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By: ricky_mc22

ricky_mc22 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:54:48 +0000

Oh yeah. Here is another great resource for understanding how exercise works: http://www.hormonalfitness.com/chapter21.htm. Just click on the Chapter 21 link for a 90 page pdf. From what I have read and experienced, I don’t completely agree with the authors programming advice (I think crossfit does it much better). However, he presents a lot of well researched science regarding how your body responds and subsequently adapts to exercise.

By: ricky_mc22

ricky_mc22 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:48:46 +0000

Walking for exercise is not very useful for burning fat. That idea is perpetuated by the true, but misleading fact, that at moderately elevated heart rates (70% or so of max), the body preferentially burns fat for energy (assuming the baseline insulin levels are low enough to allow this). Although this would seem to indicate low intensity exercise would be best for burning fact, in actuality, the profound hormonal and metabolic effects derived from high intensity exercise produce a cascade of physiological changes which ultimately yield much greater health and fat loss beneifts. Any anectdotal evidence you may have heard regarding the opposite undoubltedly used elderly, obese or unfit/sedentary people as its test subjects. This population is generally unaccustomed to physical stress, so even the slight stress of walking is enough to disrupt homeostasis and drive positive physiological adapatation (i.e. fat loss). An individual will rapidly adapt to walking and progress will cease very quickly. To really explain it would require a lot more space. Check out http://www.crossfit.com and the crossfit journal to get some great fitness advice. They have an interesting article that exactly addresses this subject, named “Myth of the Fat Burning Zone.” I don’t know if this one is available free or not. If not, you can send me an e-mail at ricky_mc22@yahoo.com and I will send the article to you. Good luck!!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:31:49 +0000

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By: Iffati Hassan

Iffati Hassan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:24:34 +0000

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By: Chakrapanye

Chakrapanye — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:28:51 +0000

I do not generally post to a blog but I am interested in your post therefore I was stimulated to do so. Straying away from the topic a bit, what are your views regarding walking? Which is currently being put forward as the best exercise to burn fat.

By: Shaarangapanaye

Shaarangapanaye — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:23:08 +0000

I would not as a rule comment to weblogs however I liked this post so I was compelled to do so. Straying away from the topic somewhat, what are your thoughts concerning walking? It is generally being put forward as the best exercise to burn fat.

By: Christi in NC

Christi in NC — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:02:28 +0000

i have used kinda made up my own diet when i realized how badly my body reacts to carbohydrates.. bloodsugar, cravings,etc.
i eat any carbs i want 1 -2 days a week, never 2 days in row. i eat low fat, lots of dark leafy salads, grilled meats, lots of dairy. i have lost about 45 pounds that way about 5 years ago. i had gained 20 back when i thought i was strong enough to handle once a day… i eat low carb or carbfree when given the choice, complex carbs if available, and simple carbs only if i feel like it and the situation warrants a special treat. since then i have kept my weight, my waist, my energy and feel great. i’m 41 years old and and am proud of myself! it can be done, i went from a size 12/14 to a 6/8. i never knew what a role carbs play with your insulin.. i guess i basically eat like a diabetic.. i’m not! the trick is to find a “diet” that you can commit to as a lifelong choice! find that and the rest will fall into place :)

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By: Arnold Newcomb

Arnold Newcomb — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:26:14 +0000

Obesity per se is not the problem. The real issue is the health and mortality consequences which follow from obesity. In November Harvard Medical School studied obese mice. The team of researchers gave one group biotivia transmax resveratrol extract, a commercial version of a compound found in red wine, and the other a placebo. The group receiving transmax resveratrol lived 31% longer and did not contract the normal diseases of aging such as diabetes, tumors, and cardiac diseases. Their endurance and energy levels also improved dramatically. Resveratrol is clearly no substitute for a good diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle but it may augment all of these and extend the potential for ultimate life span. We need to first concentrate of the prevention of the disease of obesity and treat the excess weight as a separate issue. This approach will result in a reduction of suffering and huge health care cost savings.

By: Chris Wininger

Chris Wininger — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:52:41 +0000

It is also important to remember that the best diet for you may not be the one that causes you to lose the most weight. I could lose a lot of weight if I went out and ate tape worms. It is sad that people only diet to lose weight. Your concerns should not be about your appearance but about your overall health. So many diets emphasize extremes of one sort or another. This kind of dieting makes you lose weight but often at the expense of depriving the body of things it needs. Instead of focusing on how much weight is lost on a diet people should focus on how much energy they have, how they feel, and if it appears to be balanced and healthy. If you are overweight you will lose weight on such a diet. This will be a consequence of getting healthier. You may not lose weight as fast as you would on an extreme diet like Atkins but you will lose it in the right way so that you actually gain the full amount of health benefits from each pound lost. Just some food for thought.

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By: Patricia G

Patricia G — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:43:34 +0000

Okay, first… the low carb diet featured wasn’t really low carb past the first two months (where the most dramatic weight loss occurred). 120 grams of carbohydrates per day is a moderate, not low carb diet. Second, the AHA has lost all credibility with their recommendation that people not follow low carb diets because of the fat content. If you look at the actual study, the people following the lower carb diet had the BEST lipid profiles. They ate more fat in general and more saturated fats specifically, yet their cholesterol ratio and triglycerides were much better in the early part of the study (when their carbs were lower and fat was higher) than the other two groups. A true low carb diet not only causes more weight loss, it vastly improves your cholesterol ratio and triglycerides.