What is the Best Exercise for Weight Loss?
Weight loss often starts with exercise and we believe choosing the best exercises for weight loss, will make all the difference.
Shockingly, when it comes to exercise for weight loss: the research tells us exercise is NOT what leads to weight loss.
Don't take it too seriously, move, play, run around, but know that exercise is not the be-all-and-end-all to losing weight
There are many benefits to exercise, though;
Living longer
Improved blood fat
Improved blood pressure
Protection against and managing Type II diabetes
Builds and maintains muscle
Helps to prevent gaining weight
Improved movement - doing more
Perhaps the greatest benefits of physical activity are also the least understood or valued.
Positive impacts on self-esteem, body image, mood and self-worth
Reduced stress levels, anxiety and depression
Improved general wellbeing
Better sleep
So, we believe that the best place to start with exercise is to simply move!
Moving your muscles because you enjoy the activity is far more important than any exercise program or gym workout.
Movement is different from exercise.
Find things that need to be done that involve movement and do them often. It will help you to use your body the way it was intended and it’s 3-fold positive:
Be productive
Feel better
It all adds up- the calories
If you are thinking about exercise or playing sports, then here's how we approach that one.
The golden rule for exercising for weight loss is choosing exercise you like; you’ll keep doing it if you really truly like it. Some of us like indoor netball, walking, cycling or yoga.
Do what you like!
Do you like walking the beach or the hills, play-fighting with a loved one, boxing, or tennis?
Whatever it is, find out what you like and are comfortable doing and do that.
If you're stuck but don't care what you do, Here is a great Bodyweight Workout and its where we would recommend you start if sports, walking or riding the bike isn't you.
Keep in mind these 5 things when exercising for weight loss.
Getting started is the hardest part
It won’t go how you think it will.
No matter how hard you do it, exercise alone won't give you the weight loss you want.
Focus on movement in the beginning
The best exercise to help lose weight is the exercise you love.
Knowing these is like a secret weapon for weight loss, it avoids the stress and frustration of only using exercise to get the weight off.
What you're eating is about 80% of the secret formula to losing weight. Exercise is merely a supporting actor. Exercise is not the be-all-and-end-all to losing weight.
Let’s get moving and get started, have fun and don't take this too seriously.
