We have all heard of and maybe consumed power bars, energy bars and work out bars meant to supply calories for energy. And that is precisely what they do. But some kinds of sugary foods can raise insulin which in its turn slows the body's capability to burn fat.

And this slowness can reach a gigantic fifty five %. Do not waste a good work out by eating the wrong sort of food previously. Reinforce your work out.

The body is completely full of potential energy. The 4,000 calories that include one pound of fat should supply us with sufficient energy for at least five hours of strenuous physical activity. That translates into running the distance of 38 miles or walking fifty five miles.

So why, with all this potential energy, do many of us feel so exhausted after walking just a few blocks or after exercising for an hour or so? Part of the blame is in our physical make up. When we exercise muscles contract and during this process fuel comes from somewhere to keep the method going. One source of fuel comes from glucose which is made from a sugar called glycogen. Glycogen is stored in the liver and in muscle tissue.

The second source of fuel comes from free trans acids which are stored in the fat cells. Both types of fuel are used throughout the day except for different activities. If you were running to catch a bus quick acting glucose would fuel the energy for this. But if you were performing a sustained aerobic activity fatty acids would keep you going. Enhance your work out.

One might think that by exercising frequently stored fat would be put to instant use and one would begin losing unwanted pounds. Sadly, while all this exercise is taking place, the body is also manufacturing adenosine.

This chemical kicks in as soon as one begins to exercise causing muscle weakness and fatigue. Worst of all that it slows our capability to burn up the fat. Why would adenosine act this way when we are working so hard to burn excess fat? Adenosine is a protecting barrier to make sure that primitive man wouldn't waste needed energy in his hunt for food.

It promoted fatigue and its presence made sure a supply of fat stores during times of food shortages or maybe famine. In 3rd world states this protecting mechanism is evident today where food accessibility isn't predictable. Today with food so readily convenient at the closest superstore adenosine continues to work like nothing has occurred over the centuries.

Regardless of our best efforts to lose surplus pounds through exercise and diet adenosine is right there attempting to keep the fat from burning off. Enhance your work out.