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An alarming trend over recent years is the idea that being overweight is not something that should not be taken too seriously. The I'm fat and its okay mentality. That we should look at someone who is overweight as an acceptable lifestyle and quality of life choice as somehow it is better to live a few less years and enjoy yourself than worry about your weight. In our looks obsessed society many people think that being overweight is just an appearance issue. But being overweight is way more than that and carries many health risks that can seriously affect a person's life both short term and long term. And even the health problems that stem from being overweight go way beyond the one ones we constantly hear about, like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Being overweight can negatively affect longevity, energy levels, motivation to be active, mood, self esteem, sleep, breathing, back health, joint health, and slows the metabolism (the bodies engine). So the impact of being overweight is not just how big your waistline is. It is about the entire, overall quality of life but many people are in denial and cannot see this or simply do not care about it. To get people moving is hard as overweight people simply don't have the energy to be active. This may seem strange given that weight gain results from storage of excess energy. But it is common. Since elevated levels of insulin from a diet high in refined carbohydrates interfere with fat-burning and promotes fatigue, the key to weight loss is simply to normalize concentrations of this fat storage hormone in the bloodstream. This can be achieved by two factors (1) by limiting the amount of sugars and starches in the diet so as not to increase serum glucose levels, which in turn raise the concentrations of insulin (2) the immediate introduction of a proper exercise program that contains mostly strength training exercise. This is what is needed as muscle is the tissue where fat is burned so by working the muscular system blood fats and glucose levels are reduced. The health of the metabolism is really the key to long term weight loss. Toned muscle tissue is the only way to do this and strength training is the only exercise that will give you this fat burning turbo boost. Re-build it and let it go to work for you. Some people who do not understand the facts about the metabolism believe that it is a genetic function and one cannot change it. But a really active lifestyle supported by proper nutrition and proper exercise plays a great part in the effective functioning and health of the metabolism. Proper exercise speeds up the metabolism and burns more calories from fat because active muscle tissue burns more fat calories so this is the way to lose excess body fat - let your body burn it off. But you need to do these two things right for this to happen - proper exercise and proper nutrition. Simple - but it really does work. My name is Carolyn Hansen, and my goal is to show you how to burn fat - without starving yourself - by combining strength training with the right foods that increase metabolism, decrease food cravings, and keep you looking trim. Come find out how it is done.
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