Loose belly fat the easy way by lifting weights
It’s a very common misconception that when you want to loose belly fat you should use cardiovascular exercise such as running, cycling or rowing to burn the fat. While this form of exercise can lead to weight loss, when you want to loose belly fat specifically and not just weight (muscle as well as fat), lifting weights is the best for the following reasons:
- Stimulating your muscles through weight training lets your body know that they are required and therefore cannot afford to be burned off for fuel.
- Muscle, unlike fat, has a metabolic cost. This means that muscle cells use energy even when you aren’t actually doing anything - sitting, sleeping watching TV etc. Therefore the more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn just by existing.
- Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) refers to the amount of calories burned after you have been exercising. When you exercise, you’re metabolism rises and continues at a raised level even after you have finished; burning calories at an increased rate. With cardio exercise the duration of this EPOC isn’t very long at all, but with resistance training, EPOC can last for upwards of 24-48 hours.
Hopefully this article has given you some information on why exercising with weights is the best way to loose belly fat . If you aren’t already doing so, I hope this will make you think about incorporating weight training into your current regime.
