Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is defined as the burning rate of calories (or kilojoules) in our body at rest to maintain a normal body's vital function. These involve function such as activities in our heart, lung, liver, kidney and breathing system. Calories are burnt through body processes such as our respiratory system, blood circulation around our bodies, digestive system and maintaining our body temperature.

A persons BMR rate defers from another and is affected by factors such as age, sex, height, weight, food diet and exercise activity level. Typically, males have a higher BMR as compared to females due larger amount lean tissue muscles in the male’s body. Younger age and children generally has a higher BMR rate as well. It is proven that anaerobic exercise such as weight lifting that increases our body muscles has a direct association with our BMR. Lean Body Mass or which is the mass of our body minus fat too affects our BMR.

Your own Basal Metabolic Rate or BMR should be figured and calculated before you get into any weight loss programs. From this starting point, you can then, plan and organize and prepare a good and efficient weight loss. As a general rule of thumb, you should be burning more calories in your body compared to your intake calories from food to lose weight. A lot of times, people fail to take into consideration of BMR during the calculation of calories. Always make sure, you still have enough calories left in your body for BMR. This ensures a healthy weight loss program without affection your health.

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Weight Loss Tips - Exercise

Having a successful weight loss program involves a careful and thorough program planning. Every weight loss program comes down to burning the extra calories in our bodies from our food intake. Calories consumed from our food intake acts as the fuel for us to carry out our daily activities. A calorie is defined as a unit of energy. However, the accumulation of excess and unwanted calories in our body is then turn into fat, thus forming the extra bulge around our waist and hips.

The most efficient and useful method in getting rid of eliminating the extra calories in our body comes down to a proper exercise schedule. No successful weight loss diet is complete without the involvement of exercise. Exercise is the key component and always the best and most efficient method in burning the extra calories from our food intake and prevents the forming of extra needed fat in our bodies.

Exercise is typically divided into two basic types; the Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise generally involves physical workouts that require oxygen to be delivered to our muscles over an extended period of time. Aerobic exercise is often referred to as cardiovascular training. Aerobic exercise involves activities such as running, sprinting, jogging, swimming, dancing, football, tennis, skipping and others. On the other hand, Anaerobic exercise refers to fitness routines such as weight lifting involving a short burst of energy usage. The Aerobic exercise is regarded as instant calorie burning while Anaerobic exercise is important for long term calorie expenditure. Thus, a successful weight loss program will effectively combines both of these aspects. For optimal results, it is advisable to conduct an hour session three times a week for exercise. As a rough guide, two thirds of the session should be attributed to aerobic exercises and the rest on anaerobic exercises. It is best to seek fitness professional advice.

Implementing a good exercise schedule and routine is very essential on the success of every weight loss diet program. It is advisable to start working out and conducting shorter sessions in the preliminary stage and increasing the sessions gradually.