Keep It Simple to See the Benefits

Today I am letting you in on something that manifested in my thoughts whilst taking my two youngest kids for a walk yesterday. I had to wait for today because yesterday was my day solely dedicated to being with them. The message is solely about how much we over emphasise exercise for fat loss. This probably sounds wrong coming from a restrictionator that prescribes exercise as a part of a healthy holistic lifestyle to increase well being.

My point being reducing fat loss is achieved by using up more energy than you take in. So what I emphasise to all and sundry that cross my path and wants to lose weight - get more physical activity in your life. Walk, run, skip, hop or whatever tickles your fancy but just move. What this will do is use up more energy obviously but it then enhances any other efforts you are utilising to drop some excess fat stores. You are setting yourself up for failure if you are doing 2 or 3 hours a week of specifically designed fat loss training and not much else. You simply aren't using up enough energy. Add another 6 or more hours physical activity in the mix and the scales will definitely head in your favour.

The physical activity doesn't have to be anything other than walking or it could be something more demanding like skateboarding or running. To add your specific fat loss efforts on top of an already enjoyably active lifestyle you should see much better results plus you will receive a lot more health benefits. Don't get me wrong I will always encourage resistance type of training in any holistic lifestyle especially if losing weight is a desired outcome. But to rely on weight training or resistance type of training solely may be not enough.

Just like you hear finance experts telling you to spread your risk factors and don't put all of your eggs in one basket use the same principle with your lifestyle and fat loss efforts. Have multiple energy using sources to help guarantee success.