Work outs that WORK

Daelybasis

I’m trying to burn as much calories so i can lose the most weight as possible (isnt that why we’re here?) but i’ve just been walking and doing zumba/hip hop dances to burn calories. any other helpful tips on losing weight faster and more efficiently? so far i’ve lost 3 pounds since i started a few weeks ago but i wanna lose more.

concordancia

Are you tracking the calories you are eating? That really is the most important thing.

Once you have that in line, consider adding strength training to your plan.

livingleanlivingclean

My tip would be to change your expectations. Fast weight loss usually happens when you're being unnecessarily restrictive with calories, and/or excessive exercise, creating a massive deficit. Long term, this may not be healthy or sustainable.

3lbs in a few weeks sounds perfectly reasonable to me!

sijomial

I’m trying to burn as much calories so i can lose the most weight as possible (isnt that why we’re here?)
I thought most people were here to lose the right amount of weight not the most amount?
You do realise that this isn't designed for you to boost your rate of loss by exercising?

any other helpful tips on losing weight faster and more efficiently?
My tip would be don't.
Lose weight at a sensible and sustainable rate while learning the lessons that will help you maintain when you get to goal weight.
Crash dieting teaches you nothing apart from how to crash diet - which may be useful when you regain all the weight again.

It's far more important what happens in the rest of your life rather than what happens in the next few weeks.

jessef593

You just got some incredible advice from some of the most knowledgeable people on here. It's HIGHLY recommended that you take it into account. As very restricted intakes almost always end with failure. Learn about flexible dieting. Every exercise works, it just depends what your goal is

cwolfman13

Daelybasis wrote: »

I’m trying to burn as much calories so i can lose the most weight as possible (isnt that why we’re here?) but i’ve just been walking and doing zumba/hip hop dances to burn calories. any other helpful tips on losing weight faster and more efficiently? so far i’ve lost 3 pounds since i started a few weeks ago but i wanna lose more.

No...no it's not. I exercise for my fitness and health.

I burn way more calories simply existing and going about my day to day than I ever would exercising.

Your weight loss is going to be far more affected by your eating than exercise. Also, people who crash their diets and then go do a ton of exercise typically fail misserably

TeaBea

Sometimes we get to the number on the scale we think will be "just right" and we are disappointed. I'm guilty of that.

What helps us look better (even at a higher weight) is keeping our lean muscle mass while losing fat. Lean muscle is firm and tight. Fast weight loss won't help you keep as much lean muscle as moderate paced weight loss. An all cardio exercise plan (while it burns more calories than strength training) won't help either. Don't focus on calorie burns, instead focus on fitness. Strength training will help shape your results.

JBApplebee

I love 9Rounds & can't rate it high enough. It's a kickboxing exercise program, and in 30-35 minutes, I burn 450-500 calories easily. It's never the same, so your body can't adapt & hit a plateau. And it's very therapeutic when you get to punch & kick the bags.