The Best Exercises for Losing Weight
One of the most common things I am asked is ‘what is the quickest way to lose weight?’ It really is a horrible question as a number of factors come into play such as diet and lifestyle.
Losing weight is about making a lifestyle choice, after all, what happens after you have lost that weight? Is it a case of job done, then the exercise and healthy eating stop and two months later your back to square one?
Hopefully not, making the decision to lose weight should be something you commit to long term as the health benefits are numerous and if I list them all now we will be here all day.
Simply put there is no fad, no next big thing that can substitute for exercising regularly and eating healthily.
However, when it comes to the exercise bit, there are certain exercises that can help burn fat quicker and we have listed two great exercises to help you burn off those pounds.
Interval Training
Interval training is all about sudden bouts of high intensity exercise alternated with short rest periods.
Interval training helps the body effectively ‘fry fat’ through hormone production, certain hormones produced during interval training helps suppress the appetite and also helps make you fitter by increasing the levels of oxygen to the heart and lungs.
Why not get on the rowing machine and try sprint intervals? Row at full pace for 250 metres then take a 60 second rest then repeat.
I guarantee you, your heart-rate will be going through the roof.
Strength Training
No ladies this does not mean you will turn into the female equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but what is does do is actually utilise a greater level of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption than say just trotting at a steady pace on the treadmill.
This means that after your workout your body still needs to continue working to get back to its normal state meaning you are still burning calories even when you are driving home after your session.
strength training can also help increase your metabolism by speeding up your Resting Metabolic Rate.
The important thing to remember is that without a reasonable diet then even the best workout will find it tough to burn those extra pounds.
Exercises must go hand in hand with your nutrition if you really are serious about hitting your goals.
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