How to get less body fat over 35?

trim belly over 40?
This article was written by Jon Benson, a fitness and nutrition expert.
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3 Keys To Less Bodyfat Over Age 35 – Is Father Time Really A Factor?

As you start your personal fatloss journey you may find thisarticle very helpful. It deals with a very important factor in fatloss: Age. Here’s the challenge: The older we get, the more challengingfatloss can become. There are several reasons for this — and several solutions. I used these solutions to get really lean and trim past the ageof 40… and you can too.

Speeding Up Your Metabolism
As we age our metabolic rate… the rate at which we use energyand either store it as bodyfat or use it for fuel… tends todecrease. However, unlike the bad news you may have heard in the past, ageis far from the “kiss of death” for fatloss. In fact, I have become leaner past the age of 45 than I was whenI was 25. First, a facts about metabolism and age: One of the reasons your metabolic rate declines past the age of35 is stress. The body’s organs have undergone years of stressand simply do not perform as well as they should.

Another reason: Lifestyle Think about it: What was your lifestyle like at, say, 21? I betyou had far less responsibilities on your plate. I bet you had alot more time and less to deal with in the day. This factors intothe metabolic equation.

Finally there’s what I call “The Hunter/Gatherer Factor”. When we’re younger our body’s genetic code says, “Use all thefuel you can… after all, we have to go and hunt down food!” But we do not hunt for our food any longer. Unfortunately ourgenes do not realize this and go into “no more hunting” mode. Thebody slows down and fat-burning decreases. The body assumes it nolonger needs to burn off the energy from food as rapidly. The end result: Most people get over-fat as they age. Fortunately this can be completely reversed in almost everycase.

The 3 Keys

Key 1: Eat like a hunter/gatherer. In the book you now have, “The Every Other Day Diet”, you willfind the ideal “hunter/gatherer” food plan. Some of you may wantto start on pages 62 and 63. I personally find the Extreme Planthe most effective for getting really lean (getting rid of allthat unwanted bodyfat). The reason this works so well is simple: Eating this way foolsyour body into believing it’s younger than it is. By consumingless food on specific days and more on others, you trick yourbody into increasing its metabolic rate. This can happen in aslittle as 3 weeks.

Key 2: Resistance Training For those of you who also picked up my book “7 Minute Body”, youhave the ideal lifestyle-friendly resistance plan in your hand. Resistance exercise is really the ultimate key. Studies done atMichigan State University confirmed what I’ve known for years:Resistance training, done in the gym with weights or in your homewith resistance bands and/or bodyweight exercise, literallyreverses the clock at the cellular level. Your body reverts back to its “young mode”. The food you eat isused more effectively and far less energy is stored as unwantedbodyfat. And of course you get that sleek, toned look that most of usreally want. If you did not pick this up, get it here… and I’ll still giveyou the 77% discount… http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/oto.php <-- click for 7 Minute Body Key 3: Role Modeling In 2004 I wrote my first book, “Fit Over 40”. This book tookover a year of my life to complete. I interviewed 52 men andwomen, ages 40-80, and got them to reveal all their secrets forgetting fit and staying fit past the age of 40. Every man and woman profiled is a living, breathing role modelfor you if you are 35 or older. You simply cannot believe whatyou can do until you see it for yourself. This is what I call “role modeling” — taking the success othershave had and using it as a stepping stone. Why re-invent the wheel? Why not see what real people, just likeyou and me, have done with their bodies? Talk about motivation! I literally have a copy of the book on my computer and look atit all the time, especially when I’m not feeling really motivatedto workout… or when I use the excuse, “Well, I’m just gettingolder I guess.” Bull! They really set me straight… and I know this book willserve you well as you go about getting leaner as you age. You can read more about it here: http://www.fitover40.com/about <-- read.more Wait until you see the pictures of these men and women. You will never question what can be done at ANY age, ever again. Until next time, remember: Boosting your metabolism and gettingleaner past 35, 40, 50, and even over 60 can be done. It justrequires a bit of strategy... and some terrific role models.

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    Melt belly fat by activating this gene

    melt your fat with the rescue geneYou may have this gene. It may be turned “off” right now… in fact it probably is.

    There’s a problem with that: This gene helps you melt off bodyfat. It would be pretty nice to turn that sucker on, right?

    Here’s an article on…

    1. What SIRT1 is;
    2. How you can “turn it on”
    3. How to keep it on

    Turn On Your Fatburning Gene <--- click.here What Is SIRT1? Simply put, SIRT1 is a “rescue gene”. This gene is activated during times of fasting to, for a very SHORT period of time, access more stored bodyfat.

    That’s a good thing.

    The problems are…

    1. Fasting is not good for the metabolism if done for more than a day;

    2. This trick doesn’t work well over the long-run.
    SIRT1 is practically dormant in most people as we have a surplus of food. We consume, on average, about 30% more food than our bodies require every single day.

    It’s no wonder this gene went to sleep…

    … and it’s time you wake it up.

    How To Turn On SIRT1

    As mentioned above, fasting for a day will activate SIRT1 if practiced for a few weeks. So you eat one day, fast the next, and keep this up for 1-2 weeks.

    But… let’s face it. Most of us do not like the idea of NOT eating for a full day.

    So I have two alternatives that work just as well to activate SIRT1 and NOT shut down your metabolism over the long-haul (as weekly fasting like this can do.)

    TIP 1: Do a fruit fast instead.

    If you want to try a fruit fast every other day you can do so. This is much healthier and much easier on the body than an all-out fast.

    However, for some people the sugar in fruit can trigger over-eating… and we don’t want that.

    TIP 2: Stagger your calories

    Jon Benson teaches you this trick here:
    Turn On Your Fatburning Gene <--- click.here But he takes it a step further: He lets you in on how you can stagger your "macronutrients" and your calories without having to think too much about it. He calls this his "Favorite Foods Plan" because it demands you consume high-calorie foods that you enjoy at specific times on specific days. The other days are low in calories, higher in lean protein, but still contain real food. Fasting is not necessary. The "starvation" switch that triggers SIRT1 has been shown to be triggered after only a day or two of low-calorie eating. You just can't do that very long without higher- calorie days... and THAT is the nifty trick you need to learn. Jon wrote the book on the subject... literally. : ) Turn On Your Fatburning Gene <--- the guide to fatloss How Do You Keep SIRT1 "On"? Simple: You stay on this cycle-your-calories dietplan... yep. That's necessary. This is for LIFETIME fatloss... not a crash dietplan... they never, EVER get you what you want. You want to be lean for life... no exceptions. So to do that you need all the genetic help you can get.... and SIRT1 is part of that plan. Turn it on today. Go here: Turn On Your Fatburning Gene <--- click.here

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    Exercise is a waste of time?

    Exercise is a waste of timeDid you read the news?

    A few days ago CBS broke the story on a new and shocking journal article. Naturally they only told half the story. To save your life (literally) I’ll tell you the half they left off.

    First: I have some big news:

    Jon Benson’s book “7 Minute Body” (also called “7 Minute Muscle”) is on sale for 61% OFF for the next 7 days.

    He does a yearly promo for the book in July (the 7th month… go figure!) as a bit of help for my readers who want the books and the 6 videos that come with it (online) but need a break on the price.

    The page with the discount is here:

    http://www.7minutemuscle.com/go/trimbelly/halfoff <---click-here

    After you read this newsletter you will want to click that link super-fast… believe me…

    7 Minute Workout that will get you Results

    Now, the story:

    Headline:
    “Sitting At Work Ruins Any Benefits Of Workouts”

    Sub-headline:
    “Risk of death not decreased if you work out but
    SIT for 6 hours a day or more, researchers say”

    There’s a kernel of truth to this… but a lot of falsehood.

    Researchers reported their findings of a 14-year male and female-based study on exercise, sitting down while working or watching TV for more than 6 hours a day, and mortality rates in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

    The study was long, detailed, and rather shocking to say the least as far as the results go:

    Exercising the way most people exercise did
    NOTHING to prevent early death from heart
    disease if individuals sit for more than 6 hours
    per day.

    And most Americans sit for about 11 hours… yikes.

    So, throw away your workout gear and toss your gym membership in the garbage if you have a desk job… right? Not so fast. Here’s the part the news folks failed to cover:

    This research never took into account NUTRITION
    or workout plans less than 24.5 MET-hours per week.

    The first bit you know all about: Nutrition.

    If you read Jon’s newsletters, you know how to eat… but 90% of the people involved in this study probably did not. It’s highly (in fact, dangerously) doubtful that they were…

    1. Eating low-starch meals at least 3-4 days per week;
    2. Consuming healthy sources of lean protein at each meal;
    3. Consuming healthy fats;
    4. And using sugars and starchy carbs only at specific times
    as Jon teaches in “The Every Other Day Diet.”

    The study only briefly mentions that the subjects ate a “normal diet”… and that could mean anything. Let me make this clear:

    Exercise ONLY works if you have a dietplan that works.

    So if you are NOT eating correctly, then yeah… toss the gym membership in the garbage. It will do you little if any good except help you blow off some steam. However, there’s another VERY important part this study missed. This part:

    “Less than 24.5 MET-hours per week of exercise.”

    What the heck does that mean?

    “MET” stands for Metabolic Equivalent of Task. This is the energy and oxygen required by the body in the form of exercise to do a specific task as compared to the body at rest.

    The body at rest has an MET of 1, roughly speaking.

    The exercise performed by the study group was your typical 5-6 day per week bout of running or perhaps some other form of cardio. Weight training? Sure, the old way… with an MET of 4 (i.e. lift, rest, chat on the phone, lift… repeat.)

    Now, are you ready for this?

    Jon’s style of training, “7 Minute Body”-style, Phase 2 to be specific, has an MET of about 12. TWELVE. And that is two 7-minute bouts, totaling 14 minutes flat in the gym (or at home.) This is done 4 days per week.
    He simply follows that by either GXP cardio and brisk walking at least 5 days per week. The walking takes about 50 minutes; the GXP only 9. That’s IT… and he is a fitness guy… you know, magazines… photo shoots… competitions? Yeah. That kind of fitness guy!

    The funny thing is that ANYONE using Phase 2 (and there are grandmothers using it) will have the same MET ranking.

    And my MET-hours per week? 32!

    This is WELL over and above the average person who is working out LONGER, but not SMARTER.

    That’s the key behind the 7MB and 7MM Systems… SMART training, but BRIEF training for maximum muscle shape and definition. And, if Jon’s health is any indication, the program solves the sitting problem nicely.

    He told me he sits at least 12 hours a day. He works at a computer (all sitting) and relaxes at night (usually sitting). But his intense workouts solve the problem sitting causes… and his nutrition plan takes care of the rest. So now you can do the same… and this week only (the next 7 days) you can do it for 61% off.
    Just go here:

    http://www.7minutemuscle.com/go/trimbelly/halfoff <---click-here It's the SMART way to train... and also the healthy way. P.S. Please do not think that this article is insulting to the average workout enthusiast; not at all. Most people simply don't have the latest data on brevity and density training that Jon covers in 7 Minute Body (also called 7 Minute Muscle.) Now you can have it at 61% off... the counter is on this page: http://www.7minutemuscle.com/go/trimbelly/halfoff <---click-here

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    Fast Fat Loss Tips

    1-minute fatloss tip for this week…

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    trim belly tips

    Got a minute?

    That’s all I need to share Jon Benson’s first of many video-based 1-minute fatloss tips.

    Go here for the first of many….

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    His new design is something to see too.

    He will be posting his weekly live 1-minute video, tons of new features… even a “diet quiz” if you care to test your fatloss knowledge.

    Plus his main presentation: “1 Tip To A Flat Belly!”

    click—–>

    Enjoy!

    Viola

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      Belly Trimming TIPS

      [Editor’s Note: Fitness author Jon Benson shared this letter with me and gave me permission to share it with you. ]

      Want to be leaner?

      Good deal… here’s 5 tips that will help you along…
      limit starch intake
      TIP 1
      Ditch The Starch

      Starches, such as rice, potatoes, some veggies, oats, etc. are often considered “health foods.”

      While they can be healthy, they can also pack on stomach bodyfat like crazy if you overdo them.

      As you may know, my “Every Other Day Diet” System (EODD) actually encourages you to eat starches and even sweets several days a week to get rid of excess weight:

      Click here to check out this diet and see if this is something for you. It has a full money back guarantee.

      ( Some of you may see a survey here on how best to help with your bodyweight goals. )

      Well… how does THAT work?

      Simple: Timing is everything.

      And we take a “weekly” approach to foods rather than a daily approach. This keeps your metabolism guessing. If your body cannot figure out what you’re up to, fatburning is that much more powerful. And you can get by with eating starches… at least a specific times on specific days.

      But if you’re not going to do EODD, then you’ll have to wing it. And the best way to wing it is to simply cut starches out entirely for 4-8 weeks. Then slowly add them back a few days per week.

      This is no where near as effective (or as fun) as the EODD method, but it will get you pointed in the right direction.

      TIP 2
      Can The Sodas

      This one is really hard for me. I’ve been hooked on diet-soda on and off for years. When I go to get into top shape (like I am now) I have to get rid of the diet-sodas… yes, DIET-sodas. Need I say “real” sodas too? They are loaded with sugar.

      Why diet-sodas? A recent study revealed that people who drank diet-sodas actually increased bodyfat when compared to those who drank sugar-sodas. What the… ??

      Yep. Your body cannot be fooled by aspartame and chemicals. Sorry, but that’s the truth.

      Here’s a personal story: When I cut out the diet-sodas my bodyfat drops like a rock in a pond of clear water.

      And that’s what you need to be drinking: A quart of pure water per 50 lbs of bodyweight a day.

      I mix it with lemon and a bit of Stevia (an herbal sweetener) and make lemonade. It’s wonderful!

      TIP 3
      Stay Hungry

      Arnold’s first movie was “Stay Hungry” (well, after “Pumping Iron” that is). You cannot rest on your butt and stay hungry. You cannot think you’ve “arrived” and stay hungry.

      It takes a special person to be hungry… and an even greater one to stay that way.

      I want you to stay hungry in two ways: In how you workout and literally… stay a bit hungry before you go to bed. Not “starving”… just a bit hungry.

      For your workouts, I have a great solution. If you pick up EODD you’ll get a limited shot at “7 Minute Body”… my combination of “7 Minute Muscle” and “The 7 Minute In-Home Workout” in one book… and for more than half off… but that’s a very limited deal. Gotta have EODD… you’ll need them both…

      Click here to check out this diet and see if this is something for you. It has a full money back guarantee.

      ( Some of you may see a survey here on how best to help with your bodyweight goals. )

      You see, progression — “forced” progression — is the best way to stay hungry. 7 Minute Body forces you to progress without thinking about it. Progression is built into the System.

      As far as staying hungry at night? Check with your doctor and if he/she okays it take 500mg of potassium and 1000mg of magnesium/calcium a few hours prior to bed. This helps with the hunger pangs. Also, keep hard-boiled eggs in the fridge. If you get really hungry, eat one with half the yolk (toss the other half.) It keeps me full for an hour at least.

      TIP 4
      Cardio Clarity

      Hours and hours of cardio a day is not the answer. However, you can do “light” cardio (i.e. brisk walking, or riding the bike at 60% of your max) just to burn off calories. That’s okay… and personally I don’t find it that boring if I’m watching a TV show. It does not interfere with my main fatloss exercise (weight training… YES!) and it burns off about 400 calories an hour.

      What does work is early morning fasting cardio… but you only need 9-15 minutes. I explain the GXP Protocol (Modified) in the 7 Minute Body book, available only if you pick up EODD, and you can get it at more than half off:

      Click here to check out this diet and see if this is something for you. It has a full money back guarantee.

      ( Some of you may see a survey here on how best to help with your bodyweight goals. )

      TIP 5
      Get Raw At Night

      Raw veggies with your last meal and as a snack will really help your fatburning along. I started with red peppers because they’re sweet. Now I eat virtually every veggie raw at night without thinking about it. Give this a shot. The fatloss is well worth it.

      —-> Note From Viola: Jon is still giving away “Radical Fatloss Blueprint” along with EODD for a few more days. And he is giving a lucky few the chance to pick up the Supplement-Kit that comes with Radical Fatloss for almost 100 bucks off… the video and details are here:

      Click here to check out this diet and see if this is something for you. It has a full money back guarantee.

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