RID THE FAT - DRINK H2O (WATER)

Rampant328 wrote: »

Snowflakesav is pretty accurate. Fat in storage (aka, triglycerides) is composed of three atoms, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. When fat is metabolized for energy 86% of these atoms form CO2 and are exhaled. The other 14% forms H2O and is used in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, urine, blood, etc. 64lbs of exhaled carbon dioxide equates to 22lbs of fat burned (per a study done at the University of New South Wales in Australia, scientists have known how fat leaves the body for years but this university was the first to perform the measurements) The utility in this information is that ONE NEEDS TO RAISE THEIR HEART RATE TO 50% TO 85% OF THEIR MAXIMUM HEART RATE FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES TO "BURN" FAT. Working out with less intensity won't burn fat very quickly. Working out above your target heart rate will cause the body to metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Working out for less than 30 minutes and your fat loss will be noticeably slower. Working out for longer than 60 minutes and the body will again metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Since it takes approximately 15 to 50 calories (depending on the study that you're reading) to maintain one pound of muscle tissue and only 2 calories to maintain one pound of fat, the body, "sees", the muscle tissue as an expensive luxury and will use and save the fat. The other part of the equation is diet and rest. The saying is that, "you can't out exercise your diet", is true. Adequate rest allows the body to rebuild and maintain.