As my clients will tell you, I talk often about eating and training habits when trying to slim down. Today I found a great article on Yahoo! Health that talks about all six of the things I'm always reminding my clients about:- Eat breakfast! According to The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, those that eat breakfast enjoy a waistline that is on average 2 INCHES smaller than those that don't!
- Eat regularly! Ideally, you should eat every 3 hours - going more than 5 hours between meals slows your metabolism and causes your body to burn fat slower.
- Ride a bike! Riding just 6 miles per week helps lower insulin levels by as much as 19%. Walkers who go the same weekly distance show no reduction in insulin levels.
- Drink green tea! Drinking just 3 cups per day helps your body burn an extra 30 calories a day according to Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Who doesn't want to burn calories for free?? 'nuff said.
- Lift Weights! Strength training speeds metabolism, burns calories and sculpts sexy muscles... yet only 17% of women do it. Some experts recommend as much as 60% of your workout should be strength training (40% cardio) to get the most out of every minute. I don't know anyone who doesn't want great arms and abs - this is the way to get them!
- Limit your time between sets! Exercisers who waited only 35 seconds between sets decreased their body fat by 27 percent more after eight weeks than those who rested three minutes, researchers at San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia say. Shorter rests keep your metabolism humming along and your heart rate up, so they shave minutes off your time at the gym and help your afterburn for hours once you’re done with your workout.
Click here to see the full article. It's a quick but informative read!
~Noah
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