The Ultimate Kettlebell Training & Fat Loss Book

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The Ultimate Kettlebell Training & Fat Loss Book

Chapter 4: The Importance of Exercise In this chapter I’m going to tell you what works best for melting fat like butter on a hot stove.

Exercising First, the human body is designed to move, period. Besides the obvious benefits of maintaining a healthy body weight, exercising has numerous other benefits. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Fights disease Improves your mood Gives you more energy Helps you sleep better And better sex

“A recent survey showed that seven out of ten adults do not exercise regularly and close to four out of ten are not physically active. If you do not exercise, then you will risk getting stroke, diabetes and heart disease. This has lead to death for about 300 000 people.” Before you start exercising, you should consult a physician. This is very important if you’ve been on the couch for a long time and haven’t been exercising. When it comes to fat loss, there are many different opinions in existence today. Most people start their exercise routine by running. After all, it raises your heart rate and it is aerobic too. Aerobic training is what burns the most fat, right? The answer may come as a surprise-running isn’t really that effective for fat loss. That’s because you often plateau once your body becomes conditioned by the exercise (Peele, 2010). 35


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