UltraMetabolism

Smarter Exercises

Want to exercise less and lose more weight?

Better yet, want to NOT exercise at all and still get the same benefits? I confess: I hate to exercise. So I don't-I play.

Exercise doesn't have to be a structured hour at the gym - make it fun! Shoot some hoops, play a game of tennis, go for a run with your dog, or gather friends and go for a hike. The key is finding active things that you like to do and doing them regularly. Yes, vigorous activity works best, but anything that gets you off the couch and moving can help shed pounds.

Movement is natural: Our bodies were genetically designed to do it. If you want to rev up your metabolism, you've got to get active. Research shows that 30 minutes of activity, five days a week offers the most health benefits. Want to lose weight? Studies suggest you'll need to exercise for 60 minutes, five days a week.

But there may be a better way.

In UltraMetabolism, I show you how to make the most of your time by working smarter, not harder, and getting better results to boot.

Can you really exercise less and get "more bang for your buck"?

Yes! The key is interval training. That's short bursts of high-intensity activity followed by longer periods of lighter exercise-what we called wind sprints in high school.

Now you can reap the benefits of what athletes have long known: Interval training is an ideal way to increase stamina, muscle mass, speed, and endurance.

But even more exciting-there's good evidence that interval training can help you lose weight, too.

In one study comparing endurance or aerobic exercise to interval training, researchers discovered something remarkable...

The interval training group (who performed a total of 60 half-hour sessions) reduced their body fat by nine times more than the endurance group (who performed a total of 90 forty-five minutes sessions), even though they were exercising about half as much!

How can this be?

Well, interval training lights our metabolic fire in several ways:

1. We improve our fitness level, our ability to utilize oxygen. The more oxygen we are able to use, the more calories we burn.
2. Because of changes that actually happen inside our cells, we increase post-exercise fat burning and calorie expenditure, even during rest or sleep. Yes, that means you literally burn more calories while you sleep!
3. We can naturally increase our growth hormone levels, which promotes fat burning and muscle building.

In the example above, while the endurance group burned more calories during their long exercise bouts, the interval training group reaped the calorie-burning benefits even after the exercise was over!

In the end, the interval training group came out on top. To me, that proves that you don't have to spend hours in the gym or suffer through grueling marathon sessions to lose weight.

If you can walk, then you can do interval training. Here's a very easy example:

1. Warm-up: 5 minutes of walking at 3.5 miles per hour.
2. Speed up and walk at 4.0 miles per hour for 60 seconds.
3. Slow down and stroll at 3.0 miles per hour for 75 seconds.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.
5. Finish with 5 minutes of walking at a comfortable pace to cool down.

You'll find lots of great tips in UltraMetabolism to increase your body's fat-burning potential. But one of the most important things - what I can't stress enough - is to just do something!

Even if it's as little as getting up to change the channel on the TV instead of using the remote - start where you are and build. A little bit of activity every day will go a long way.

This is just one example from UltraMetabolism of how you can exercise smarter, not harder, and get better results. By training your body to burn more calories and fat while you are simply going about your day, you are well on your way to the promise of automatic weight loss.

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