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Generally, the greater the excess weight being carried, the faster and more dramatic the weight loss will be in line with the reduction in fat and waste deposits. Basic body shape will also play a part in how quickly the results will be achieved.

Researchers are continually trying to find out why some people cannot break down fat as readily as others. Obviously lifestyle has a major part to play, but basic body shape also plays a part. There are three basic body type classifications: Endomorphs, Mesomorphs and Ectomorphs.

Endomorphs: Endomorphs tend to have bigger bones than the other body types. These men and women usually have round faces with larger thighs and hips. Endomorphs have arms and legs that tend to be short and tapering, giving them a stocky appearance. Most endomorphs have comparatively small hands and feet and a high waist. Additionally, endomorphs have higher levels of body fat than the other body types, but they can also build muscle and lean mass easily. Weight loss is most difficult for the endomorph body type.

Mesomorphs: Mesomorphs are usually described as having an athletic build. They often have an hourglass or ruler shape, and gain muscle mass easily. The majority of mesomorphs have broad shoulders and a narrow waist. They typically have a faster metabolism and can lose weight more easily than endomorphs.

Ectomorphs: Ectomorphs have a thin, linear appearance. Most ectomorphs look like rulers, with narrow waists, hips, and shoulders. Ectomorphs can lose weight easily and tend to have low levels of body fat. However, they also have a harder time gaining lean muscle mass.

Few people actually fall distinctly into one category. Instead, it is much more likely that you will be a combination of the body types. Common combinations include ecto-mesomorph and endo-mesomorph.

Fat is actually quite light, in fact much lighter than muscle. Your body requires a specific number of calories every day to function properly. Individuals with active lifestyles require more calories in their diet plan than those with sedentary lifestyles. If your energy intake consistently exceeds your energy output, you will begin to notice a change in weight.

For every 3500 calories consumed beyond the energy needs of your body, you may gain approx ½ kilo. On the other hand, creating a deficit of 3500 calories a day can result in the loss of ½ kilo. Consequently to lose one kilo a person needs to burn 7000 calories.

The results of the Formostar Clinical Study indicated that on average, the control groups results were:

  • With diet: an average of 6.5 kilos lost in 10 sessions and between 7 and 8 centimeters lost in the thighs, abdomen and hips.
  • Without diet: an average of 4 kilos lost in 10 sessions and between 5 and 6 centimeters lost in the thighs, abdomen and hips.

This is pretty consistent with the results we hear about and we find generally those people that don’t achieve these kinds of results need to keep a food diary, or are taking some kind of medication that can increase appetite or help increase weight. We’ve also found that when someone is participating in a diet programme whilst doing the Formostar, they tend not to plateau, as they would normally do. Results seem to be accelerated.

The more physically active a person is, the greater the benefits that can be achieved with the Formostar. Extremely physically fit people that don’t carry excess weight or centimeters can experience improved muscle definition, as well as the health and wellbeing aspects associated with Far Infrared.

Formostar will be of most value with a balanced exercise and eating programme.

People that lead a very sedentary lifestyle can still achieve great results over a longer period assuming that they exercise adequate control over dietary and other general health factors. However, results will be dependent on each person’s particular make up and physiology. It is physically impossible though for the Formostar to put weight or centimeters on a person based on the physiological process that takes place. Medical opinion is that it takes the body 20 to 30 minutes to heat up (this includes exercise and other heat based treatments) and that the major value to the body occurs after that warming up process. That’s why your Formostar session is 50 minutes.

Good weight loss programmes really will help people to lose weight if followed properly, but to sustain them can quite often be a problem. How many diets have you embarked on? Did you achieve the loss you wanted and then put it all back on again? Well, you’re not alone. The issue with a lot of diets is that they cut out entire food groups, such as carbohydrates, or severely restrict food intake. People feel deprived whilst dieting so unless they follow a sensible programme and maintenance plan, weight will steadily go back on. As the person feels they failed one particular diet, they will move onto the next. They become very skeptical about any weight loss programme or product.

With the Formostar we don’t want you to put your weight back on again or feel that you’ve failed, so we recommend that if you do put a small amount on – say 500-800 grams, try and take it off straight away. The more recent the increase in weight, the easier it is to take off. There are maintenance packages designed and available to help you, so talk to your Paula or John.

There are two ways the Formostar can help fat and centimeter loss. One from calories lost in sweat and two from the direct excretion of fat and wastes. Body shaping usually starts with centimeter loss as the excess fluid, wastes, fat etc are excreted and drinking water will help with this process by flushing them through.

To break up fat you pretty much need heat (or liposuction!!). With food, you apply heat – the frypan, the barbecue, etc. With exercise you create the heat (energy). With Formostar you absorb far infrared heat. It’s like a workout, without respiratory or muscle use (but that’s to be expected – you are lying on a bed).

The Formostar can help increase your basic metabolic rate (BMR) and the fastest way to lose weight is to increase the metabolism. People generally find their metabolism ramps up after the first 3-4 wraps and quite often the weight loss over 3 wraps is around ½ kilo and 1½ kilos by the end of six.

Sweating is good for you. Apart from cleansing the skin it also helps to stop toxin build-up and clear toxins out. Most humans, especially women, go out of their way not to sweat. Air-conditioned buildings, air-conditioned cars, anti-perspirants, lotions and potions on the body. These things can stop the body performing at its best, clogging up the pores.

For those people that don’t sweat very much at the outset, it’s usually an indication that the metabolic rate is slow and the body is using the heat before it pushes it out.

It is very important that you hydrate during and after the Formostar sessions. If you have a few glasses of wine the night before your wrap or drink lots of coffee it’s even more important as they can dehydrate you. As mentioned previously, the hydrating will also help flush the wastes through your system. As the Formostar induces sweat, we recommend that a low sugar isotonic/electrolyte based drink be consumed during the wrap (We will provide this to you). This will ensure that essential vitamins and minerals that may be reduced by the sweating process are replaced.

Now, it is a fact that when you sweat and lose water, you will put the water straight back on – at least whatever the body’s organs require anyway, but you won’t put the calories lost back on, unless you eat more. If you sweat in your wrap session as much as a moderately conditioned person with exercise, you could expect to use 1200 calories. Now we didn’t just put our finger in the air and arrive at a figure for the calories. This is calculated on a physiological fact that one gram of sweat is equivalent to .586 of a calorie. This is then multiplied by the level of sweat that can be achieved by a moderately conditioned person over 50 minutes. Some people will sweat more, some less.

What works against us?

Common causes of weight gain are:

  • Overeating and lack of exercise
  • Poor eating habits (high carbohydrate, high calorie diet)
  • Emotional factors such as guilt, depression and anxiety
  • Smoking cessation
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Primary hypothyroidism

  • Endocrine disorders includi

    ng Cushings Syndrome, hypothyroidism or polycystic
  • ovary syndrome

  • Drugs such as corticosteroids, cyproheptadine, lithium, tranquilisers,

    phenothiazines and tricyclic antidepressants and steroids such as prednisone

  • Medications that increase fluid retention and cause oedema (abnormal pooling

    Of fluids in the tissues). N.B: Success has been reported by researchers in the use of thermal heat for mild oedema.

In addition, periodic weight gain may occur with menstruation and with the onset of menopause, studies have shown that food intake can increase dramatically.

Menopause

With the onset of peri-menopause or menopause a woman needs less calories per day. The hormonal imbalance within the body quite often increases the appetite and therefore it makes sense that many women complain that they put on weight with menopause. In addition if they take anti-depressants, the appetite also increases.

It is physically impossible for the Formostar to put weight or centimeters on a person based on the physiological process that takes place. If you are menopausal when you commence the Formostar, you need to be aware of your calorie intake to try and control food intake vs energy used. It may be necessary to keep a diary for a period of time to determine what your new daily calorie intake should be. Having said that, there are positive benefits associated with menopause and the Formostar. It is reported that hot flushes decrease and energy levels improve.

The mood-elevating, tension-relieving effects can help reduce the depression and anxiety that often accompanies menopause and can also promote the loss of abdominal fat — the place most women more readily gain weight during menopause.

For most women, increases and shifts in weight begin during peri-menopause — the years leading up to menopause. But these shifting levels of estrogen aren’t the sole source of your weight gain. Aging also plays a part in the changing body composition.

Other possible causes of weight gain during middle age include:

  • Reduced physical activity. Menopausal women tend to exercise less than other women, which can lead to weight gain.

  • Increased food intake. Eating more means you’ll take in more calories, which

    are converted to fat if you don’t burn them for energy.
  • Slowing metabolism. The number of calories you need for energy decreases as your metabolism slows and the amount of muscle you have decreases. Because muscle burns more calories than fat, the less muscle you have, the fewer calories you burn.
  • Genetics. Genetic factors may play a role in your weight gain. You might be predisposed to gain weight around your stomach as you age. That means you may have to work harder to maintain your figure.

Weighing & Measuring

It is important to be weighed and measured during the course of your sessions if you’re looking for fat and centimeters loss. You’d expect that with any weight loss programme. The point of doing so is not to focus or become obsessed with results, but to give you guidance on what you need to do to achieve your goals and you’ll know when your clothes start to get loose that it’s working. Remember when you lose 2 centimeters from each area that has been measured you can take all your clothes in by a centimeter on each seam. That’s one dress size or for men a trouser size.

It’s not much point in weighing after a Formostar session or for that matter after exercise as you can sometimes weigh more. Wait at least four hours, or weigh before you have your wrap.

A word of warning!

If you think you can eat whatever you want and then work off the extra calories, think again... Research shows that overindulgence actually makes it harder to burn fat through exercise!!