By exercising your body, you allow it to burn calories and reduce weight in primarily two ways. Firstly, with exercise our body muscles become more active; and secondly the body muscles with exercise get enlarged, leading to maintaining a high metabolic rate in our body.
Types of exercises that help in shedding excess calories
Aerobic and anaerobic are the two types of exercise that significantly help in burning excess calories. The word Aerobic means ‘with oxygen’ and doing aerobic exercises (walking, jogging, swimming etc) for an extended period, the oxygen is delivered to the muscles through blood and lungs. The word anaerobic, on the other hand, means ‘without oxygen’ and are often called as fitness regime. Examples of anaerobic exercise is weight lifting, where the body requires only short bursts of energy and are not done over an extended period.
The best out of these two exercises
If you are desirous of burning calories instantly, then doing aerobic exercise is the best. If however, you are trying to have your metabolic rate increased then anaerobic exercise is most suitable. A combination of both works best for an overall weight loss endeavor.
Eating pattern before exercise
Never eat just before starting your exercise. Maintain a gap of 3-4 hours between your food and exercise. Your diet should include rich carbohydrate and low fat meal. Steer clear of fried and fatty food. With foods rich in carbohydrate and low in fat, you will be able to exercise for a longer duration and maximum your calorie burning capacity. Do sip water at frequent intervals and avoid any kind of sports drinks as they normally contain high calories.
Eating pattern after exercise
After exercise, your body needs food to refuel your energy. But do not shift your food choice too much. Maintain the same high carbohydrate content and low fat content in your food. Some people do not feel like eating after a vigorous exercise. This is not an issue unless you are sure of not resuming your exercise in next 12 hours, because the body needs to be replenished with energy stores of enough carbohydrate contents. If your body is nor sufficiently recharged, you will feel fatigued and not be able to do any further exercise. Thus ensure a sumptuous intake of carbohydrate contents in your diet along with plenty of water.
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