Your Free Guide to Losing Weight by Waking Up Your Internal Fat Burning System

By understanding a little more about how our bodies actually work, we can give ourselves a better chance to lose weight and rid ourselves of those unwanted and unhealthy pounds we may be carrying.
The truth is simple, to lose weight and burn fat; you need to get rid of more calories than you are consuming, nothing new there.

Is weight gain something new or did cavemen get fat?

Of course they did, but only in times when there was plenty of food around - in fact most animals do the same. The fat was stored as fuel that they could then use when times got harder, which in those days, invariably it did. However, we hunt in supermarkets, we have cars to get to places, and in short, we are a lot less active than our ancestors were, so consequently when we eat more calories than we burn by exercise, the extra calories have to go somewhere, so they end up as love handles and bingo wings! Incidentally, we also tend to eat 3 times a day whereas our ancestors didn't; they used their stored fat to get them through.
To understand how this really affects us, we need to know a little about how we store fat.

We store fat in 2 ways, as either White or Brown fat cells.

White Fat: These are the cells where we store fat.
Brown Fat: These cells actually burn fat.

So logic would tell you that if you want to burn fat or lose weight, you need more brown fat cells than white - so how do you go about doing this?

Good News 1

Well, the good news is that your body already contains a recently discovered essential fat burning hormone called IRISIN.

It works in the following way (this this is the exciting bit!)
When you exercise, you muscles release Irisin and it works by turning some of these white fat cells into brown ones.

Good News 2
These new brown cells will continue to burn fat even after you've stopped exercising, so helping you to lose weight.
The research that sits behind this was conducted at Harvard Medical School in 2012, and has shown that this simple process is at work within all of us. The research continues to examine how it could become a future treatment to help us maintain a healthy body weight, and reduce the risk of diabetes.

Good News 3

Now, there is nothing new that exercising on a regular basis is good for the body and the mind and that as we exercise, we can feel changes happening within our bodies.
But what this research suggests is that as you exercise, you can stimulate your own fat burning system, so no need for pills or magic potions.

A programme of regular and moderate exercise will also offer you more protection against many other diseases, including type 2 diabetes, reducing the risk by nearly 60%-more than any medicine yet invented. So, although currently unproven, it is fairly likely that Irisin affects insulin production, as this is the case with mice, so it is likely to be the same with us.

The research into this hormone is continuing, but so far the connections with fat burning are very strong. We produce Irisin as part of our natural metabolic process, but you can potentially increase the amount you produce by making a few changes to your current lifestyles. Your behaviours, your environment, what and how much you consume and your exercise regime are all important factors, but you have an ally within you that can help. You just need to be able to release more of it.

Often, we struggle to find an effective exercise programme to help us to burn fat, or to produce more fat burning Irisin. The 15 minute fat burning furnace is a simple, effective and sustainable way to do this. To view a free video about this and to learn more about this and other great fat burning tips, head over to http://www.shiftmybelly.com/

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Lose Belly Fat Forever

Losing belly fat naturally is something that everyone desires but just don't know how to because of all the hype and influential infomercials that promise you instant results. Although stomach fat is the most difficult body fat to lose, it is not impossible to lose it permanently and get six pack abs. The great news is that you don't have to starve yourself, take countless supplements, and undergo dangerous surgery or do millions of sit-ups. Here are some natural but surefire ways to lose that belly fat once and for all.

Weight Training
Weight lifting will help boost fat loss, build muscle and prevent muscle loss. Performing resistance training exercises that focus on large muscle groups will burn the most calories.

Eat More Calories
Not eating enough calories will slow down your body's metabolism and you will retain more fat than if you were to eat the right amount of calories. Eating too few calories will also cause you to lose muscle, not fat, for energy, making you skinny and fat. Always remember that calories are energy and not eating enough will reduce your energy stores, which means having a hard time getting through the day or getting a good workout in.

Do Cardio and Stop Doing Crunches
Performing 15 to 45 minutes of physical activity or intense cardio workouts three times a week will help you decrease overall body fat and burn more calories. Doing tons of crunches or other types of ab exercises will build abdominal muscles, but it won't help burn belly fat. Sadly, you can't reduce the amount of fat in one particular area of your body. You have to lose fat overall through you whole body to reduce your waistline through cardio.

Eat Healthy
Working out hard will strengthen your abs, but if you don't eat right, you will always have a layer of belly fat on top of those muscles. Eliminate processed foods from your diet plan and start eating whole foods such as protein, veggies, fruits, healthy fats and carbs. Make sure you eat breakfast each morning and eat small meals every three hours to keep your metabolism going. It's helpful to eat carbs right after your workouts and drink two cups of water with every meal.

Eat More Protein
Your body burns off more energy processing proteins than it does processing carbs or fat. If you wish to burn fat you must take in protein. You should always get your protein from a quality source such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cottage cheese and whey protein; not a burger from McDonalds or a sausage pizza from Pizza Hut.

Self-Motivation
Developing a clear-cut plan and tracking your weight loss progress is about the best way to stay motivated. I understand it can be difficult when you don't see drastic results right away but success doesn't happen overnight. You must stay dedicated and work hard each day to achieve great results. You can start off by jogging or walking with a partner and making small changes to your diet. Make sure you track your body measurements and check the scales to see if your plan is effective. Since boxing is my favorite sport and provides me with a great workout I get the best of both worlds.

 Find a cardio activity you love to do and have fun while doing it to stay motivated. It may take some time to get the results you desire but the outcome will be permanent if you continue to work at it and stay committed.

Start today on your belly fat loss efforts and gain the six pack abs you always dreamed of!

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