Diet, Exercise And Protein Shakes For Weight Loss

By Jeanne Mcdowell


Over the last few years, losing weight and increasing fitness levels is a goal that more and more people seem to have. There are a lot of benefits to increasing one's level of fitness - this includes having a stronger body that is less prone to injury, and simply feeling and looking better. Different people approach the subject of losing weight in different way - some exercise but do not change their diet, whilst some improve their diet using supplements (for example protein shakes for weight loss).

Whether you choose to follow a diet/exercise plan you find online, or design your own from scratch, to can help to know exactly how the body processes fat and how best to reduce its levels. Fat is anything but unnecessary - it is an essential part of everybody's diet and carries out vital roles within the body. However, when too much of it is consumed, this excess is stored (for use as a long-term energy reserve), which can be unsightly.

If a person eats enough food energy each day to power their body to do all the tasks it needs to, the body has no reason to burn off its additional fat reserves. To help ensure the body does start to burn them off, it is necessary to consume a calorie deficit. This means consuming less calories than are needed every day.

It is important to not reduce the calorie intake too low, too quickly. This would cause the metabolism to slow, which is counter-productive. It is often more beneficial to count how many calories you currently consume each day (assuming your weight is currently stable) and reduce this number by 400 to 500. A lot of people use meal replacement supplements to help reduce fat calories whilst still getting sufficient protein and complex carbs.

If possible, an exercise program can help to speed up the drop in body-fat. Again, the premise is the same: Moderate exercise a few times per week increases the body's calorie needs, which means that when this is combined with a calorie-deficit diet, the body needs to burn off fat.

Of course if you are starting exercise for the first time, or restarting a regime after an extended break, you may need to gradually increase the levels of exercise you complete. Working out a few times per week is ideal, but if you can only manage once, then try to build up to two to three times per week over a few weeks.

Diet, including using protein shakes for weight loss and exercise are the two most important aspects of reducing your level of body fat. Second to this is ensuring that you do not lose your motivation and continue to see gains.




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