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Fat Loss For Moms. A post By Holly Rigsby.
I drive my son Tyler to school each morning and for the past couple weeks have noticed a LOT of women walking away the pounds in the neighborhood.
My first thought is – Good for Them!
Getting out and getting active is the first step to a sound fitness plan.
Then I begin to wonder if they are supplementing this form of exercise with other habits that will help promote fat loss.
While walking does have a long list of benefits, it is only one small piece of the fat loss for moms puzzle.
The key to fat loss is to burn slightly more calories than what you are taking in.
Energy IN < Energy OUT = Fat Loss
Easy right?
Not quite….you really must watch out for the trap of thinking it is all about how many calories you burn while you exercise.
This can lead you right down the path hours of cardio – only to find you are getting nowhere.
True fat loss for moms results come from the amount of fat and calories you burn ALL Day Long – NOT just during your workout session.
So what is the answer?
How can you Burn more Fat and Calories long after your workout is over?
Step ONE: Food
Well first and foremost – no amount of walking or fat burning exercise is going to make up for unhealthy eating habits.
If you want to achieve noticeable results quickly – get rid of the processed junk food and sugar. Your body cannot burn fat if you are constantly in a state of Fat Storage Mode – caused by poor eating habits. Following this adjustment is eating small meals every 3 to 4 hours. You cannot starve fat off your body. An underfed body will actually Hold ON to MORE fat.
Step TWO: Increase Muscle
Next, if you want to lose Fat, you need to boost your metabolism. You boost your metabolism by increasing your Lean Muscle. The more lean muscle you have, the more fat and calorie you burn ALL Day Long…even while you sleep!
Walking is just not going to help you with this….not even when you decide to carry hand weights – which by the way only increases the risk of strain, injury and muscular imbalances.
Boost your Metabolism with Resistance Training!
You have to challenge your muscles in order to fire up your body’s ability to burn more fat and
calories. Resistance Training can be performed with your own body weight, dumbbells, medicine balls, bands, kettlebells, etc.
If your fitness plan is solely cardio based, you may lose weight and the majority of this weight is water and lean muscle with very little fat loss. Without resistance training, you will not be able to achieve the tone and definition you desire. The shorter and more intense your resistance training session, the faster you will see and feel results!
Step THREE: Preserve Muscle
Finally, while walking can be a part of your routine, you can get A LOT more out of the time you spend doing cardio with intervals! Long hours of cardio may burn more calories but shortly after you stop, the calorie burn returns to normal…and in many cases lower than normal. For the longer you spend “doing cardio” the more you place your body at risk of burning up your lean muscle.
The Less Muscle you have – the LOWER your Metabolism – the harder it becomes to Burn Fat.
The best alternative to traditional cardio, that prevents muscle wasting and actually Boots your metabolism for Hours AFTER your cardio? Intervals
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Fat Loss For Moms takes more than just walking.
It takes more than just getting a resistance training workout in 3 days a week.
It takes more than just “trying” to eat healthy for a few days.
When it comes to burning the fat and reclaiming a lean, toned, healthy body….your fat loss plan must be complete, well rounded and followed with consistency. Not just walking away the pounds!
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In your article you mention that using hand weights whilst walking is not a good idea because of the increased risk of strain injury and imbalance yet the photograph at the top of the screen of, I presume you, walking shows you with hand weights. Isn’t this a contradiction?
FYI: This is a random photo I used to help demonstrate a point.
Just so everyone is clear – this is not me.
I WISH I lived near a beach where I could enjoy daily walks : )
Holly, I stumbled upon your blog and am thrilled. Thank you for all that you do!