Five Questions and Answers on Weight Loss and Exercise
What is the quickest way to lose weight?
Losing weight is burning more calories than you consume. The real secret to weight loss is making small changes daily and slowly lose the unwanted pounds. Forget about quick results and settle for a long term course of action. With increased physical activity and exercise, the weight will continue to come down.
Diets that severely cut calories might work in the short term. Once you meet your weight loss goal, the pounds quickly come back. Eat sensibly and combine this with 45-60 minutes of an exercise program 3-4 days per week.
Is diet more important than exercise?
Diet contributes about 75% of your fitness goal. Insufficient food and nutrients will produce little or no results when combined with an exercise program. On the other hand, too much fuel will negate any gains from your hard work.
How do I reduce the size of my gut?
Exercising to reduce a specific part of your body is a myth. Fat is stored all over your body with the largest concentration of fat around the hip and abdominal area. Unfortunately, we do not get to select where the fat will be discharged first no matter how much you exercise that part. A combination of a sensible diet and a balanced exercise program will eventually decrease the size of your gut.
Do I have to exercise every day?
No. I rarely endorse training more than five days a week. Rest and recuperation is just as important and should be part of a well-planned exercise program.
When is the best time to exercise: morning or noon or evening?
Exercise when it is most convenient for you. There are both pros and cons to working out during the morning as well as afternoon or evenings. If you are better off exercising after work then do it. That is better than not getting up to workout in the morning.
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