Question 1

can strength training be better than cardio for fat burn ?

Accepted Answer

Fat loss: When people want to lose weight they usually mean fat loss.  Body fat has important functions from cellular membrane physiology to protection of organs and helping with body heat.  However fat gets a bad "rap" rightfully so when it is in excess of a person's ideal body weight.  Always try to maintain muscle mass with exercise.  How you perform your strength or cardio is more important than which.

Question 2

does fat burn immediately when you exercise? does it burn as soon as you exercise and sweat or what?

Accepted Answer

Burning fat: Yes, you burn fat immediately at exercise, but you have to burn 3500 calories to burn off a pound.

Question 3

how effective are these "fat burn tablets"? and how harmful are they too?is it good as their manufacturers claim?will i burn excess fat & lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Fraud: These are fraudulent products designed to take money away from the gullible.  They will not lead you to any real or sustained weight loss.

Question 4

could sleep deprivation cause reduced fat burn and increased lean mass burn?

Accepted Answer

Not recommended: Sleep deprivation is destructive to your body and mind. Your body requires an appropriate amount and stages of sleep for proper recovery. To reduce fat and increase lean muscle mass, proper diet and exercise following a realistic, long-term plan is the best strategy. good luck!

Question 5

what is the best time of day for obese 58yo female to do exercise when wanting to loose weight/fat burn? before/after: breakfast, lunch or dinner?

Accepted Answer

To Lose Weight: I commend you for your desire to lose weight and to do exercise.
Let your desire become Belief that your health is Precious!
Make a commitment that you do not want risk of Diabetes, Heart disease, High Blood Pressure or Stroke. 
Any time is good time for exercise.
Be disciplined about exercise.
Eat Balanced Diet with 1500 Cal/day
See a Physician for diagnosis, Diet, Exercise and Therapy for stress

Question 6

what is the difference between fat burn, calories burn and weight loss?

Accepted Answer

See below: calories burned dont necessarily mean that fat is being burned, the calories burned could be coming from sugar, starch or protein, Weight loss can also occur from loss of muscle mass and not necessarily from fat loss. If the goal is weight loss by loss of fat, and retaining muscle, then the calories burned have to come mostly from fat.

Question 7

ketonic diet for insulin resist 35f? allow for stable blood sugars, feeling better and weight loss? no carbs = no sugar spikes/crash & fat burn? good?

Accepted Answer

May: Be helpful short term. Will suggest modified ketotic diet . Which is adding just a small amount of high complex carbs. This reduces pro inflammatory markers and long term sustainability

Question 8

scientifically, what causes fat to burn? (not "exercise"; i mean what in the body causes the fat to go away and what specifically induces it)

Accepted Answer

Burn the furnace: crosstrain with high and lower aerobics, low fat, low carb, high protein diet. Lose the transfats and read your labels. Waling briskly, slow jogging, jumpimg rope, biking: mix and match- give it 3 months.

Question 9

when im doing my workout i feel like burning in my stomach is that the fats being burned?

Accepted Answer

No: No, the burning pain you fell while exercise is not fat being burned.  It is generally felt that the pain during exercise occurs when lactic acid is produced in the muscles.  Muscles will switch to anaerobic metabolism at some point during hard exercise and this generates lactic acid which can cause the pain you are describing.  Exercise can lead to loss in fat, but that loss is not painful.

Question 10

i'm wondering if i eat saturated fat and burn it in gym do i still have heartattack risk because of it?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You don't selectively burn off saturated fat with your exercise. Exercise is good but eating saturated fat is bad.

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Can strength training be better than cardio for fat burn ?

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Does fat burn immediately when you exercise? does it burn as soon as you exercise and sweat or what?

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How effective are these "fat burn tablets"? and how harmful are they too?is it good as their manufacturers claim?will i burn excess fat & lose weight?

A member asked:

Could sleep deprivation cause reduced fat burn and increased lean mass burn?

A member asked:

What is the best time of day for obese 58yo female to do exercise when wanting to loose weight/fat burn? before/after: breakfast, lunch or dinner?

A member asked:

What is the difference between fat burn, calories burn and weight loss?

A member asked:

Ketonic diet for insulin resist 35f? allow for stable blood sugars, feeling better and weight loss? no carbs = no sugar spikes/crash & fat burn? good?

A member asked:

Scientifically, what causes fat to burn? (not "exercise"; i mean what in the body causes the fat to go away and what specifically induces it)

A member asked:

When im doing my workout i feel like burning in my stomach is that the fats being burned?

A member asked:

I'm wondering if i eat saturated fat and burn it in gym do i still have heartattack risk because of it?

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