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Moving in May with your Virtual Personal TrainerMovement Mission - 5/13/08 - The Myth of the Fat Burning Zone plus Testimonial"My stomach and bust have both shrunken in size in a little over a month of workouts. It is really nice to see my figure coming back. I have gotten so active now that I don't know what to do with myself anymore when forced to be sedentary. Thank you Jonathan for teaching me how to be active and doing it so slowly that I hadn't realized how much I had absorbed until last week." - Carrie a Michigan FlyBaby Good Morning No Excuse Ladies, This is Jonathan Roche writing - your Virtual Personal Trainer. Please keep focused on the fact that you don't have to do long workouts or beat yourself up to get in shape - you just have to make healthy choices each day, take baby steps and keep it fun! TODAY'S FITNESS MISSION: THE NO EXCUSES WORKOUT! * 6-minute in-home strength training requiring no equipment, just a POSITIVE ATTITUDE You can print out the free sample workout by going to: http://www.momentumfs.com/flylady/ LOW IMPACT NO EXCUSES WORKOUT OPTION: You can access this document by going to the Files section of my Yahoo Group (No Excuse Workout): www.groups.yahoo.com/group/NoExcuseWorkout/ * PLEASE SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHY STRENGTH TRAINING IS SO IMPORTANT AND ABOUT A BONUS WORKOUT OPTION. We can all find 6 minutes in our day to do this workout. REMEMBER, NO EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MYTH OF THE FAT BURNING ZONE When it comes to weight loss, it is all about the total calories burned, not the contents of the calories (fat vs. carbs). So exercising in your Fat Burning Zone is not the best way to lose weight or keep weight off. Let me explain through an example: Your Fat Burning Zone is typically at a lower heart rate or perceived exertion (say a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10). Workout #1: Exercise for 30 minutes in your Fat Burning Zone and burn 300 total calories including 50% of your calories as fat and 50% as carbohydrates. They call this the fat burning zone because you are burning more fat as a percentage of calories burned. Workout #2: Exercise for 30 minutes doing intervals or something else that is higher intensity and burn 450 calories including 33% from fat (150) and 67% from carbs (300 calories). In workout number 2 you burn just as many fat calories, but you burn an additional 150 calories. So if you are exercising 4 days per week, you would burn an additional 600 calories per week. And since a 3,500 calorie difference (burned versus consumed) is one pound of weight loss, you would lose an additional pound every 6 weeks for a total of almost 10 pounds per year. And this if for four 30 minute workouts. The amounts are even larger if you work out longer and more often. The point is, whether you burning fat or carbs is not what is the key factor for weight loss. THE KEY IS TOTAL CALORIES BURNED. SO GET OUT THERE AND SWEAT, DO YOUR INTERVAL WORKOUT TODAY AND BE PROUD OF MAZIMIZING YOUR WEIGHT LOSS AND FITNESS RESULTS. FLYING WITH MOMENTUM 2 FITNESS CHALLENGE - starts Monday, May 19th * only 5 days left to sign-up - this is a great way to get and stay motivated as we head into the summer. Please visit the Files section of my Yahoo Group to read the challenge details and how easy it is to sign-up and get involved: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/NoExcuseWorkout/ Please remember these important keys to success: - Take Baby Steps - Avoid Making Excuses - STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Be Proud of Yourself when you are done exercising - HAVE FUN! Take care ladies, Jonathan aka "Your Biggest Fan" [Home] [Join FlyLady] [Contact Us] [About FlyLady] [Privacy Statement] [Terms & Conditions] FlyLady.net "This is FlyLady's List that has grown by leaps and bounds..." Copyright 2001 - 2008 FlyLady and Company, Inc. 
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