There are lots of little ways to burn fat that we hear about, but there are a few certain things that really make a big difference in the results that you are seeing from your weight loss efforts.

Adding to or even multiplying the amount of fat that you burn every day is not all about working harder and putting in the maximum amount of time and effort, it’s about making sure you’re doing at least a little of all the important things.

Improving any one of these areas below can make a huge difference, and much the same neglecting any one of them can lead to seeing less results than you hope for.

Here are four things that you should be doing if you want to get the best reward from your weight loss efforts.

Exercise AND diet, not just one or the other

If you are hoping to burn fat quickly, it’s essential that you are both exercising and improving your diet.

It may sound simple, but so many people struggle to see the results they want because they exercise but have a poor diet, or have a great diet but don’t exercise.

If you find that you are depending on one and neglecting the other, the most powerful thing that you can do to burn more fat is to dedicate to both a healthy diet and a consistent exercise routine more equally.

It’s not just a small difference that the combination will make either… with both good nutrition and exercise combined, your results will greatly intensify as you will no longer be working against yourself.

If you take advantage of all of the main pillars of weight loss, you’ll have a healthy routine in place that allows you to lose weight very fast and naturally.

Eat clean, not just less

So many people still try to burn fat by enduring hunger rather than simply eating healthy.

Some don’t know the power of clean eating for weight loss yet, and try to lose weight by eating less of the same unhealthy food, and then some people simply think that restriction is the only way to burn fat fast even though they know a healthy diet is the right way to lose weight.

But not only is a healthy diet the right way to burn fat, it is also the fast way.

Whenever you are wanting to burn fat even faster, instead of eating less, simply focus on eating more whole and healthy food so you can burn the extra fat that you want without feeling hungry.

Eat as many fruits and vegetables as you can, as well as whole grains and the occasional lean meat.

All of the foods that are natural to the human diet are the key to sustainable weight loss, and most of them can be found along the outer edges of the grocery store.

Lift weights, don’t just do cardio

Lots of people rely on cardio exercise alone for burning fat, but you may not know how much fat you could be burning by adding resistance training into your routine.

It’s not just that lifting weights tones your body with muscle, but working your muscles can actually raise your metabolism for a period of up to 2 days as you recover.

This effect of having a raised metabolism for an extended period is harder to activate with cardio exercise alone, which requires your heart rate to be considerably elevated for around 20 minutes.

The heavier you are the more beneficial weight training will be to you, as cardio can be extremely difficult to sustain for long periods when you are not in great shape.

You don’t have to lift super heavy weights… to take advantage of the fat burning benefits of resistance training you can lift dumbbells or do floor exercises to give your muscles a good workout.

Drink lots of water

Water intake is mentioned often in the world of weight loss, but people often think of it as something that makes only a small difference.

There are multiple ways that water helps with weight loss, and they combine to make water a powerful fat burning drink.

When a healthy diet and consistent exercise routine are in place, the results that you see from your workouts and improving your nutrition will be intensified when you give your body enough water to facilitate the fat burning and muscle building processes.

It’s not just that water increases your metabolism that makes it great for weight loss, it also allows us to easily reduce our consumption of unhealthy foods and drinks, which will have an even bigger impact on how fast you are losing weight.

To make sure that you are getting the best results at any level of effort, no matter what shape you are in, make sure you are taking advantage of all the major tools you have available, because each of them complements and intensifies the other.

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