Maybe you are a new mom or maybe you've hit menopause and your body hasn't bounced back like you feel it should. One of the reasons this happens is that your hormones fluctuate causing an imbalance. Also, other factors like eating too much, and not exercising enough can contribute to this as well. Many women want to know how to lose belly fat and other problem areas like hips, glutes, and thighs.
The latest research shows that women can train their bodies in a way that their hormones will respond in helping lose that stubborn belly fat. When you learn to train your body the right way, you train your hormones.(which include insulin, cortisol, growth hormone, glucagon and much more) Especially, cortisol which is a hormone that is produced when you are stressed. Women feel stressed with the daily activities of having a family or maturing.
First let's address what doesn't work. The old way of thinking is doing a set of bicep curls then rest for a minute and do another. This is very ineffective training when your goal is to take control of your body and develop a sculpted physique and shed that stubborn body fat. Super slow training will not produce nearly the after burn affect that of a metabolic workout, because of it's very slow pace. This method isn't going to create the metabolic shift in your body to lose fat and stimulate growth hormone, which is key in sculpting lean muscle and burning fat. Another ineffective way is walking on the treadmill or just leisurely walking. Too much steady state cardio will in fact produce too much cortisol which is exactly what you don't want. Doing cardio is on of the biggest myths that women still think is better than weight training when it comes to losing the belly fat. Especially if you are on a low calorie diet which will compound the problem, shutting your metabolism down and producing more hormonal fluctuations that take you away from a lean body
So what can you do to effectively train your hormones for fat loss?
It's called Metabolic Training. Various methods of training combined creates this type of hormonal shift to lose body fat. An example segment of this type of workout is the following:
Flat dumbbell press (8-12 reps) make sure the weight is challenging. Rows with pulley bands (alternate feet and do 10 fast reps on each side) Treadmill sprints (30-60 sec intervals) Repeat 3-4 times- no rest is taken in between the sets
This is only part of the workout and believe me once you train like this you won't want to go back to your old routine. These workouts, in conjunction with the right fat loss program, gives you 2x your fat burning results than an ordinary program would. Too many women become frustrated losing the extra body fat after having kids or when they have reached menopause. The secret is having the right information, in the right order, and applying to achieve your fat loss goals.
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