Weight Loss WorkoutIf you've learned anything from your visit to our website, its that exercise is just as important to achieving your weight loss goals as what you eat. To be blunt, you may lose some weight through dieting alone, but you're highly unlikely to keep it off long term if you don't build some physical activity into your weekly routine. Now, that doesn't mean that you have to exercise every day, join a gym or fill your spare room with lots of expensive workout equipment. It does mean making a commitment to being physically active for around three times a week for 30-45 minutes. The benefits of exercise are many - you'll: In short, you'll look and feel better and will take back control of your body shape! OK, enough of the preamble. A weight loss workout done on a regular basis needs two components: Now, there's a lot of emphasis on cardio when it comes to weight loss, as aerobic activity burns calories and can be effective at burning fat.
You'll even burn more calories whilst you sleep! Some aerobic activities, such as rowing and swimming combine cardio and resistance training in one workout. However, for us a combination of resistance training - either with weights, machines or your own bodyweight and interval training provides the most effective whole body, weight loss workout in the shortest time. Now, working out 5-6 days a week for 60-90 minutes or more and resting for one or two days may work well for people that have the time. For example, a whole body workout with weights or your bodyweight 3-5 days a week and a 30-60 minutes run outdoors or on a treadmill 3-5 days a week. But who has the time for that? Alternatively, try three, 45 minutes long high intensity strength and interval training workouts a week, such as a Turbulence Training workout, which suits people with limited time to train - most people - much better. Of course, it depends on your goals. If you're looking to shape and tone then you may well need a different weight loss workout to someone looking to put on some serious muscle or run a marathon. You simply adapt your weight loss workout accordingly. Whatever your goals, the basic principles remain the same - a combination of: ...is the most effective way to build muscle, burn fat, lose weight and get in shape. So, to ensure you have the information you need to build an effective weight loss workout we've written the following articles, which are full of free advice that from personal experience we know works. Why not check them out? Note We're in the process of writing these articles and will be adding to them frequently so you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed to get regular updates. 10 Minute Workout
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