Unfortunately being overweight just doesn’t mean that you have some excess body fat. Being overweight can also be associated with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, respiratory problems and some forms of cancer. Programs specifically designed for weight loss are somewhat specialized in nature and tracking how much exercise, progressing at a sensible rate and how often you should be training can be complicated. You may ask yourself what is more important to lose weight, diet or exercise. The truth is both. We will compliment your training routine with long term sustainable nutrition solutions.
In a study of over 1,000 individual who lost 30 pounds or more and kept if off one year or longer it was determined that they did four things in common:
- They ate a low calorie diet
- They ate a low fat diet
- They exercised vigorously for about an hour a day
- They weighed themselves daily
Below are a few additional interesting points about weight loss:
- As a general rule, to lose about a pound of fat per week you will need to eliminate 500 calories per day by combining both diet and exercise.
- Building muscle by strength training will play a critical role in fat loss.
- Interval training will help you burn more calories than low intensity aerobic training.
- Drastically cutting calories will actually inhibit weight loss.
- Carbohydrates serve as the primary source of energy for muscles to complete workouts.