How to Burn Fat Easy

Burning body fat is easy if you are willing to make some lifestyle adjustments. You can do little things to maximize your metabolism, which will result in optimal fat burn. Drastic measures such as starvation diets and cutting out entire food groups will not make for long lasting weight loss or fat burn. You will need proper nutrition and the correct kind of exercise to help melt excess fat off your body.

Instructions

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  Work out with weights three days a week to maintain and increase muscle mass and promote fat burn. Muscles increase your resting metabolic rate so you end up burning fat all day. Train different muscles on different days and add one day of rest between each workout so the muscles can rest.

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  Cook and eat your own foods so you can control portion size and ingredients. Avoid sugar, fat and processed foods. Stick to vegetables, fruits, whole grain and fiber-rich products, lean protein and polyunsaturated "healthy" fats. Eat often throughout the day so your body gets constant nutrition and doesn't feel deprived.

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  Stock up on green tea. The Colon Health website says drinking three to five cups of green tea daily speeds up the metabolism, promoting fat burn.

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  Raise your heart rate and metabolism with cardiovascular exercise such as swimming, running and biking. Do cardio three days per week and build it up to 45 minutes per day.

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  Limit stress in your life by practicing meditation, yoga or deep-breathing exercises. Increased stress promotes the release of cortisol. According to the University of New Mexico, cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, affects weight gain and fat storage.

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  Avoid lack of sleep because it increases insulin and cortisol levels resulting in lack of energy for day-to-day activities and a reduction in your body's caloric burn.