College Students! Discover How to Burn Stubborn Belly Fat And Keep It Off For Life

College students who are looking to burn stubborn belly fat in college and have limited time as a result of a lot of studying and exams to sit have to play by a different set of rules than those who have a lot of free time. College students need to have a quick and simple solution in order to lose weight effectively and permanently. Below are 5 crucial tips to burning stubborn fat for college students.

Write Up A Weight Loss Plan

When it comes to burning fat for college students, a plan is crucial to maximize their productivity out of a workout. When you first start out just picture how you would look after successfully losing weight. Once you have that imagination in place then determine how much fat you would like to lose. Make sure it is a realistic goal. Once you've set a target weight then determine the amount of time needed to lose that weight.

Realistically one is looking towards 2 to 4 pounds of fat loss per week however that number usually decreases once you've almost reached your weight loss goal. Another aspect you also have to look at is which foods you'll consume over the day as well as which foods you'll avoid.

This is crucial as choosing the wrong foods will destroy your chances of losing weight. Also, one needs to choose which exercises are best for losing weight. These exercises would mainly involve multiple muscle groups for maximum productivity.

Eat Frequently Throughout The Day

Many people who go on weight loss diets preach about eating less food however there are a few flaws to this statement. Yes you will lose weight eating less food but choosing the right foods is more important than eating less overall. The reason here is that if you eat less your body will enter starvation mode forcing your metabolism to plummet and as a result of this your body will retain all the calories it needs and will prevent you from burning fat.

What I suggest for you to do is to consume smaller meals containing the right foods frequently throughout the day to provide a steady flow of nutrients to your muscles. It will also elevate your metabolism as well as maintain your blood sugar levels resulting in increased alertness and mental concentration.

Foods you should consume include brown rice, wholegrain bread, wholegrain pasta, rolled oats, chicken, beef, turkey, salmon, whole eggs, milk, cheese, dark green leafy vegetables and fruits. By having a variety of healthy foods you'll get your recommended dietary intake of nutrients.

Use Resistance Exercises

Many people who lose weight will usually stick with cardiovascular exercises only. What they don't realise is that this is not effective for losing weight. One should have a balanced workout consisting of resistance training as well as cardiovascular training.

Resistance training is crucial to weight loss in that it boosts your metabolism since muscle is an expensive tissue requires many calories to function, muscle actually makes you leaner and smaller giving you that slimmer feeling, you'll feel a heck of a lot stronger by building muscle thereby preventing you from developing chronic problems such as back pain, joint pain, poor posture, sciatica and so on.

The best resistance exercises are those that recruit multiple muscle groups in the exercise thereby stimulating a greater release of muscle building hormones than those that isolate individual muscle groups. The resistance exercises you should be focusing on include push ups, pull ups, chin ups, dips, squats and if you have access to free weights; deadlifts, bench press and barbell squats.

Choose HIIT Over Regular Cardio

The first thing that pops up in people's minds when they think of cardio is endless jogging on a treadmill. This in effect is what the majority of people do in order to lose weight. What they don't realise is that it's not as effective in losing weight as other exercises. One of the best cardiovascular exercises around is called HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training.

Some consider HIIT to be superior to regular cardio in that it elevates your metabolism for an entire 24 hour period after exercise resulting in a greater number of calories burned in the long term than regular cardio.

Go to Bed Early

Sleep is crucial to losing weight since this is the time when your body recuperates, getting rid of metabolic wastes, repairing muscle tissue as well as burning fat stores. It's vital to go to bed early, preferably before 10pm as hormones are released such as IGF-1 (Insulin like Growth Factor-1), HGH (Human Growth Hormone), Testosterone and Melatonin between the hours of 11pm and 1am.

With these 5 tips discussed above I hope you take these in mind and apply as soon as possible to achieve your desired physique sooner rather than later. As an up-and-coming Personal Trainer I am dedicated to showing you how to lose weight in college. I wish you all the best in your weight loss journey.