How Does Your Body Burn Fat And How Would Alli Alter This?

While there is a very basic formulae to calculate how much fat you should burn during exercise, there are ways to increase the rate of burn, and your endurance.  In simple terms, if you expend more energy than you digest into the body then your body will start to eat away at its fat store - in effect the body’s reserve. 

While there is a very basic formulae to calculate how much fat you should burn during exercise, there are ways to increase the rate of burn, and your endurance.  In simple terms, if you expend more energy than you digest into the body then your body will start to eat away at its fat store - in effect the body’s reserve.

There are a number of misconceptions with regards to how the body’s metabolism actually works, and below we list some advice for those looking at increasing their rate of exercise and reducing their body fat.

Does hard work burn more fat?

This is the one myth which many people cannot quite get their heads around - surely the harder you exercise the more fat you will burn? Wrong.

Research has shown that the body will actually burn more fat though longer gentler exercise, due to the fact that when you exercise, you burn a mixture of carbohydrates and fat.  The harder you exercise the more the concentration of carbohydrates used, and less of fat.  Over a longer period of light exercise you will not uses as much energy (i.e. carbohydrates) and more fat will be burned.

Should I breath through my nose or mouth when exercising?

As mentioned above, you will burn more fat when the body is not being pushed as hard, and your heart is not pounding.  While many of us believe that it is essential we take deep breaths through our mouths when exercising, this is not actually the best option.

When breathing through the mouth during extreme exercise this has the effect of pumping the heart even faster and harder.  A simple breathing exercise through the nose will actually reduce your heart rate, and still allow you to exercise.  By reducing the pumping of the heart, this reduces the amount of carbohydrates burnt and increases the amount of fat burn.

Should I create a routine and stick to it?

This is perhaps one of the other main misconceptions about how the body works, and how exercise will effect it.  Your body is a very sensitive piece of equipment and will adapt to any situation which it finds itself in.  If you are in a hot atmosphere you will perspire to reduce your body’s temperature, although in a cold environment you will shiver, which creates friction which creates the heat your body needs.

It is therefore essential that you vary your exercise routine, because your body will soon become accustomed to what you are doing, and come to expect it.  This will reduce the benefits of exercise because you will build up a resistance.  Vary your exercise routines on a regular basis, in order to get the best results.

What is the relationship between fat and muscle?

In simple terms muscle is much stronger than fat, and therefore any weight lifting exercises which you carry out will result in fat burn, before muscle burn.  This effectively allows you to build your muscle tone, while reducing your fat content.  But be aware that untoned muscle will very quickly change into fat, if your exercise routine is stopped or severely disrupted.

Do spicy foods help to burn more fat?

For those of us who enjoy a mild or hot curry, it will come as no surprise to learn that spicy foods can have a positive impact upon your fat burn rate.  The fact is that spicy food is more liable to make you hotter, thereby increasing your heart rate and increasing your fat burn. That is not to say that you should base your whole diet upon spicy foods - you need to have a balanced diet which gives your body all of the nutrients that it requires.

While these are just a number of the ideas for increasing the rate at which your body will burn fat, there are many people in the world who are not at a stage where they can increase their general exercise programs.  Some people may need a little assistance to get them on the way to a new lifestyle, which is where Alli comes in.

Is Alli the answer to all weight problems?

GlaxoSmithkline, who are the distributors of Alli will even tell you that Alli is not the answer to everything - it may be a wonder drug, and assist millions, but it is really stage one of the fight back.

Alli works in a fairly simple way by reducing the amount of chemicals which the body produces to convert fatty food content in to fatty acids, which can then be absorbed into the body.  Test have shown that there is an immediate 30% reduction in the amount of fat absorbed by the body, once the Alli treatment has started.  This then allows the body to burn more fat than it is digesting, therefore reducing the body fat content on an ongoing basis.

If all elements of the users life are equal, they will gradually see a decline in their body weight as more fat is burnt than replaced.  However, if they were also to increase their exercise activities and also eat a healthier lower fat diet, the changes would be greater and much quicker.  More extra fat would be burnt during exercise, and there would be less and less fat introduced to the body to “replenish” the fat reserves.

Alli has been approved for over the counter sale because of the dramatic results which have been proven in a number of trials.  While many mock the obese, obesity is perhaps the fastest spreading and potentially most harmful health condition in the world today.  The problem is that obesity is also linked to dozens of other medical conditions, many of which can be terminal.

Alli has the potential to be able to stop this increase in rates of obesity throughout the world, and help to bring a more balanced level of fitness to society.  We are at a stage in the US where two thirds of the population are overweight, and one third are clinically obese.  This problem is set to grow over the coming years, and it is essential that action is taken now.

Alli is by far the best “kick start” that obesity sufferers will ever encounter, and it is something which has the potential to give them the confidence to empower themselves to improve their standard of health and standard of living.