weight loss cardiff answers:

It’s a fallacy to think that exercising is a good way to lose weight. You have to exercise a heck of a lot to lose weight; the real secret to weight loss is *eating less*.

So, you can exercise as much as you want. 1lb of fat = 4000 calories; it takes 1 hour of VERY HARD exercise to burn off 1000 calories. Just a single 200g bar of chocolate has 1000 calories in it. Given how most people eat, and *what* they eat, you should be able to see why so many get fat so easily. Assuming your own diet is as bad(!) as normal, you’ll be having to spend several hours a day in the gym before you have a hope of losing weight!

weight loss cardiff answers:

You should build your exercise program around strength training (ST) because on ST offers the following.

• Stronger bones & increased mineral density (osteoporosis protection)
• Stronger body & musculature (improved protection from injury)
• More robust organic and systemic fitness (more survivable in crisis)
• Improved cardio-vascular function (better than “cardio”)
• Higher basal metabolic rate (50 cal/day/pound of muscle)
• Easier fat loss (more efficient lipid consumption)
• Body sculpting (spot hypertrophy)
• Slower natural loss of muscle mass over age 30
• Minimal wear & tear

And, those are only some of the benefits. There are plenty more which are very technical…such as how ST prevents the return of lost body fat.

It’s unfortunate, however, that there are few places for a novice to go to learn how to do ST properly. So, you’re probably going to be stuck with whatever help you can get from coaches at school, personal trainers or gym rats at your gym, friends & relatives, etc. The internet has very poor resources because they’re almost all either from the bodybuilding culture which is a terrible place to get information or commercial websites which just want your “hits” so they can get more money for their ads or they want to sell you junk you don’t need. My advice is train like a man and use the following resources.

1. Watch all of Scooby’s 180+ videos here –> http://www.youtube.com/user/scooby1961#g/u . (Scooby is a little too “old school” and is not up with the latest science so he’s not 100% correct. He promotes some myths such as 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day which is just wrong. He promotes the use of some supplemnts against the NIH warnings and recommends caffeine which without sufficient cautions, etc. However, he’s the best I’ve been able to find…and I looked at every website I’ve seen mentioned in this forum in the past year.)

2. Next, read everything here so you can learn a little anatomy and kinesiology as well as how to perform exercise in good form –> http://www.exrx.net/

3. Finally, buy this book and study it (you can skip over the heavy science stuff) –> http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=18

If you do girl exercises, you won’t be doing your body any favors. They are the worst because you spend much more time and energy (and maybe $$$ too) for fewer results. It’s a good idea to stay away from websites, books, magazines, etc which capitalize on the fact your female. You have the same muscles (almost) as a man and if, for example, you went through a tough Army or Marine Corps basic training program, you would be trained just like the men.

As for your body sculpting, here’s all you or anyone can do.
Add fat
Lose fat
Add muscle
Lose muscle
You probably don’t want to lose muscle or add fat. So, add muscle and lose fat. And, where you lose the fat is not anything you can control.

It is not possible to lose fat only from a specific part of your body of your choosing. Where your body stores and removes fat is determined by your genetics and there is nothing you can do to change that short of radical procedures such as liposuction. And, in general, where it stores fat first is where it will lose it last and visa versa. The world of health and fitness has an unfortunate abundance of myths and spot reduction is one of them. There is no exercise, no pill, no supplements, no spa treatment, and no natural way to spot reduce. Your only choice is to create a caloric deficit with diet and exercise, burn fat, and wait for it to leave the desired body parts.

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot_reduction
http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Myths.html
http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/the-spot-reduction-myth.html
http://scoobysworkshop.com/SpotRemoval.htm

Good luck and good health!!

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weight loss cardiff answers:

Tip 1: LOTS of water! ~ On a regular daily basis.. You would probably drink a bottle or two of water. But… If you would like to lose some weight… You’ve got to drink lots of water! Maybe even up to 40 ounces a day or even 50 if you choose! Everyday I drink around 20 ounces of water. And if I wanted to lose some weight, I would probably drink at least 35 ounces of water a day. But don’t drink too much water… That’s about 60. That’s way to much for ya, girl! And also… Drinking plenty of fresh water throughout the day can make you not so hungry too, so just drinking some water can be so great to your beautiful body !!

Tip 2: Plenty of fresh fruit! ~ Yeah, like I said… Don’t eat or drink too much! That’s important. So, let’s talk a little more about fresh fruit now together. Some delicious fresh fruit I’d like for you to enjoy are: Strawberries (about 5 of them), a little watermelon, and some delicious grapes! Don’t eat all of these fruits in one day – that’s for sure! Yeah… Too much is important! A lot.

Tip 3: Exercise! ~ Exercise is fun! Jumping or even just walking can make you lose weight! Yes… It can. It’s hard to believe but true. Try your best to go outside and run for about 10 minutes or even 20 if you really want to lose weight. Exercising is great for your body. It really does make you lose weight easily and fast. Or even just go for a 30 minute walk every day to lose weight. I’ve lost weight by doing that too!

Tip 4: Size does matter! ~ Limit how much you eat. This is very important too. Instead of eating 5 or 6 strawberries, eat 4 if you’d like… And stuff like that. And girl, I know that whatever you’re eating might be so delicious, but still, limit how much you eat it! It will probably be very hard to do this sometimes, but you just have to do it! And I’ve had to do this a lot too when I’m in the mood for some weight-losing.

Tip 5: Foods ~ Don’t eat those boring and very sugary cookies over there, and eat some delicious celery and peanut butter if you choose! Forget about those plain chips and sugary candy, and hand yourself some amazingly tasty banana, apple or sweet cherry! I think you’ll love the fruits like I surely do 🙂