July 07
As promised I will continue where we left off from last month. I had just thrown the physiological curve ball that people cannot seem to fathom. Here is the refresher statement:
Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) increases when you perform aerobic exercise and upon completion it goes back down within 10-30 minutes, this may be longer depending on the duration and intensity of exercise, but for this purpose that range is good. When you perform resistance training a.k.a. weight training your BMR goes up and upon completion stays up from 4-18 hours, again depending on duration and intensity it may be longer.
So let me give you an example of what this means, you perform an aerobic class for 60 minutes at medium intensity, your BMR goes up for 60 minutes, plus an additional 15 minutes after you finish. You do that three days a week, which gives you a total of 3 hours and 45 minutes of elevated BMR.
Now, you jog on the treadmill for 15 minutes and weight train for 45 minutes at medium intensity, your BMR goes up for 60 minutes, plus an additional 6 hours after you finish. You do this 3 times per week, which gives you a total of 21 hours of elevated BMR.
Remember, a higher BMR gives you more energy and is essential for body fat loss.
However, people believe that aerobic exercise is King to lose excess body fat when in fact it is resistance/ weight training.
The facts are clear but if there is one thing I have learned the hard way is to try to explain the facts where an emotional attachment has taken place, think taking away a blankie from a child that rationale says it is time but the child is intent on keeping it forever and they mean it.
I now just present the facts to people when asked the questions concerning this subject and sit back and wait for the response like Zig Ziglar has taught me and then comes the “Oh, ok.” “Well, thanks Ali, I’m going to my aerobic class now.”
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