Exercise
There is no doubt that exercise can help you lose weight and that not doing any exercise can contribute to you being fat. But there are many types of exercise - yoga, Pilates, bootcamps, running, lifting weights or simply walking the dog - and you need to find what is right for you.
From an evolutionary perspective we are designed to be highly active, not designed to sit at desks all day and drive or take the bus everywhere we go. We can get a good idea of how much activity we need to get each day by looking at isolated indigenous communities that still live a very basic lifestyle. It is estimated that these communities may "exercise" in terms of hunt, gather, clean, build shelter, play etc... up to 5 hours a day which seems quite a lot and certainly a lot more than modern Westernised humans get - but just think they get 19 hours a day to sleep, eat, relax and have fun. Wouldn't that be great?
There is no doubt that exercise can help you lose weight and that not doing any exercise can contribute to you being fat. But there are many types of exercise - yoga, Pilates, bootcamps, running, lifting weights or simply walking the dog - and you need to find what is right for you.
From an evolutionary perspective we are designed to be highly active, not designed to sit at desks all day and drive or take the bus everywhere we go. We can get a good idea of how much activity we need to get each day by looking at isolated indigenous communities that still live a very basic lifestyle. It is estimated that these communities may "exercise" in terms of hunt, gather, clean, build shelter, play etc... up to 5 hours a day which seems quite a lot and certainly a lot more than modern Westernised humans get - but just think they get 19 hours a day to sleep, eat, relax and have fun. Wouldn't that be great?
Most people think that "cardio" be it running, or using the rower or the cross trainer in the gym is the best way to lose weight, and there is no doubt that doing some cardio can help. But a modern approach to weight loss includes the need to build muscle as well and this involves doing some resistance training. As with cardio, resistance training comes in different forms, be it using your body weight, using a TRX or a Swiss ball, kettle bells, dumbbells or resistance machines. I think that all of these things can be used for effective weight loss and they will certainly add variety to your exercise regimen, but the true secret to success is to change things often to prevent your body from adapting. This might take the form of doing cardio for a month, then using TRX or Swiss balls for a month, then doing Pilates or boxing for a month then doing some weight training - just keep changing things up.
The other secret to success, and this hold true for success in any other industry or in life, is that you need to work hard at what you are doing. If you go to the gym and sit on one of the bikes watching the TV or reading a book you are not working hard enough to get results.
The other secret to success, and this hold true for success in any other industry or in life, is that you need to work hard at what you are doing. If you go to the gym and sit on one of the bikes watching the TV or reading a book you are not working hard enough to get results.
👉 Introduction : A Modern Approach to Weight Loss
👉 The basics for effective weight loss
👉 Stop smoking
👉 Reduce and modify alcohol intake
👉 Exercise
👉 Eat a low glycemic load diet
👉 Advanced topics for weight loss
👉 Gut microbiota
👉 Vitamin D
👉 Methylation
👉 Toxins
👉 Summary
👉 The basics for effective weight loss
👉 Stop smoking
👉 Reduce and modify alcohol intake
👉 Exercise
👉 Eat a low glycemic load diet
👉 Advanced topics for weight loss
👉 Gut microbiota
👉 Vitamin D
👉 Methylation
👉 Toxins
👉 Summary
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