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THE BETA SWITCH : THE NEW STUBBORN FAT SOLUTION FOR WOMEN
Resistance training increases lean muscle , thereby positively influencing metabolism and reducing fat stores .
Next , and equally important , for fat to be BURNED away permanently , it must first be MOBILIZED out of your fat cells .
Research suggests that it ’ s particularly difficult to mobilize the fat from stubborn fat cells as opposed to other areas of the body . It ’ s also been shown that a certain type of training is ideal to break down fat and get it primed and ready for burning – high intensity training .
High intensity training ( whether cardio or resistance ) is very popular these days and it ’ s the type of training that will mobilize the fat from your fat cells and start it circulating in your blood ready to be burned off .
Once the fat has been mobilized , another step is required to be sure the fat is burned . If you do your high intensity training and stop there , it is more likely to simply be shuttled back into the cells for storage again . ( That ’ s the reesterification we talked about earlier .)
So , to actually get rid of stubborn fat , you need to add something else .
And this is where the much bad-mouthed go-slow cardio comes into play . Despite the bad rap it ’ s been getting of late , adding strategically placed sessions of steady state cardio will do more for your stubborn fat stores that you ’ ve ever imagined !
Finally , if you don ’ t have a tight , trim tush , you may be shocked to discover that it can be caused by using the WRONG muscles when you exercise !
Pay special attention and make sure you activate your gluteal ( butt ) muscles when performing lower body exercises . You do that by incorporating some simple , yet little known , pre-exercise techniques to your training regime . If you don ’ t activate the right muscles , you ’ ll NEVER have a beautiful butt and toned thighs .
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