I need to lose a few pounds of fat like most people reading this, and I know I will. I'm just up a few "winter" and "holiday" pounds right now, and through semi-sensible eating and exercise the weight will melt away by springtime. The question arises, since most of us know how to eat right (whether we do or not), what type of exercise is best for weight loss for most of us?
What is best is a combination of aerobics and weight training. Aerobic activity like running, swimming, skiing, basketball, and yes, walking, burn calories fairly efficiently which is what you need. There is a lot of variety possible, and should you live where the weather is occasionally inclement, you can move inside to walk in the mall or exercise on machines in your health club or home. Unfortunately aerobic activity only burns calories when you are doing it, which should be no surprise.
If you add weight training, which could be free weights, resistance machines, or even rubber bands/tubes, you may burn less calories when you do it, but it builds muscle. Muscle burns calories even when you are not exercising, for example when lying in bed or on the couch watching TV. It's the perfect complement to aerobic activity.
You can do your aerobic activity and weight training on separate days, or on the same day. There is no rule and you can do whatever works best for you.
Remember, the perfect combo for weight loss is aerobics and weight training, and unfortunately watching what you eat.
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