Metabolism like a 20 Year Old?
Recently I was doing some fall cleaning and came across an old issue of Prevention magazine and saw: The Ultimate Over 40 Fat Fighter. According to Prevention a person can speed up her metabolism to reverse a slowing metabolism by combining a “blend of calorie-blasting and supercharged strength-training to burn more calories than you did in your 20’s.” This sure sounds promising.
The plan raises your core body temperature and increases the activity of fat-burning enzymes, says Chip Harrison, exercise physiologist, director of strength and fitness at Pennsylvania State University, and co-author of The Female Athlete. The basic guidelines are:
1. Commit to doing some cardio daily, alternating with three different routines to maximize fat burning.
2. Three times a week during your cardio, alternate with two minute bursts of high intensity with two minute bouts of moderate intensity.
3. Three times a week, warm-up for five minutes then do a 20 minute steady cardio, keeping your heart rate in the aerobic zone, then slow for three more minutes.
4. One time a week do a 60 minute endurance builder. Start with a five minute warm-up then do a moderate intensity for the rest of the hour.
5. Three times a week when you are performing the steady cardio, do 20 more minutes of a high energy dumbbell routine.
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Posted by: Nik | Nov 15, 2009 4:02:45 AM
One thing that people should keep in mind is that any dumbbell less than five pounds doesn't count. You have to stress a muscle more than its resting tension to make it increase your basal metabolism, allowing you to burn more fat. Work your way up from five pounds; any lighter and you won't see results no matter how many reps you do.
Posted by: Jason | Nov 14, 2009 4:33:51 PM
Its also important to keep up / take up weight training for a healthy life style. It builds muscle which in turn burns fat. For each 1 Kilo or 2.5lbs of muscle you have burns 100 calories per day at rest.
Extra calories, better tone and being strong. The advantages are clear.
