Add Resistance Training for Better Fat Burn

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Men who want to lose belly fat should consider adding some strength training to their daily routine. Research has shown that weekly strength training can reduce dangerous stores of visceral fat, especially around the waist.

When you are exercising, muscles first burn through available glycogen. After a half hour or so, the glycogen is exhausted and fat metabolism starts. Fat breakdown frees stored energy to support biological and physical activities that also generates heat.

Exercise gurus recommend cardio (at least 30 minutes twice a week) and regular resistance training to increase muscle mass that will help you burn more calories, raise your metabolic rate, and release stored fat to fuel your body. A lot of men and women lose weight every day. However, those who successfully lose weight and are able to keep it off tend to be more physically active. So, routinely engaging in cardio exercises and regular strength training can boost fat loss.

Tips to Boost Your Life Expectancy

Research suggests abdominal obesity can shorten your life expectancy. That said there are weight loss strategies that target the fat in the belly area more than other areas of the body. Listed below are some helpful strategies to get you started:

Increase Fiber Intake – Dietary fiber is nutrient dense and helps promote weight loss because it leaves you feeling full longer. Moreover, high fiber foods are generally lower in calories.

Reduce Refined Carbs – According to the famous Framingham Heart Study, people with the highest consumption of whole grains were less likely to have excess belly fat than those who followed a menu plan high in refined grains.

Drink More Water – Water is one hundred percent calorie-free and is really helpful for weight loss. In addition to feeling fuller, staying hydrated helps you burn more calories.

Add Resistance Training – When you incorporate core training into your routine, you may initially see some weight gain due to increased muscle mass but these muscles will help burn belly fat.

Try Fasting – Studies suggest that combining the metabolic impact of time-restricted eating (intermittent fasting) with the reduction in energy intake thru calorie-restricted eating promotes healthy weight loss.

Cortisol Deposits Belly Fat Around the Abdomen

Stress can keep you up at night and cause you to feel fatigued. Stressors trigger the release of cortisol, a hormone that makes you crave high-fat, carb-heavy foods like pizza, fries, and cookies. Cortisol also deposits belly fat around your abdomen. Consuming too much alcohol on a regular basis can increase belly fat. A study of Korean adults discovered that people who drank the most alcohol also had the largest waistlines and carried larger amounts of visceral fat than those with a more moderate intake.

Most of the time an expanding waistline also includes love handles. Although love handles are made up of subcutaneous fat deposits, they are clearly a warning sign in men of deeper storage of more dangerous visceral fat. When you choose Metabolic Research Center as your weight loss partner, you won't need a calculator or scales to follow our personalized daily menus. Contact MRC to learn more about our weight loss programs for men.