What kind of exercise should you be doing to burn off all that ugly excess body fat and get the lean, toned figure you've been wanting? In order to burn off that excess body fat you need to be doing a mix of resistance training and high intensity cardio at least 4 to 5 times a week. Resistance training includes things like weight lifting, calisthenics, and band training. I highly recommend you chose to take up weight lifting due to the vast array of benefits it has for the human body. There are way too many to name here.

The primary reason that you need to engage in resistance training is because when performed correctly, it will speed up your metabolism and keep it up as long as 48 hours after a workout. Now, do us both a favor, before you start or do any more resistance training I want you to forget about exercises like leg extensions, leg curls, and bicep curls. These are exercises that isolate a particular muscle or muscle group. Instead become familiar with exercise like squats, lunges, rows, and presses. These exercises work a large number of muscles groups at the same time and do a way better job of speeding up your metabolism than isolation exercises.

High intensity cardio also elevates the metabolism for anywhere from 24 to 48 hours after completion of a workout. I'm not talking about the typical steady cardio done for 20 minutes to an hour. Your best bet is to do cardio that requires you to alternate periods of high intensity with periods of low intensity. Typically this type of cardio involves a lot of starting and stopping or speeding up and slowing down. I could spit out a load of scientific reason to do high intensity cardio instead of slow cardio to change your physique but I think I have an illustration that will sum it up better. Look at the lean, defined bodies of sprinters whose entire sport revolves around weight lifting and sprinting (High Intensity Cardio) then look at the body of a long distance runner.

Which would you rather have? In order to get in shape and get the lean body you've wanted just make sure to include good amounts of both resistance training and High Intensity Cardio in your program on a regular basis and you'll have no problem burning off excess body fat.

About the Author

George Edmondson is the author of The Simple Way to Weight Loss: A Simple and Easy Way to Torch Body Fat found at http://www.no-nonsense-fitness.com

He specializes in teaching people how to burn off excess body fat and flatten their stomachs without gimmicky ab machines or supplements. http://www.no-nonsense-fitness.com