Sharon asks…
What is the best way to lose abdominal fat, exercise or diet?
I am a lean and healthy 18 year old. I have no fat on my body except for on my lower stomach. While the easiest answer is do everything. What is more effective to weight loss, burning 500 calories a day with elliptical, bike etc, or eating 500 less calories a day (less saturated fats, more whole grain etc.) ?
Thanks
weight loss cardiff answers:
Hi Felix
Reducing your calories by 500 a day is not the best way to lose abdominal fat. All this will do is to slow down your metabolism, which will mean less calories being burned.
You need to burn calories through exercise, but it also depends on which exercises you use, some can burn calories more effectively than others.
Instead of spending an hour or so of doing cardio, start doing interval training, which is harder but less time consuming. Also you can get really good results.
What is interval training?
Say you are using a bike, instead of just riding it for an hout, you ride at a slow pace for a couple of minutes and then you speed up as fast as you can go for 30 – 60 seconds. Then you go back to the slower pace for a couple of minutes to catch your breath, you then speed up again.
Just keep repeating this for 15-25 minutes. This can really help you to burn a lot of calories, in a lot shorter time. Interval training is regarded by many as the best way to burn abdominal fat, so give it a go.
If you would like to know which other effective methods you could use, take a look at the resource below. Hope this has helped.
Mandy asks…
Why do morbidly obese people lose weight so quickly on these weight loss shows?
On the Biggest Loser for example they have them losing close to seventeen pounds a week, I see men that are well beyond the 400 pound mark drop to 190 within four months, it’s just absurd. Isn’t healthy weight loss no more than four pounds a month, are they giving these people speed or something or do severely obese people have a faster mechanism to lose weight when they start exercising. Does anyone know.
weight loss cardiff answers:
Its easier for them to lose weight because they have more weight. For example it would be impossible for a 175 pound man to lose 50 pounds.
John asks…
How much yoga can I incorporate in my exercise regimen when trying to burn fat?
I weigh over 240 lbs. I’m 5’4″. I’m miserable with myself and like all women, it’s my Old-New years resolution to lose this weight. I love yoga (yet haven’t been doing it for a few years), but I don’t want to over-indulge in it to the point where I’m not practicing more beneficial exercises for weight loss. WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD WEEKLY YOGA BALANCE?
weight loss cardiff answers:
20 minutes a day, three or four days a week is about all I can manage. Losing weight isn’t so much about exercising as it is eating the right foods, however. Eating a diet high in nutritious raw fruits and vegetables will go a lot further than trying to exercise more than you want. It’s much easier, too. Look into the diets linked at the bottom of the page. Here’s my weightloss blog:
Here’s all you need to lose weight all over, look good, and get really healthy. First, you have to realize there is no quick, long lasting weight loss plan or pill that is going to do the trick. It’s purely mental. You have to learn to “Eat to live, don’t live to eat”. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? It is, if you understand that you are going to be reprogramming how you think about eating for the next few weeks. Old habits die hard, right? Not really. You get rid of bad habits by replacing them with good habits. If you learn to count your calories, keep calorie intake lower than output, exercise moderately, and eat only healthy food, you will lose weight. That’s a fact. All it takes is repetition. All success stories have this in common: The successful folks among us know how to be patient, persistent, and consistent. Set a goal, write it down, and stick with it. The benefits of feeling good will outweigh any sense of sacrifice you might feel about having to push away that cake and ice cream. Here are some helpful and healthy links to help you get started on your way:
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