Diet and Exercise Keep the Invisible Fat Off Too

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drasw — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:55:49 GMT

As reported in the Journal of Applied Physiology, eight (8) women, ages 22 to 65, trained for two weeks with a 4 minute, high intensity interval followed by a 2 minute rest period between intervals. The interval training resulted in increased oxygen capacity, and a 36% increase in fat burning.

Do you have to sprint to do interval training? Not really. Do you have to use a bicycle to do interval training? No! One of the best ways to do interval training is to mix aerobics and strength training. According to Paul Rogers, How to Burn More Fat with Less Effort:

“Interval training in a weight loss program still has merits. In fact, if you mix weights with an aerobic workout you could have the best combination of all to burn off fat and maintain muscle at the same time. Strictly aerobic, cardio type workouts have a limitation because muscle tends to be lost along with the fat, and preserving or increasing muscle should be one of your goals.”

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re: Diet and Exercise Keep the Invisible Fat Off Too

Katharine — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:55:18 GMT

I am a 28 year old mother of 2 and whenever I hear the recommendations to exercise for 60-90 minutes a day I laugh a little. I can hardly get 15 minutes to work on a sudoku puzzle at night before bed. So, fitness gurus who read this site....does carrying laundry baskets and 35lb children up and down stairs repeatedly throughout the day and standing for 2-3 hours a day cooking count as my 60-90 minutes or do I need something more? I am actually trying to gain weight right now as I am quite muscular but also very slender and would like to have a little more on reserve for weeks when the kids are sick or I miss meals. I also want to be in good health and fight the good fight against anxiety and depression with activity.

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healthreflection — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:30:30 GMT

Even with a clean diet and proper exercise we are not able to get to the 'heart' of the impurities that we are faced with on a daily basis. Whether these impurities come from the water we drink; air we breath or food we eat, they accumulate in our vital organs if we do not have sufficient fat cells to enrobe these impurities.

I personally coach my clients how to nutritionally cleanse the body on a cellular level of these impurities. So do thin or athletic need this? You bet they do! The side effects are leaner, healthier individuals, many with side effects of weight loss they had no idea they had to lose but also discover they have built lean muscle in the process!

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healthstar — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:35:47 GMT

I totally agree. Many people that look thin, probably are not if they don't live a healthy lifestyle. That is why it is important to watch what you eat and make sure you make exercise part of your daily routine. Also, it's important to watch what you put ON your body since your skin absorbs everthing that is put on it.

Follow a healthy lifestyle, no matter what your weight is!
Mirdza
Helping People Lead Healthier Lives

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hayseed — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:58:37 GMT

Let's not make this any more complicated than we have to. For literally billions of years organisms on our planet have worked very hard competing for available nutrients. Lots of work (exercise) finding, harvesting, and consuming suitable (natural & organic) nutrients made healthy organisms. We evolved as humans from these organisms and have the same heritage. Only recently have we become sedentary and prone to consume less than suitable nutrients. We are the total of our past experiences. Good food and hard exercise make healthy humans.

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N. C. — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:44:41 GMT

I don't get this? WHERE is this supposed fat on MRI? I agree the arteries can get clogged if that's what they mean.
I am in the moving process and I agree short bursts/interval are very healthy. You get the jolt but get short breaks and don't overdue it. However it is very dangerous to exercise if you don't at least pretend to be glad about it. If you don't act like you enjoy it your at risk of heart attack just like if you are depressed and sedentary.

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Birdlady — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:27:39 GMT

"Researchers even found "TOFIs" (people who are "thin outside, fat inside") who were professional models."

I knew girls who were very thin but ate total garbage in college and high school. I would guarantee that those girls were TOFI's. They didn't eat enough calories to gain weight, but the calories they were feeding their bodies were simple sugars. Blah.

I hope I am not a TOFI. =/ How do you find that out?

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chirocheer — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:44:56 GMT

Don't know if anyone has heard of The Maker's Diet by Jordan Rubin, but I have achieved phenomenal results by combining it with my metabolic type. Fat is my friend, and I no longer have blood sugar crashes. Ironically, I am thinner eating more fat!

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Witch Doctor — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:30:38 GMT

Neither article provided any data, or even hinted at any data, indicating that this internal fat is a risk factor. The researchers surmised it is, and they surmise it may lead to eventual obesity, but its guesswork at this point. Does anyone read it differently?

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moo_203 — Wed, 16 May 2007 18:41:01 GMT

wow! how would you know if you have internal fat without having a scan done? did i miss something?

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JonChungDC — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:21:45 GMT

Just tossing this out there. One of my friends just had his cholesterol checked and he has a total cholesterol of 56. I know it's associated with HepC and some other things, but I was wondering if anyone had any info about hypocholesterolemia and what can be done about it.

Thanks!

Jon

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mmc88121 — Tue, 15 May 2007 04:07:05 GMT

So if you want to be healthy just being skinny is not always good enough. You have to have the right amount of fat in the right places. The best way to do that is to eat minimally processed foods that are easiest for your body to handle.

Mary

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Josh Rubin — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:39:36 GMT

If you research this you will learn that it takes fat to actually loose fat. The funny thing is, just because the food we eat (fat) is spelled the same way as getting "fat."

When you eat sugar, carbs, etc, you release insulin, etc from the pancreas to regulatre blood sugar and more. Insulin in excess, along with cortisol, is a fat storing hormone.

When you eat fat, you don't release any insulin from the pancreas. You just release bile from the LV/GB. So you give your pancreas a break. Hence it is impossible to get "fat" from eating quality "fats!"

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Russ Bianchi — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:58:54 GMT

In addition to the excellent recommendations it is important to understand the vast majority to calorie reducing DIET beverages or food brands in the marketplace are actually harming you health more than eating full calorie, unprocessed, real food.