Training Basics

I see this all the time; people who do not want to workout and think they can lose weight by avoiding it...WRONG! You MUST workout in addition WITH a good diet. These are non-negotiable. You must have a good diet with exercise to lose weight. Why is this? Simply put, your body will not consume your body fat if there is no reason to do so. If you eat enough food in a day, your body will grab food from there. Only when there is no source of energy from food will the body start to consume body fat for energy. Working out is the safest, most effective way to reduce body fat. When your body runs out of glycogen (sugars from carbs), it will dig into the fat sources. However, this doesn't mean you can avoid eating. If you didn't eat, your body will start slowing down your metabolism and you will end up gaining weight because your body will think it needs less calories. Now that you comprehend the fact that working out is necessary, you must devise a workout plan. While cardiovascular exercise is great, the best way to lose weight is by lifting weights! Yes, this is the most effective way. Why is this? Cardio exercises are aerobic. Lifting weights is an anaerobic exercise. That literarly means "without air." This is because anaerobic exercise requires your body to use sugars (glycogen) in substitue of oxygen. Thus, your body will resort to fat for energy. Along with this, the body will get used to the aerobic exercises and burning off fat will happen less likely. When performing high intensity exercise, your body will tire from it and will cause your metabolism to speed up. A common technique for losing body fat is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT.) This form of training takes less time than aerobic training, and the end result is better. Your metabolism will continue to work for hours after terminating exercise. So what do you need to do?

First, if you beginning to exercise, start with aerobic exercise. Walking at a brisk pace, cycling, and jogging are good to start. Once you have adapted your body to this exercise, you can start to perform more anaerobic exercises. My recommendation for starting: 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weightlifting, DAILY! You must exercise daily in order to get results. After you have been doing that for awhile, you can decide what you need to do to improve your body. Good luck!