Train your body to burn more fat

You might be asking yourself, how can I train my body to burn more fat? The answer is simple: Build more muscle.

The more muscle you have in your body, the more calories and fat you burn. Building more muscle will only make a woman look leaner and more slender, and a man more tone and buff.

However, this is not going to happen overnight and it will take some effort. Nothing worth having in life comes free or easy. Permanent changes in your lifestyle (both in physical activity and eating properly) can result in permanent changes in the way that your body burns essential and stored fat.

I always use or reference people here at USA GYM. These are real people and real stories that you can relate too. We are all not a size 2 woman or a hunky man. My example this week is a woman who has made a change and taught her body how to burn more fat. When she started she was a size 11, a junk food eater, a casual exerciser, and a mother of 3. LM is now idolized and worshiped by other women here at USA GYM. As a matter of fact a few months ago, I told her that she was looking good.

I’ve heard several different women of all sizes comment about how ‘LM’ is their idol and how ‘LM’ has awesome and beautiful legs.

How did she train her body to get this way. First, she cut back on her junk food from everyday to just a few days. She used to come into the gym eating some ice cream thing. She now trades out junk food for exercise. Just last Saturday, after a vigorous Step class, she came out of class and was running on the treadmill. When another lady asked her why are you running after class, she replied, ‘I am going to be eating a piece of pie later, so I need to run for 20 minutes to make up for that.’ Some of you may think that’s crazy but if you are going to eat extra calories, you have got to burn extra calories. Otherwise you will end up with more stored fat on your thighs.

The second thing that she did in order to train her body to burn more fat is added weight lifting to her routine. ‘LM’ with those beautiful legs and sculpted body can be frequently seen doing Step Aerobics, Pilate’s, Body Sculpting, running, lifting free weights and the weight is not light either. A lot of women think that lifting heavier weights will only make them bulk up and look like Amazon women. Well this member is far from looking like an Amazon woman. ‘LM’ has gone from a size 11 to a size 7, and lost 18 pounds of FAT!!! AMAZING!!!

Your body does require some essential fat for normal bodily functions. Yes, you do need SOME fat, but we all tend to feed our bodies way to much fat. For example, if you feed a horse to much it will founder and die. You also will die too, if you eat to much fat.

Stored fat is what lies beneath the skin and serves as insulation and a cushion for your internal organs. This is where we store all of the excess fat that we eat. Can you find that whopper and fries? It is probably right there on your mid-section.

In order to build a better fat burning body, you need to think of your body as a machine. A machine runs better and more efficiently when it is properly oiled and used on a regular basis. Your body works in the same way. Proper nutrition and an active lifestyle keeps all of your systems running smoothly. ‘LM’ has changed her body by lifting weights. In fact she lost 18 pounds of FAT and lost 4 sizes in the process.

So to remind you again of how you can burn more FAT: Start and stay consistent with a cardio and weight lifting program. Combine this with eating less fat and the results will be that the muscle you gain will burn the FAT more efficiently. Muscle needs more energy than a blob of fat. Maybe by following her program you too can have results like ‘LM.’

Remember, if you have a question please e-mail at [email protected] with the subject ‘Fitness Question,’ or write to me a Paige Northcutt, P.O. Box 7281, McMinnville, TN 37111.