Burn fat by gaining muscle

Everybody wants to lose weight. The question is what kind of weight are you losing? Is it body fat? Is it water weight? Or is it lean muscle tissue? Those of you who know me or train with me know I am a very strong supporter of retaining lean muscle or even gaining lean muscle tissue. Why is that? Because the average person burns an extra 35-50 calories per day for each pound of lean muscle tissue gained. So if someone gained 10 lbs. of lean muscle tissue, that would be an extra 350-500 calories burned per day by doing absolutely nothing! That is equal to a 45 minute cardio session! Think about it for a second, who wouldn't want to burn all those calories by doing nothing. I do. That's why I always preach to my clients and friends about the importance of keeping lean muscle tissue. Now you are thinking to yourself how do I do that? 1st and foremost you have to eat enough calories to SUPPORT the lean muscle tissue. If you exercise intensely 5-7 days a week (which I do and I tell all my clients to do) and are not eating enough healthy calories you WILL NOT keep lean tissue and you will not increase you metabolism (which is how many calories you body burns). You see your body is like a wood furnace. If the furnace is not getting enough wood (the fuel) the fire will slow down and go out. If your body does not get enough nutrition or calories (its fuel) it will slow down and go out which leads to sickness and disease. Excessive exercise and a lack of nutrients will always fail to develop lean muscle tissue. 2nd, focus on resistance training with moderate cardio. Resistance training can be done 3-6 days per week depending on the individual (no longer than 45 minutes) and cadio sessions are to be kept between 20-40 minutes max 5-7 days per week. Over 40 minutes of cardio actually will destroy lean muscle tissue. And 3rd is sleep. 8 hours per night is the goal. Muscle actually is built during rest not by working out. So there it is 3 simply things to remember to help burn fat. My motto is: You Cannot Out Exercise Poor Nutrition! Please comment, Email or call me with some feedback and questions. Yours In Health, Michael.

The importance of your Nervous System

Well here is my very 1st blog. Never thought I would be doing one. I thought I would start with something people hardly ever think about: The Nervous System. Maybe I should have labeled this blog the importance of taking care of your nervous system. What is your Nervous System? Great question. Basically your Nervous System is your brain, your spine(or vertebrae) and your nerves. It is the communication center of your body. It is how your body communicates. If something disrupts the communication or flow of your brain sending messages to the rest of your body, either pain or sickness arises. So say you are in a car accident, the result is trauma to your spine, your vertebrae resulting in what is called a subluxation. If the trauma or subluxation is not taken care of pain and/or sickness will result. And it WILL be recurring. How do you take care of the subluxtions? Another great question! See a good chiropractor. Don't know of one? I know several great chiropractors. Please, please, please ask me. I want to see you healthy and functioning on an optimal level. Feel free to post a comment, call me, email me or talk to me about this subject. Until next time people.