‘Why is it harder to lose fat around the stomach area than anywhere else as I seem to lose it everywhere apart from my stomach?’

I got asked a very unique question by a client and that was ‘Why is it harder to lose fat around the stomach area than anywhere else as I seem to lose it everywhere apart from my stomach?’

Answer:
What do we actually mean when we talk about ‘burning’ bodyfat? We mean that the fat stored in the fat cell is removed and ‘burned’ as energy. Most tissue in the body can use fat for the fuel, but the main one for our purpose is muscle tissue.
The 3 major steps of fat metabolism are mobilisation, transport and oxidation? (Burning).

Mobilisation:
Body fat is essentially stored triglyceride with a small amount of water. Mobilising fat requires that we first break down the triglyceride into free fatty acids. The single step that limits how quickly or slowly fat is mobilised is the activity of an enzyme called Hormone Sensitive Lipase or HSL.

The only hormones to effect the HSL activity is Insulin and Catecholamines

Insulin is the main inactivator of HSL and it only takes small amounts to have a detrimental effect.

The main activators of HSL are Catecholamines. They have their own specific receptor called adrenoreceptors. There are two major adrenreceptors beta and alpha, which are found all over the body. The main receptors in the fat cells are alpha 2 receptors and beta 1-2 receptors both of which actively bind to catecholamines.

When catechomlines bind to beta receptors they increase fat break down. However when they bind to alpha receptors fat break down decreases.

It’s important to realise that insulin pretty much wins the battle over fat cell metabolism. Regardless of catecholamine levels if insulin is elevated, fat mobilisation with be impaired.

Transport:
Once we break down the stored body fat into free fatty acids which enter the blood stream. Since the free fatty acids can’t be burned in the blood stream, it has to be transported away from the fat cell; depending on the blood flow from to and from the cell.

Fat deposits also differ in term of blood flow. Visceral fat for example has an extremely high blood flow and is therefore mobilised fairly easily and generally is reduced the fastest (especially with exercise) Abdominal fat has less blood flow and is sensitive to the catecholamines, (not as many beta receptors as other areas of the body) and more sensitive to insulin. This makes it more stubborn than visceral fat.

So poor blood flow, high insulin sensitivity levels, lower beta receptor around stubborn fat is why it is difficult to get lean.

How do we improve this?

The real world message is that we want higher blood flow, low insulin levels and high beta catecholamine levels. These can easily be achieved by altering eating habits (lowering carbohydrates) which decrease insulin levels and exercise (which with the right program increase catecholamines and blood flow)

Oxidation
Eventually the FFA (free fatty acid) will run into a tissue (e.g. muscle) which can use it for fuel. To be used, the FFA has to be transported into the mitochondria by carntine. When glycogen is high, carntine activity is low and fat burning is low, and vice versa. By depleting muscle glycogen, we can increase carntine activity, allowing us to burn of the fat faster rate.

As you can see – we ramp up fat metabolism very effectively with a combination of lowered carbohydrates and intensive exercise.

I hope you found this interesting to read, and I hope that, I have gave you a more understanding of burning fat and a snippet of how we create programs here at Results Weight Loss.

Sam Hanney (Head coach at Results Weight Loss)

How much water do we need and why do we need it?

Well... here is the answer in our health tip of the week

The body is made up of 60% water in adult males and about 55% in adult females.


Water is an important catalyst for weight loss because proper hydration is essential for fats burning, maintenance of muscle mass, and boosting overall metabolism. If you're dehydrated even to a slight degree, your cortisol levels will rise and your metabolic rate will drop.


Also if you dehydrate a muscle by as little as 3 percent, for example you will lose 10 percent of its strength and 8 percent of its speed. Overall a loss of 1-2 percent of water can decrease whole body entire performance by 10 percent.


Recent research says that you need to drink at least a litre of water per 50lbs of body weight to keep hydrated.


If you are currently not drinking enough, start to create habit so that you will eventually research your optimal levels of water.


I hope this has gave you a little insight to why water drinking water is very important to weight and health.


Regards

Sam Hanney

Head Coach of Results Weight Loss

Free help to get you through it – and enjoy it!

Do you have what it takes to make a difference?

The answer is YES!

Have you thought about participating in the Race for Life but worried that you couldn’t keep up? Or perhaps you want to run but simply don’t have the motivation to train?

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FREE Seminar - The Truth About Weight Loss

Dear Customer,

We've all heard it time after time, "the secret to successful weight loss is to eat less and exercise more".

The truth is the weight loss industry is worth billions of pounds. Why would it want to hand out the secret to successful weight loss while it's making so much money from the myths, fad diets and wonder pills?

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I would like to exclusively invite you to a free seminar that I am holding at 8pm on 9th March 2011 at Results Weight Loss, 99 Barkby Road, Leicester, LE4 9LG.

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* Learn the science behind effective fat loss
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See you there!

Joe

Leicester's 'Most Loved Business' Voted by you!!!

Results Weight Loss is just that gym that advises members to eat more and exercise less has today been named Leicester's most loved business in a nationwide competition.



That's according to the results of a competition run by thebestof which asked the public to put forward their nominations for their favourite local business.

Results Weight Loss received 79 nominations from fans - more than three times more than any other Leicester business.



Joe Hanney, founder of the gym is thrilled about the win.

He said: "I am so happy that our members felt passionate enough about what we do to take the time to vote for us.

"To me, it doesn't just mean that we are Leicester's most loved business, but it also means that we are slowly but surely getting our message out there.

"We want to prove to people that weight loss doesn't mean endless cardio and calorie counting, but with the right fitness and nutrition plan you can eat more and exercise less."



Thousands of people took the time to nominate their favourite local business in the competition arranged by John Hill from thebestofLeicester.

John said: "The huge number of local people who took time to write testimonials goes to show just how important great local businesses are to this local community, especially during difficult economic times. "

Results Weight Loss also achieved third most loved fitness business in the UK.

Member Referral

"It's a great results driven atmosphere here, and that's what our members love.

It's likely that you know someone who could benefit from this atmosphere to reach their own fitness goals, so why not suggest that they come along and try us for themselves?

We grow our business by referrals, so as a token of our appreciation, in addition to 5 extra coaching sessions (valued at £212), you may also select to receive one of the following gifts for each person you refer that becomes a member:

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Nutritional Education in the 'Real World' 4 week Course! Do not miss this.

We are excited to announce our BRAND NEW - Nutritional Education in the 'Real World' 4 week Course! Do not miss this.

Want 100% support and education for less than 90 minutes per week for the next 4 weeks as you move towards your health and fitness goals?

If you answered "yes" then the Nutritional Education in the "Real World" Course is just the thing for you!

Imagine, meeting with your personal results coach, life coach and your nutritionist each week on top of your exercise sessions, that begin with a overview of the course and present 10 success strategies guaranteed to help you stick with the plan.

These strategies, taken directly from those who have been successful following our nutrition recommendations, will be your "secret weapon" in your quest to change your body and change your life.

Imagine, everything is covered, from food selection to meal timing to nutrition program design. You will learn everything you need to know to lose fat or gain muscle. You'll set your goal in the beginning, and you'll learn exactly what to do to achieve it.

Imagine, the exact steps that you need to take right away if you're going to succeed. Every step is laid out in detail, and in less than 45 minutes you will have done precisely what most people never think to do - the critical steps that make all the difference.


You've got a life. You've got a job, a family, a girlfriend/boyfriend/partner, hobbies or school or other time commitments. What you don't have is endless time for meal preparation. But guess what? Without that meal preparation, you're pretty much doomed to body comp failure.

Imagine, having 5-Minute Meals? On the course, consider it taken care of.


And finally, there is only one sure-fire way to continue to get results, and that is to tailor your diet specifically to your body, your goals and the results you've gotten in the past. So how do you know how your body differs from others? And once you know, what do you do about it? How do you know what changes to make? I've put the answers in an Individualisation Guide, a step-by-step guide to a complex subject. I've made it easy to customise your diet for your specific needs (lose weight, maintain or even gain lean muscle tissue) - and you'll be amazed at the results.


This would be all good wouldn't it?


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Course starts Tuesday 8th February. Time TBC



Kind Regards

Joe Hanney

Founder
Results Weight Loss



t. 0116 274 7018
a. 99 Barkby Road, Leicester, LE4 9LG
www.resultsweightloss.co.uk