Exercise
Although eating healthy is a crucial piece to weight loss, experts agree that you need to exercise in order to keep the weight down and avoid hitting a plateau. Therein lies yet another mystery. What exercise routine yields the best results? The deciding factor is really what your specific goals are. Regular exercise assists in approximately 25% of weight loss. Your job is to outline your fitness goal and find the best path to achieve that.
The rule of thumb is to get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity. Moderate activity could include: brisk walking, swimming, or Zumba. Vigorous activity can be running or aerobic dancing.
Resistance training is also an effective approach. The best exercises for resistance training are the ones that use your body weight against gravity such as squats, lunges, push-ups and planks. Although, there is no recommended weekly amount of minutes for resistance training, most experts agree that resistance training should be practiced twice a week. As a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of overall physical activity every day.
There are many options for dieting and some that are far more stringent than others. Their effectiveness definitely depends on your goals and how much you actually stick to the plan provided. If your goal is short term weight loss, you will probably want a more stringent option, however, if your goal is to become healthy not necessarily to loose a lot of weight in a short period of time healthy eating habits will be a better option that can improve your health in the long run. Just remember that you need to
exercise in order to stay healthy and improve your chances of weight loss.
