| First of all, if you're over the age of 40 and yet you | | | | As a weight loss specialist, here are my top with |
| are determined to achieve weight loss, then I think | | | | rules for people over the age of 40 who are looking |
| some congratulations are in order. However, contrary | | | | to achieve weight loss, particularly those who want |
| to what you may believe, doing more cardio | | | | to lose belly fat: |
| workouts is not the magic solution to your problem; | | | | Rule #1 |
| but instead, you should begin focusing primarily on | | | | You need to begin eating a diet which is low in |
| the more intense workouts. | | | | calories. In other words, you need to be eating foods |
| In this short article, you'll hopefully be able to | | | | which are wholesome and healthy, such as fresh fruit |
| discover the truth about weight loss for those over | | | | and vegetables for example. Irrespective of what |
| the age of 40. One of the main things you'll discover | | | | age you are, you should be eating fruits and |
| is that at this stage of your life, quality is more | | | | vegetables anyway. If you're not accustomed to |
| important than quantity with regards to training | | | | eating sufficient fruits and vegetables each day you |
| sessions. Let's start off by taking a look at why | | | | can begin by starting off slowly and then gradually |
| cardio exercises fail with regards to weight loss. | | | | increasing the amount until you manage to consume |
| According to the results of a study which were | | | | approximately ten servings each day. |
| published in the journal, Obesity, both men and | | | | The fiber which is present in many naturally healthy |
| women were put on intense cardio workout | | | | foods will also help to keep you feeling full, and as a |
| programs, where each subject was required to do | | | | result, you'll be less tempted to snack on junk food |
| one hour of intense cardio on six days of the week | | | | between meals. Also, you'll immediately begin noticing |
| for an entire year. If you do the math, you'll see that | | | | that you have far more energy than you did before. |
| they each did 300 hours of cardio in total. | | | | Rule #2 |
| Let's face it; most people would quite understandably | | | | You need to start doing some resistance training in |
| expect to see a significant amount of weight loss as | | | | order to give your muscles some definition. Bear in |
| a result of doing so much intense cardio. However, | | | | mind that as you grow older, it becomes increasingly |
| the results were less than impressive by anyone's | | | | important for you to maintain a certain amount of |
| standards, in that the men lost an average of six | | | | body strength in order to remain healthy. The |
| pounds, and the women lost just four pounds. Is it | | | | bottom line is; if you don't use it, you'll end up losing |
| really worth it to do 50 hours of intense cardio simply | | | | it, and this is why your exercise program should |
| so that you can lose just one single pound? | | | | ideally include strength training at least twice each |
| To be perfectly honest, there's simply no way I | | | | week. In fact, if you can fit it in then you should try |
| would be able to continue with my job as a weight | | | | to do it three times each week. |
| loss specialist if my clients were only able to shed 1lb. | | | | Rule for #3 |
| of fat every two months. Now you can see why I | | | | You also need to begin doing some interval training in |
| use interval training and resistance training with all my | | | | order to help you get rid of your excess belly fat. |
| clients, irrespective of their age. | | | | Interval training will without a doubt deliver results in |
| The truth of the matter is that even if you are over | | | | a much shorter space of time than cardio. |
| the age of 40, you still need to follow the same | | | | Interestingly enough, studies carried out in Australia |
| training principles as anyone else who is under the | | | | found that women who did just twenty minutes of |
| age of 30. For obvious reasons, you certainly are | | | | interval training each week managed to shed more |
| advised to consult with your doctor prior to beginning | | | | belly fat than those who were doing 40 minutes of |
| such an exercise program. Admittedly, because of | | | | cardio. |
| your age you may have certain muscle areas which | | | | So, to sum it all up, you need to change your training |
| will require additional work, but apart from that, you | | | | regimen to include short, bursts of exercise rather |
| need to follow the same sort of training exercises as | | | | than long, slow cardio. This applies to you irrespective |
| what younger people do. | | | | of your age. |