The Best Exercises for Weight Loss
Weight loss is an issue faced by many people, particularly due to the increase in obesity. Whilst everyone wants to know the best exercise to do or what will guarantee weight loss, this is hard to define as different things work for different people. It is also important to try to find a form of exercise that you are likely to stick to in order to achieve the optimum weight.
For those that are overweight or obese, it can be hard to exercise as your body may be physically restricted as to what you can do. Therefore it maybe better to do something a little less physical or exertive, such as housework. This may also be a good form of exercise for those that don’t have the time to fit any other exercise into their daily routine. Although housework only burns a few calories, higher percentages of fat are used. It is also useful as it can be fitted around the daily schedule, and if done daily, can increase the metabolism, activity levels and energy expenditure. Walking 30 minutes per day is also an easy way to loss weight, burning both fat and calories. It is less strenuous than other forms of cardiovascular exercise but a person can expect to burn around 180 calories per 30 minutes of exercise depending on the effort and intensity involved. Light jogging would be the next step for overweight or unfit people as it burns more calories and fat than walking, but is not as strenuous as running.
Aerobics is a good form of exercise to loose weight but is not suitable for overweight people due to amount of movement involved. It can be a pretty intense work out burning around 400 calories in 30 minutes, and is popular amongst women due to the focus on the arms, legs, hips and glutes. Running is perhaps one of the most common forms of weight loss exercise, and is one of the first things people choose to do when starting a weight loss regime. However it may actually be over-rated with regards to its weight loss abilities. This is due to the fact that running burns more carbohydrates than fat so it is not really affecting the weight stored in the body, and can also increase the appetite of the runner. Whilst professional runners may be used to this, it could stop any really weight loss occurring amongst everyday runners. However it is possible to burn around 400 calories per 30 minutes depending on the speed and resistance.
Anaerobic exercises such as sprinting and weight training burns both calories and carbohydrates but can only be done for short periods of time as it may cause muscle fatigue. One benefit however is that it increases the metabolism enabling the body to burn calories even whilst resting due to the increased muscle as it is an active tissue. Other forms of exercise that are good at providing a full body workout are cycling, swimming and rowing; each burning around 300-400 calories per 30 minute workout.
No matter what exercise you choose to do, it is important that you do it right. To get the best effects it is recommended that 30 minutes of exercise are done five times a week – however this could mean three 10 minute session a day. It is also important to have the right attitude. By focusing on getting healthy instead of getting thin, your whole attitude will change both in terms of exercise and healthy eating. By approaching exercise with the right frame of mind and finding a form of exercise you enjoy and that works, you will stick to it and will soon be able to see and feel the results!
