Low Carb Exercises

[SugarBane]

One of the most common errors people make, including low carb dieters, is thinking that weight loss is only about calories. This mistake is not our fault, as most of us have always been taught that weight control is all about calories in vs. calories out. Although this may seem simple and straightforward, it doesn't tell the whole story.

The most important thing to consider when exercising is not just how many calories you burn during the session, but how much you stimulate your metabolism to continue burning calories even after the session is over.

So really, it's not about what you do, but how intensely you do it. Exercise must have a greater purpose than just burning calories directly--it must be focused around changing the internal environment of your body, which subsequently leads to external changes in your body in the form of weight loss and loss of inches.

My exercise recommendation for low carb dieters is simple--exercise to burn more sugar so that you may burn more fat at rest. To accomplish this you must train both aerobically (walking, jogging, biking) AND anaerobically (weight training). As you add more intensity to your program you will position your body to burn more stored sugar (glycogen) which is basically the same result you are looking for from low carb dieting. By keeping stored sugar low, you allow your body to increase it's rate of fat utilization. This will not only help you lose weight, but it will also help you slim and reshape your body.

SugarBane

[hgschauff]

SugarBane's tips on exercise are right on. Let me add one more VERY important one:

Using SugarBane's basic plan (aerobic and resistance exercises) SCHEDULE IT!

If jobs, kids' sports activities, meetings, parties and so on are important enough to schedule, then so should exercise be important enough.

There are two ways to do it:

1. (best) Plan certain days per week. At least four days per week is recommended for weight loss or even maintenance.

2. (not as effective) Commit to so many days per week, and make it happen no matter what.

Either way, put exercise into your calendar. You'll be glad you did.

- Henri
www.lowcarb-lifestyles.com

[stephie]

Such great advice here. This is something I have to work harder on. I am planning on my treadmill Monday through Sat and just taking Sunday off. I hope to be back to Curves next week on Monday wednesday and friday and let hubby watch the grandbaby while I go as those are the days I also watch him early morning.
I have a feeling if I really get going on the excercise and up my water intake a lot, I will start to see the results I want so badly. Being in shape is very important to me and I want to really progress in that area of my life. I want to be stronger as I get older, not weaker. This is so important to me. So, I have to make sure I do schedule it in, and stick to it too. Stephie

[lowcarbloser]

What sort of exercises are best for someone like me who has medical problems that keeps you from doing to much exercise, even walking is hard on me.
In rehab they showed me some exercises i could do while laying on my bed but they don't seem much like exercise
. I have severe back and hip problems from a accident I was in and it keeps me from doing alot of exercises. I have tried water exercises and I liked that but now I am not in rehab anymore for it so I don't have the use of a pool.
I have thought about joining the Y to use their pool though and may do it soon.
Do you think water exercises are the best for me or what?

[satooh]

That's a great insight you got there. I would agree that you must not just focus on the number of calories you burn in the gym but rather on the effect of the activity to the body as a whole. If intake would just be equal to output the no change will occur. Targeting your stored glycogen is the best thing to do. Rate of metabolism really has an effect to weight lose. The faster your metabolism the greater the energy you use and stored glycogen you transform.

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