Kick in the Afterburners To Burn Fat

Ever go to an air show?

I grew up in Pensacola, Florida, and my dad worked at the Naval Air Station, so I also grew up going to air shows...usually with the Blue Angels as top act...and a tough one to follow. Along the way, I got to see a lot of neat flight demonstrations and teams, including the Air Force Thunderbirds and, years ago, a Canadian team which was top notch.

One thing common to these events is "cutting in the afterburners".

What the afterburner does is inject additional fuel into the jet exhaust, providing for sudden thrust. One of the "normal" uses for such thrust is in aerial combat, when a fighter jock needs to "get the hell out of Dodge"...and quick!

There are two other things about the afterburner.

For one, it burns a lot more fuel than normal.

This is not necessarily a good thing, except for the part about escaping from an enemy fighter...which is worth the fuel consumption!!

So, why are we discussing aerial acrobatics in a health and fitness blog?

Well, although it is different, you also get an "after burn" when you exercise. It's not just the calories you burn DURING the exercise period itself, but the extrea 10 - 15 calories you normally could burn AFTER a good exercise session. In fact, tightening up your routine, doing circuit training, or extending your exercise session could up that amount to around 25 additional calories burned after you've headed for the showers.

Add that to the calories burned during the session and the increased metabolism which can result from regular exercise, and you could be on the way to really burning fat!

Oh yeah! The other use of the afterburner is to make the hair stand up on the people watching the air show as that big bird suddenly roars and leaps upwards and away.
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