Lose Weight and Keep it Off

You’ve heard that you need to move more to lose weight. That’s great, but now you’ve found out there are two types of exercise: cardio and strength training. Just which type of exercise is better for weight loss? I wish I could give you one simple answer. The truth is I can’t. Well, I can but it’s not going to be one that you like: both are great for weight loss. Neither is better than the other because they both do different jobs. Here’s a look at the two to help you understand why you should make both part of your weight loss plan. Cardio for Calorie Burning The benefit of cardio is that you get out there and burn the calories off right there and then. You don’t burn as many as you would think—so a 30 minute run doesn’t make up for the pizza the night before—but it is still good for weight loss. Cardio involves any type of aerobic exercise, where you get your heart going and your lungs working. There are different intensities that you can work at depending on your ...

Something that many people as is what the best exercise for losing weight is. Generally speaking, it is worth doing all types of exercises when it comes to losing weight successful but there are some that are better than others, especially if you want to lose weight fast. Running for Weight Loss The first type of exercise that is considered to be one of the best is running. This is something that you can do at your own pace, in your own time and for free; there is no need to pay the expensive gym memberships for this. The benefit of running is that it raises your heart rate and will boost the amount of calories that you burn. It also boosts your metabolism. Try doing interval training, which can also be referred to as sprint training. Run as fast as you can for 15 seconds and then slow the pace down to a slow job or a walk for 45 seconds. Repeat this 10 times. As you improve, you can increase the amount of sprints that you do and increase the time that you sprint for, while decr...