Best way to exercise to lose weight?

[Hitman2000]

http://www.coolnurse.com/calories_burned.htm

Weight Training is most effective burns about 150 calories every 10 min.

Combined with some cardio or swimming for only 1-1.5hrs total at the gym you should lose heaps of weight and gain lots of muscle mass.

The more mucle you have the more calories you burneven when you are idle.

[Martyn]

There seems to be a lot of different advice in here :huh:

[jjson]

i'd say swimming too and that walking 1 hr thing is not bad but its not very efficient. swimming does it then i guess lol.. i'm planning to do that this summer too if i hav time...

[_sphinx_]

20 mins of cardio a day.

[snyper]

20 mins of cardio a day

yes, that is important... but ...if u eat 5 meals at mcdonalds every day the cardio is of little use.

[Tomo]

The best way to lose weight is to have a varied exercise regime and a balanced healthy diet. Go for a 2-3 mile walk a day, spend time in the gym and do something fun like swimming. The weight should then start to come off in a properly controlled way, don't be tempted to start crash dieting or something similarly stupid!

Edited October 25, 2006 by Tomo

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I spent 4 weeks walking 2 miles a night with my GF. At the weekend we walked 5 miles. Nothing strenuous, just a lil walk.

We have not eaten any pizza, burgers, or other crap. My snacks have been replaced with fruit. I have so far gone down a jeans sizes. (42 - 40)

[Wodin]

First, remember you want to lose fat, not weight. Thats why you use a tape measure instead of weighing scales.Weighing scales are decieving. Muscle weighs more than fat. Thats why some people stay away from weight training is because there weight stays the same, or goes up, but if you use the tape measure you can see the fat is coming off, and you're looking better and getting healthier. Thats what you wanted to begin with.

Then, getting a balanced routine that includes strength training is essential to getting the weight off and keeping it off. Cardio is important too, but if you're walking 5 miles a day with stronger legs, you'll burn even more fat.

Stay away from diet pills if you can, they all change how you feel, and they're temporary. Make it a lifestyle where you are always doing something active.

Good Luck!

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Let me add:

1) Agree - measure, don't weigh. I have lost ZERO weight, yet gone down 1 size!

2) Keep off the diet pills. I took them for a while and they made me really (REALLY - ask cos it aint nice to post in a thread) ill.

3) Routine is everything. Make plans - plan your meals, plan your walks, plan your shopping.

4) Enjoy it. It's not a chore. I walk with my GF and we chat about allsorts, don't even realise the distance.

5) If you don't see INSTANT results, don't worry, keep at it. It will work!

[Shetland]

my weight is crazy, I can be quite chubby one month and then it will go the next based on how much I exercise (mainly just walking and football [soccer]) my arms are always tiny tho lol, i need to do some weights.

[mooker]

First of all, it's important to know that only YOU can decide to lose weight. Once you have seriously made a decision to stick it out and achieve your goals, you can do it!

I agree with the posts about doing resistance training (weights). Besides being great exercise, it increases your metabolism as you gain muscle, which causes you to burn more calories all day long (yes, even while you sleep).

But I disagree with those that say to do ONLY weights. Cardio is important as well, as you can keep your heartrate up (at a fat-burning level).

Finally, the last key is your food intake. There are many formulas online that help you calculate how much you should eat. If you are serious about getting in shape, I recommend keeping a food log for at least a few weeks, so you can see how much you are currently eating, and cut back where you need to. Eating healthy foods go a long way as well (there's truth to the saying "you are what you eat").

This is a pretty quick response, I could obviously go into more depth, but hopefully this will get you started. PM me if you want more info, I'd be happy to help in any way.

Hope this all helps. It worked for me (5'11" formerly 297 lbs, now 175 lbs).

[snyper]

Hope this all helps. It worked for me (5'11" formerly 297 lbs, now 175 lbs).

wow! well done!! (Y)

[mooker]

wow! well done!! (Y)

Thanks snyper. To be truthful, I lost my first 100 pounds on WeightWatchers. Basically they show you how to eat right and exercise by reducing it to so many points per day. For anyone out there who doesn't know where to start in losing weight, I recommend WW. If you truthfully follow the program, it will work for you.

[thugilex]

stop eating b4 u go to sleep ! and walk !

[chopyaedoff]

This is what I did to lose weight:

I started off doing 40 sit-ups a night for a couple of weeks, then did 60 for a couple more weeks, finally working my way up to just over 200 sit-ups a night.

I started doing press ups (push ups) when I was doing around 100 sit-ups a night, I started off doing about 20, then 40, then 60 (doing each one of the stages for around 2 weeks each).

I then got some weights and lifted them 50 times on each arm every night.

I would sometimes go for a short jog (a couple of miles).

One of the most import things to remember, is to stop eating fast food and lots of sugary food, I haven't eaten at McDonalds for over 4 months now, and I feel much better than I ever used to.

I have gone from weighing 154 pounds down to 110 pounds (5' 6").

[Brodel]

^ sounds like a good routine as long as you aren't exercising the same muscles every night.

[leesmithg]

This is what I did to lose weight:

I started off doing 40 sit-ups a night for a couple of weeks, then did 60 for a couple more weeks, finally working my way up to just over 200 sit-ups a night.

I started doing press ups (push ups) when I was doing around 100 sit-ups a night, I started off doing about 20, then 40, then 60 (doing each one of the stages for around 2 weeks each).

I then got some weights and lifted them 50 times on each arm every night.

I would sometimes go for a short jog (a couple of miles).

One of the most import things to remember, is to stop eating fast food and lots of sugary food, I haven't eaten at McDonalds for over 4 months now, and I feel much better than I ever used to.

I have gone from weighing 154 pounds down to 110 pounds (5' 6").

Nice.

I would also suggest enrolling at your local pool and swim 50 X 50 metre lenghts also followed by a hot shower and sauna.

Swimming will get all those muscles working.

[illicit]

First of all, it's important to know that only YOU can decide to lose weight. Once you have seriously made a decision to stick it out and achieve your goals, you can do it!

I agree with the posts about doing resistance training (weights). Besides being great exercise, it increases your metabolism as you gain muscle, which causes you to burn more calories all day long (yes, even while you sleep).

But I disagree with those that say to do ONLY weights. Cardio is important as well, as you can keep your heartrate up (at a fat-burning level).

Finally, the last key is your food intake. There are many formulas online that help you calculate how much you should eat. If you are serious about getting in shape, I recommend keeping a food log for at least a few weeks, so you can see how much you are currently eating, and cut back where you need to. Eating healthy foods go a long way as well (there's truth to the saying "you are what you eat").

This is a pretty quick response, I could obviously go into more depth, but hopefully this will get you started. PM me if you want more info, I'd be happy to help in any way.

Hope this all helps. It worked for me (5'11" formerly 297 lbs, now 175 lbs).

That is some very nice information. Thanks for sharing.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

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[Wrezal]

swimming is something really good idea to do, oh and also if you do more workouts with a friend or a club then you will be more motivated, i can never be bothered to do much by myself but im always doing training with clubs and other people which makes it fun and enjoyable otherwise it will become a chore