Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty #73

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and raises the metabolic rate. Ideally
your heart rate needs to be raised to a
comfortable level for 20 to 30 minutes
at least three times a week. Your
metabolic rate stays raised for up to
24 hours after this type of exercise,
helping you burn even more calories.
Ideally, resistance training should
be incorporated into your program two
to three times per week for 30-minute
sessions. These sessions also burn
calories and raise the metabolic rate,
although not usually to the same extent as
aerobic activity.
Good nutrition is also an important part of
fat loss. Focusing on healthy eating and healthpromoting
foods is far more productive than
denying your body food.
For the best guidelines appropriate for each
individual, you should start with consulting a
qualified personal trainer. A complete program
can be outlined and implemented to start you
on your journey towards a better and longer life.
What’s
the best
exercise?
Struggling to find time to work out? There are
no more excuses! New research has discovered
that short bursts of intense exercise are just as
good as endurance training.
This is the reality of high intensity interval
training (HIIT), an exercise regime that not only
works but one which demands less of your time.
And if you think this sounds too good to be true,
think again. Because scientists and exercise
professionals around the world have built on
years of research, and have proven the benefits
of short bursts of intensive exercise.
In a recent study carried out by researchers
from McMaster University in Canada and
published online in PLoS Medicine (the Public
Aerobic exercise
burns calories at a
rate of about 300
per hour
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