5 Factors of a Transformation Program

The 5 Factors of Fat Loss

Part 1 of a Series

It's impossible to reach your best body by exercising more if you're neglecting nutrition. Likewise, you won't get fit by eating supportively if you're missing workouts.

A true "Total Body Transformation" program will include a much more complete formula for success...that formula being the "5 Factors of Fat Loss."

They are:

Resistance Training

Smart Cardio

Supportive Nutrition

Sensible Supplementation

Support/Personal Assistance

Traditional fitness programs usually will only isolate only one or two of these factors. The truth is all factors MUST be in place in order to bring about a lasting, positive physical change. If any one factor is neglected or missing, the program will fail to produce maximum results.

You are about to gain insight into each of the 5 factors.

Factor One: Resistance Training

Resistance training is the superior method of exercise for reshaping your body and shedding unwanted fat. Want to raise your metabolism? Start by understanding that the main tissue that burns calories is muscle, even at rest. Muscle is in essence, your fat burning machinery.

The surest way to raise your metabolism and burn fat is to build and maintain muscle.

Resistance training can performed by using weights, machines and even your own body weight to effectively work your muscles. The goal of resistance training is to gradually and progressively overload your muscles so they grow stronger. This signals your body that it’s growing and healthy, not deprived and starving.

As you increase your lean body mass, you increase your metabolic rate and this makes it easier to lose fat. With a faster metabolism, you'll burn more fat all day long - even while you're sleeping! Fat doesn’t require any energy at all to maintain - it just sits there. That’s why resistance training takes priority over cardio based exercise for people who want to lose body fat. Resistance training addresses the core of the problem – the rate at which the body uses energy, 24-7.

There are numerous reasons for increasing muscle beyond making clothes fit better. One of the major benefits is in the possible prevention and rehabilitation of bone injuries. Since proper resistance training strengthens the muscles as well as the supporting structures around the joint, this form of exercise will protect our joints from the stresses of an active lifestyle.

Another benefit of resistance training is improving the ability to perform daily activities. By increasing strength through resistance training, you move more efficiently with daily activities such as; lifting your children, carrying groceries, playing sports, moving furniture, taking out the trash etc.

The most important aspect of resistance training is correct performance of the exercise. Too many people become concerned with how fast an exercise is performed or how heavy a weight is being used. This means that the exercise is done incorrectly. This can cause injury and most often results in endless resistance training without benefit or results.

It is recommended that you commit to a proper resistance training program designed specifically for your body type, abilities and fitness goals. At a bare minimum, you should be shooting for 20-45 minutes, 3 days per week. You must also allow rest between workouts for muscle recovery and growth.

Some of the common (as well as some often overlooked) Benefits of Resistance Training:

Increased Lean Muscle Mass

Increased Strength

Increased Metabolism

Increased Bone Density

Improved Posture

Improved Work Capacity

Reduces Depression

Increased Self-Esteem

With all of those benefits, how could you NOT be involved in a resistance training program.

Next time up...Factor 2: Smart Cardio.

See you then!

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