Some Dieting Basics
Most people think that running, or doing more cardiovascular exercise (number 2), is the best way to lose weight. This is not true. Unless you plan on running around 20 miles a day, running is not a good way to lose weight.In fact you can do hard cardiovascular exercise for an hour and only burn around 300-500 calories - 1/7 of a pound. If you just eat at Subway for lunch instead of McDonalds, you could easily eat up to 500-1000 less calories, and you didn't even have to do any exercise - just eat lunch like you do anyways! Also consider that when you do weight-training, your body's metabolism is boosted and your body will spend more calories building muscle for the next 48 hours! So you can run for an hour and burn 500 calories, or you can weight-train for an hour and have your body burn calories for the next 48 hours - probably 2-3 times the amount you burnt from running. Now don't get me wrong, there are huge benefits to cardiovascular exercise - it is great for your heart, lowers cholesterol, lowers your resting heart-rate, improves your skin quality, good for all of the internal organs, releases dopamine, and allows you to walk up the steps without running out of breath (lung power!)! But when it comes to fat loss, aerobic exercise just isn't that great. Planning out a proper eating plan combined with resistance training is by far the best way to lose weight, and lose it fast. There are some weight loss pills that can boost your metabolism but they are just supplements to your weight loss program - not the weight loss program itself.
Losing weight isn't about getting a quick fix, it's about making subtle lifestyle changes that will change the way you look and feel, for the better.
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