Fasting has gained popularity ever since humans began to adore and fantasize the slim and thin fad. Fasting for fat loss promises fast results which is especially perfect for special occasions like attending a wedding, debut, prom and the like. You resist the temptation of food to get that perfect look. But fasting should not be used for a long term basis because of the health hazards it brings.
Advantages of Fasting
Fasting is defined as being in the condition of eating sparingly or abstaining from some food. The reason could either be for religious practice or for the purpose of losing weight. Whatever the reason may be, it is sure to produce physical changes. Many models and actors and actresses do fasting whenever a perfect body is called for. For example in a runway event, most models do not eat nor drink any heavy drink days before the event. As a result they project a very flat tummy, and a very fabulous look that best compliment the designer clothes. For us ordinary individuals, we also use fasting for fat loss to best achieve the goal of looking like a model in the events we attend.
The physical and cellular changes in the body when fasting will be described here. Normally, what we eat supplies the energy needed of our body to sustain our everyday activities. The primary source of energy comes from carbohydrates which come from food like bread, rice, potatoes, starches, cereals and the like. When these are used up or no more glucose is available (as what happens in fasting), it is only then that the body will resort to fats for energy. For fats to be converted to energy it requires more calories for it to happen. This is where the advantage of fasting happens. Not only does the body use fats as energy, it also burns calories more. No wonder, it takes so little time for physical changes to be obviously seen.
Disadvantages
For sure, fasting shows remarkable changes but this should only be used for a short period of time and not to be used often. The very reason is the health condition of your body. When in fasting you deprive your body of its needed nutrients. Many vitamins and minerals should be replenished in our body every day. Our body can only store a small amount of nutrients and should be constantly replaced through the nutrients found in the food we eat. These nutrients are essential for the maintenance and functioning of our body. Just imagine a car that needs to be changed oil in order to prevent rusting of the machine and to promote optimal functioning. Same with our body, our cells need to be adequately nourished in order to help our body not just for living purposes but also for their own protection. Many opportunistic organisms are inside our body. Once compromised cells could not sustain the danger it faces, it results to diseases which could be nonfatal or fatal. Therefore, it is essential that you are careful when you something drastic as fasting with your body.
Now that you know of the pros and cons of fasting as fat loss regimen, you should be able to discriminate when is the best and ideal time to do fasting. Be very responsible with your decision.
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Losing weight has become more of a necessary trend these days more than it has become a hobby for the health enthusiast and it reflects how the population of overweight people has bloated in the last two decades. Many have turned to nutrition diets, gym and aerobic exercises and different weight loss programs that integrate both but the usual question is: what are the best workouts for fat loss? Not all workouts work for everybody since the individual has different quirks and their own diet and health status can affect what they can and cannot do. Here is a quick run on some of the best workouts available for almost everyone:
Lunges are better than squats:
Squats are essential to a strength work-out and strength work-outs are important to cut off fat but there are many problems with squats for beginners since it may seem like an easier work-out but it is easy to do it wrong and damage your body more than doing it any benefit. On the other hand there are many variations of lunges that you can pick which one is best for you. The mere fact that lunges work individual legs and it maximizes the time to burn out fats and turn them into toned muscles is a great compliment to another workout: running. If you want to add weights then use dumbbells that are a third heavy of the maximum weight you can carry to enable you to do numerous exercises.
Running and walking:
Running and walking go hand in hand. All of the best workouts for fat loss include these two and it is essential to weave them into your workout schedule. The trick is how intense and how long you should run and walk. Intensive running like sprinting to your maximum speed should be done for only fifteen minutes, intervened with rest via walking for every minute. If you want to run at a slower pace raise the amount of time spent on it. Don't just stick to intensive training or just to relaxation running; alternate so your body won't adapt and lead to muscle loss.
Burst push-ups and crunches:
It's not about doing a unique and difficult push-ups or crunches but about doing as many as you can in a short period of time to intensively exert effort and burn fats and to be able repeat the movement to tone fats into muscles. If you can't do more than twenty push-ups and crunches or if you are feeling pains doing the regular push-ups then try to do push-ups on an elevated counter. The higher you go, the easier the push-up is. If you are having a hard time keeping your back straight then rest your knees on the floor and elevate your feet to balance the weight and keep your back straight.
These are some of the best workouts for fat loss that focus on specific parts of your body and promote good cardio as well. Mixing cardio and these strength exercises will burn the fats faster than you think, especially if you are frequent on water and you follow a good diet of nutritious food.
Lunges are better than squats:
Squats are essential to a strength work-out and strength work-outs are important to cut off fat but there are many problems with squats for beginners since it may seem like an easier work-out but it is easy to do it wrong and damage your body more than doing it any benefit. On the other hand there are many variations of lunges that you can pick which one is best for you. The mere fact that lunges work individual legs and it maximizes the time to burn out fats and turn them into toned muscles is a great compliment to another workout: running. If you want to add weights then use dumbbells that are a third heavy of the maximum weight you can carry to enable you to do numerous exercises.
Running and walking:
Running and walking go hand in hand. All of the best workouts for fat loss include these two and it is essential to weave them into your workout schedule. The trick is how intense and how long you should run and walk. Intensive running like sprinting to your maximum speed should be done for only fifteen minutes, intervened with rest via walking for every minute. If you want to run at a slower pace raise the amount of time spent on it. Don't just stick to intensive training or just to relaxation running; alternate so your body won't adapt and lead to muscle loss.
Burst push-ups and crunches:
It's not about doing a unique and difficult push-ups or crunches but about doing as many as you can in a short period of time to intensively exert effort and burn fats and to be able repeat the movement to tone fats into muscles. If you can't do more than twenty push-ups and crunches or if you are feeling pains doing the regular push-ups then try to do push-ups on an elevated counter. The higher you go, the easier the push-up is. If you are having a hard time keeping your back straight then rest your knees on the floor and elevate your feet to balance the weight and keep your back straight.
These are some of the best workouts for fat loss that focus on specific parts of your body and promote good cardio as well. Mixing cardio and these strength exercises will burn the fats faster than you think, especially if you are frequent on water and you follow a good diet of nutritious food.
