Losing weight and burning fat are sometimes seen as two different goals but the steps needed to accomplish either are identical. At the core of both is calorie balance; the relationship between how many calories you burn and eat. During positive calorie balance, the body stores fat while a negative...
Both strength training and cardiovascular exercise have their own specific advantages. Cardio is usually linked to weight loss and improving muscular endurance while strength training is thought of as a workout only for those wanting to get buff. While these generalizations are somewhat true, you shouldn't limit yourself to only...
Sweating is a way for the body to control its temperature. This water weight loss is unfortunately not the kind of long term weight control you're looking for. Real weight loss, the kind that's involved when the body burns excess fat, is caused by eating less and exercising, not by...
Cardio (short for cardiovascular exercise) is the term given to a certain type of exercise that keeps your heart rate elevated for a continuous length of time. With strength training, you have a minute of exercise followed by a minute of rest. With cardio, the exercise is non-stop. Cardio has many...
The term spot reducing refers to burning fat stores from a specific area of the body (for example: abs, hips or arms). The body stores fat in response to a combination of too many calories and not enough physical activity. It begins to burn fat when the opposite happens. The...
To get bigger and stronger, you need to stimulate your muscles through exercise. It's not so much the exercise that makes your muscles grow (although exercise is needed), it's the change from doing nothing to forcing your muscles to work that causes them to respond. Change If you keep doing the same...
Every single person is different. Some can tolerate more exercise than others so making one rule for everyone is close to impossible. Most guidelines recommend at least 3 days of exercise per week and not more than five or six. Getting Stronger When you exercise, you cause quite a bit of damage...
Even though you may be at a normal weight, you can still have excessive body fat in some problem areas such as your abs, thighs and arms. Since you're already at a normal weight, you shouldn't cut your calories too much since doing so will cause you to become underweight...
The word 'ripped' refers to the look you get when you have a low body fat percentage. This word is commonly used on pill bottles, sports drinks and other supplements, but getting ripped requires none of the above. Getting ripped is easy, at least in theory. All you have to...
If forcing yourself to exercise in the summer is a problem then the winter brings up a whole new set of problems. It's way to cold, the house is warm and comfy, the days are shorter and a whole list of other excuses can stop you from getting the exercise...
