Part 2 of fat burning exercise principles necessary for your success in a healthy weight loss program deals with full body aerobic exercise and weight bearing exercise.

Prinicple 2: Full body aerobic exercise.

The most fit aerobic athletes in the world are cross country skiers. Cross country skiers are the most fit athletes because cross country skiing is a full body aerobic exercise. When you cross country ski, you’re using your upper body and your lower body, aerobically, simultaneously. This is much more beneficial than just using your lower body. Over 50% of your aerobic capacity is in your upper body. If you’re not using your entire body when you exercise aerobically, you’re missing over 50% of the benefit. That’s why you’ll be pumping light hand weights when you walk – to maximize both fat burning and aerobic fitness. Remember, the better shape you’re in aerobically, the more energy you’ll have physically, mentally, and emotionally. The better shape you’re in aerobically, the more fat you’ll burn.

Principle 3: Weight bearing exercise

When you do weight bearing exercise, you’re stimulating both your muscles and your bones. Bone stimulation will retard developing osteoporosis and muscle stimulation has calorie burning effects 48 - 72 hours following the exercise. Walking and pumping light hand weights is an example of a weight bearing exercise, while swimming is not a weight bearing exercise.

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