42-Year-Old Woman Lost 60 Pounds Using This Scientific Formula

Are you trying to lose weight, but no matter how much you exercise, you aren't dropping pounds as fast as you would like? According to one YouTuber, there is a secret equation that can help you achieve your weight loss goals. Melea Johnson is an influencer who regularly shares about her 60-pound weight loss with her thousands of followers. In a recent post, she unveiled a game-changing formula that helped her drop weight fast.

"I'm 42! 👉🏻The older you get, the lower your heart rate needs to be to be in a 'fat burning heart rate zone'. If you're looking to burn fat, lose weight or even maintain weight as your metabolism lowers as you're getting older, you have to adjust your work out!" she explains in the post.

She explains that HIIT workouts are an effective exercise for some people, but not all. "If you're able to lose weight during high intensity workouts, great, keep doing that! Do whatever works for you," she writes.

"BUT, if you struggle to lose weight and feel like you tried everything.. Or have Endometriosis, PCOS and Insulin Resistance like I do…. Or you just have a hard time maintaining weight as you age… You've gotta change the way you work out to keep your heart rate in your fat burning heart rate zone!: she continues.

"Here's the formula," she says, revealing her secret weapon.

1. 220- (your age) = ______
2. Take that answer and multiply it by .55
3. Take that answer and also multiply it by .65
4. That will give you 2 numbers and your official heart rate range for fat burning!

"For example, my age is 42," she says, revealing the following calculations:

• 220-42 =178
• 178 x .55 = 98
• 178 x .65 = 115

So my fat-burning heart rate range is 98-115!

"So during my workouts, I'm aiming to keep my heart rate between that range for the entire time!" she says. "The best way to do that is the walking or biking without any resistance. I see people walking at the gym on an incline at 3.5 or higher trying to lose weight and I know that their heart rate is way too high for them to be in a fat burning heart rate zone. They don't see results and they get frustrated. Could this be you?"

"This formula has been around for forever! Fads in the exercise world change, but this science and formula have always worked," she says. "If you're just starting out, you have to do at least 20 minutes in the fat burning heart rate zone. Now that I've done it for a few years, I do 40 minutes to an hour. But the great thing is is that it because it's low impact, I'm able to do other things at the same time while I'm walking or biking, like putting together my Grocery Pickup list, working on my phone, answering emails, you could even watch videos or listen to podcasts. It's very easy to multitask and fat burn at the same time!" And if you enjoyed this article, don't miss I'm a Nutritionist and Here Are 25 Weight Loss Truths You Need to Hear.