Aerobics is an excellent fat burning exercise, especially when you are fit enough to do a one hour aerobic session. Of course strength training, stretching, relaxing, walking, and general physical activity are equally important.

Aerobic exercise is proven to help curb your appetite. It has been shown to increase BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) levels, thus improving brain rejuvenation and suppressing appetite. Plus, aerobic exercise increases the amount of active leptin receptors in your body, helping the key weight loss hormone work better.

You also move your lymph system significantly while you exercise, which helps your body process toxic sludge. Of course, toxins also come out in your sweat. Thus, not only does aerobic exercise burn calories, it also helps your leptin and detox systems in multiple ways.

As you run, and as leptin is working better in your body, leptin can do a rather miraculous thing. It can turn on a system in your muscles that disposes of calories as heat. This is done by activating something called an uncoupling protein in your muscles. Now, instead of making energy and heat, your muscles can just make heat out of calories, literally throwing the calories away. This is a fantastic fat burning method. You can boost this uncoupling protein response by taking coenzyme Q10 before you exercise. Here are other helpful nutrients supportive of aerobic exercise.*