How to Lose Body Fat
Hi Everyone,
Another post for the men in your lives…
One of the best ways how to lose body fat is through exercise. Changing your exercise habits are often easier than changing your bad eating habits
Strength training is one component of exercise for men. The benefits of exercise for men are endless. Besides making you look better, it will also make your body more durable. Exercise might help you stave off diseases too. Research has shown that exercise for men like strength training will lower your LDL cholesterol (the bad kind). Strength training may even reduce the effects of aging.
The next question is how do you strength train to get the results that you want, without over training or under training? If you are new to strength training the best thing you can do is a 3 day a week total body split. What you do is choose 2 exercises per body part. By doing this split you will train one day on and one day off.
The next component of exercise for men is cardiovascular training. There are so many benefits to performing cardio on a regular basis. The first one everyone is interested in, and that’s one way how to lose body fat. Do cardio training regularly and the weight will come off. Next to that your heart will be stronger, you will have better circulation and your lungs will be stronger. For years people thought that the only way to do cardio was to trod along for an hour or more being bored out your mind. This is not the case, you have countless options. One option is to do high intensity interval training. High intensity interval training consists of is running at a pace that is 50% of your maximum ability for 2 minutes and then sprinting for one minute. You then repeat this process for 20 to 30 minutes. You can also take a kickboxing lesson, play a game of basketball or go out and ride your bicycle. The sky is the limit and your body will thank you.
One of the best ways how to lose body fat is just start moving!
Disclaimer: Remember to check with your doctor before making changes to your health.
Ryan Collins
Master Fitness Trainer
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Cardiovascular Trainer
Certified Medical Exercise Therapist
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