I just opened my e-mail and found a message from "Diet Dr. Dukan". I had checked out his site and signed up for his newsletter back when I was researching weight loss sites and books. One of the links (Slimming Secrets) on his site made me curious so I checked it out. It's basically confirms everything that Christine talks about in her book and I thought it was worthwhile sharing it with you. Here is what he had to say.
slimming secret of Dr Pierre Dukan
Work hard at developing your muscles and create a whole team of fat burning muscles!
"Your muscles and your brain are your only organs that you can use deliberately to lose weight, the only ones used to burn up calories. A muscle that you get working flat out against maximum resistance uses up an enormous amount of calories. When it stops working, it continues to burn up fuel and calories. Less, much less then when exercising but even so throughout the day and then while you are sleeping. This activity goes on in the background for 60 hours, i.e. two and a half days. Then it comes to a halt and nothing more happens. Conclusion: so that you don't let it come to a halt, take exercise for 10 minutes, just 3 times a week but make it intense. Moreover, get as many muscles and muscular areas involved as possible, by encouraging those that never do any work to become part of your arsenal of calorie burners. Shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks, abdominals, back muscles, calves and the vertebrae extensor muscles that make you tall. You only need a minute per muscle but with maximum intensity so that you get them working for another 60 hours. The benefit is disproportionate, so go on indulge yourself."
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