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To all the gym rats out there, you are probably very familiar with the fat burn zoneon your favorite piece of cardio machine.  Usually if you step onto any piece of cardio equipment in the gym, you can select any of the pre-programmed workouts in the menu of the machines and you can normally choose programs like manual, interval, cross training and fat burnjust to name a few. Now, I guess it just sounds logical for anybody to choose the fat burn program if this person is intending to make the most out of his workout, i.e. to lose weight. What many people may be unaware is that working out in the fat burn zone is actually not effective if you need to lose weight. Why is this so? You may ask.  The reason lies in the intensity level while working out in the fat [more..]

The Zone Diet works on the principle that 100,000 years ago, we were meat eaters, and our metabolism is designed to handle the demands of a meat-based diet.  Madonna, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Aniston swear by the results of the Zone Diet, which was created by Barry Sears, PhD.  The Zone Diet contains 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein, and 30% fat and is known as the 40-30-30 plan. As the food industry evolved, more carbohydrates have been introduced into our daily diet, thus causing an imbalance in our metabolism to burn fat.  The reason for our extra weight can also be attributed to the many grains and starches in our diet (pasta, rice, breads, and potatoes).  The Zone Diet's approach calls for a return to the diets of our ancestors where meat, fruits, and vegetables are the main dietary foods.  The Zone Diet suggests that you need the right ratio of [more..]