What role does exercise play in weight loss? Which sports really help you lose weight? Are there fitness clubs where overweight people can feel accepted and comfortable? Discuss these and other exercise-related concerns here.
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This is very helpful.
Also, I think just about everyone in my local area is a member of the gym I go to - and there are plenty of fit, pretty women around who aren't wearing very much. But, then there are a lot of unfit women, who also aren't wearing very much, so it kind of evens out I suppose.
Getting into Weight Training:A Female Friendly Guide Post #17 (permalink)
"Developing muscle is a very effective way to drop body fat as
muscle burns many more calories than fat"
But you say you cant develop muscle while...loosing fat because they are contradictions. (deficit and surplus of calorie intake).
If you really and truly honestly just want to LOOSE WEIGHT just be less of ones self no actual increase of anything unsightly (like bulking up (which I am also aware you say we cant/wont do)) - just ..decrease but as quickly as possible.
Which do we do - just a mixture of activities - is yoga better than doing weight training because it avoids the bulk (beca or ...how do we know what is better than other exercises than others- For ourselves (because you say its individual)?
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Getting into Weight Training:A Female Friendly Guide Post #27 (permalink)
"Developing muscle is a very effective way to drop body fat as
muscle burns many more calories than fat"
But you say you cant develop muscle while...loosing fat because they are contradictions. (deficit and surplus of calorie intake).
Context means everything in this case.
If a person is new to weight training or carrying a good bit of excess fat, concurrent fat loss and muscle gain is a very real possibility.
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If you really and truly honestly just want to LOOSE WEIGHT just be less of ones self no actual increase of anything unsightly (like bulking up (which I am also aware you say we cant/wont do)) - just ..decrease but as quickly as possible.
Which do we do - just a mixture of activities - is yoga better than doing weight training because it avoids the bulk (beca or ...how do we know what is better than other exercises than others- For ourselves (because you say its individual)?
You're trying to peg this to something much simpler and cleaner than it really is.
I like to say this:
Proper nutrition AND exercise (cardio AND resistance training) work in synergy.
Good nutrition = A
Resistance training = B Cardio = C
Total Health and Good Physique = D
A+B+C=D
Take A, B, or C out of the equation and you are operating sub-optimally and giving up unique benefits associated only with the dropped variable.
Certainly. Losing weight is a function of being in a chronic/consistent energy deficit, meaning, more calories out than in. This deficit can be established however you see fit.... less food, more activity, a combo, etc.
Will you look good only eating less without exercising?
Probably not, unless you are genetically blessed. And if you were, you probably wouldn't be here.
If the number on the scale was all that mattered, this would be a VERY simple process. Unfortunately for some, total health and appearance matter more than the scale and those things require a balanced approach.
Getting into Weight Training:A Female Friendly Guide Post #28 (permalink)
"Developing muscle is a very effective way to drop body fat as
muscle burns many more calories than fat"
But you say you cant develop muscle while...loosing fat because they are contradictions. (deficit and surplus of calorie intake).
If you really and truly honestly just want to LOOSE WEIGHT just be less of ones self no actual increase of anything unsightly (like bulking up (which I am also aware you say we cant/wont do)) - just ..decrease but as quickly as possible.
Which do we do - just a mixture of activities - is yoga better than doing weight training because it avoids the bulk (beca or ...how do we know what is better than other exercises than others- For ourselves (because you say its individual)?
It's lose.
And gaining muscle and losing fat simultaneously does happen. It simply shouldn't be expected, especially the more trained you are or the less fat you're carrying.
Getting into Weight Training:A Female Friendly Guide Post #29 (permalink)