Have you ever wondered how long you should do aerobic exercise each day to achieve better health and wellness? You need not wonder anymore. First, you should determine, do you want to burn fat, or just achieve good cardiovascular fitness?
Did you know that for the first twenty minutes of exercise your body will only burn the readily available fuel source? If you want to burn the stored fat you must exercise longer! Exercising for twenty minutes is good, and keep it up, but studies have shown that thirty to forty minutes each day is better and will achieve results faster. After the first twenty minutes your body will have burned all of the readily available glycogen (sugar), after that point your body will start to burn the stored fat. So exercising longer and a slower pace is better than a quick twenty minutes on the treadmill.
If you exercise and eat a nutrient packed breakfast in the morning you will be helping to elevate your metabolism for the rest of the day. The higher your metabolism the more your body will burn as you go about your daily tasks, This means that as long as you do not increase your calerie intake you will be on the road to greater weight loss. Remember this is not easy, and it does take some effort and dedication on your part. You may want to choose walking because it is easy to do, require no extra equipment, and can be done anywhere. It does require comfortable walking shoes.
While walking you should practice good walking posture. Stand tall with your shoulders back.
Consider walking with hand weights to shape up your arms at the same time, and let your arms swing at ninety degrees. Don?t forget to keep your chin up.
Kimberly Jamieson www.healthypainfreeliving.com. Has achieved success in Living and maintaining a healthy active lifestyle and has helped thousands achieve this success by using her own fitness training tips.
