Weight Loss Exercise...The Never Ending Debate

**Admin** Sat 27 Aug 2011 - 9:44

Is weight loss exercise necessary? Short answer is yes and:

There are three questions frequently asked:

1) What type of exercise (Aerobic Exercise vs. Resistance Training)
2) How intense (Mild vs. Moderate vs. Strenuous)?
3) How long (Short vs. Long)?

There is no one weight loss exercise that truly benefits greatly over another. So pick aerobic and resistance training ( do what seems logical and combine them) and start exercising. Resistance training exercises will benefit in permanent weight loss as muscle burns ten times the energy that fat does.

How long? Well, Longer is generally considered to be better. However, depending on age and health, too long a duration can show less benefit than short durations but remains better than no exercise. Longer periods of exercise can lead to muscle tissue breakdown if not done correctly or your nutrional intake does not support your training needs. As stated earlier muscle burns more energy than fat so holding on to it is important for long term weight management.

Short = less than 45mins
Long - 45mins or longer. my suggestion is that if you do choose to do more than 45 mins of exercise be sure that your nutritional intake supports it ( ask me for a personalised plan if your not sure) and divide it up into two seperate sessions i.e 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening. By doing this you will be able to preserve your hard earned and important muscle tissue.

How intense? Mild shows improvement in health at all ages and all conditions, moderate is far greater at improving health than mild, and strenuous only benefits younger and healthy people. At 41 I can still do high intensity exercise the same level or better than when i was in my 20's and this is because i maintain my fitness at all times. I eat right and train correctly and still enjoy the good things in life when it comes to food. i have been able to develop a healthy option for most foods out there due to my chef and nutritional knowledge and even if i decide to eat out (which i rarely do as i dont eat junk food) i still burn the fat easily as my body has been transformed into a 24/7 fat burning machine due to keeping my metabolim at its peak via diet and exercise.

Definitions of intensity vary greatly study to study and from person to person. A good rule of thumb, if you can't talk while exercising that's strenuous so just back off a little.
Regards,

Muscle 41 (admin)

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