Tag: weight loss

Which Exercise is Best for Weight Loss?

Any kind—and any amount—of exercise is better than no exercise. Some studies sug- gest that as long as you burn 1,000 calories a week, you’ll lower your risk of disease. But if you want to know which exercise is best for weight loss, this chart—based on exercise specialist David Nieman’s book

But if you want to know which exercise is best for weight loss, this information here —based on exercise specialist David Nieman’s book Exercise Testing and Prescription—shows how many calories a 150-pound person burns by doing any of 30 common physical activities for an hour. (If you weigh more, you’ll burn more calories; if you weigh less, you’ll burn fewer calories.)

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We’ve also included information about how well each activity builds cardiovascular health, burns fat, or builds muscle strength (1 = not at all, 2 = a little, 3 = moderately, 4 = strongly, and 5 = very strongly). For muscle strength, the activity is rated high if both upper and lower body muscles are strengthened.

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Walking vs. Running to Lose Weight

“Want to lose weight? Then run, don’t walk,” reported U.S. News & World Report in the April 2013 issue.

When it comes to running vs. walking, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California conducted a six year National Walkers’ and Runners’ Health Study. When they compared men and women who increased their walking or running, they found that running expended more energy than walking.

But people who choose to run may be different—they may be more physically fit, for example—than people who choose to walk.

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8 Big, Fat, Weight Loss Myths

Of every three American adults, one is obese, one is overweight, and only one is lean. And all of us are at risk for gaining more.
From the latest “you’ll never be hungry” diet to that “weird tip to lose belly fat,” most dieting myths focus on how to lose weight.
Yet myths, misunderstandings, and excuses also explain how we got that spare tire in the first place.

If we knew more about what happens to the excess calories we eat—and how hard it may be to lose them for good—maybe we’d think twice before we reach for that extra slice of pizza or cheesecake.
It’s no secret that losing weight—and keeping it off—is tough. That’s all the more reason to avoid moving up a pants size in the  first place. Here we correct 8 common weight loss myths to help you play defense in the battle of the bulge.

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