Re: South Beach Diet
generally, aerobics are (by default) associated with women, and weights for men..
in my experience, (since every body is different from each other) i find it MORE challenging to do weights.. i dont worry about metabolism..
BUT! since u asked, what both do is take the muscle sets from inactive/low-level-movement to very active/high-level movements.. if u continue that for half hour, body receives communication from those muscle sets that we’re spending energy, so keep sending it..
so body will start generating energy.. based on what u ate, when u ate it, it attacks storage: fat. in IDEAL CONDITIONS, it should attack the STORED/already-digested fat first..
since half hour is REALLY extensive, ur metabolism shoots up, tries to produce energy to keep up..now after u finish ur half hour session, it doesnt slow down right away.. (cuz muscle sets that were being used are now worn/torn) so its still generating energy..
a half hour EXTENSIVE workout causes metabolism to shoot up for like 6 hrs.. between this time, whatever healthy stuff u eat, is going STRAIGHT to maintenance, not storage..
thats basically what aerobics/weights do to metabolism..
SIMPLE tips to keep ur metabolism elevated:
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instead of 3 meals a day (yeah yeah, english people were smoking rope), switch to 6 meals a day .. KEY idea is to eat EQUAL amount in total.. so u’re eating HALF as much, with half time in middle as compared to before..
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thats just meals.. while u’re reading this, start tapping/dancing/shaking ur feet .. u will be surprized HOW MUCH stored energy (fat) is burnt during this simple exercise.. our ancestors used to tell us that this is a sign of nervousness to continously moving ur legs or hands or tapping tables is bad manners, SO BEWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
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every motion counts, if u’re sitting on table, dont ask to “pass spoon”, get up, walk towards it.. DONT plan ahead what u need to sit down, again: our ancestors butted in this one: ek baar sab kuch lay kar baith jaya karo.
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stairs- they are ur best friends.. i live in a 4level house.. i ABSOLUTELY, love running up/down stairs.. pretty much a set of 4-5 stairs is giving u a NICE burn.. and its at a good spot too.. lower ankles and upper thighs :k:
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regardless ur working schedules, DONT EAT anything less than 2hrs before sleeping .. or napping .. idea is to STAY AWAKE and burn it