What exercises shed the most pounds?
nseantae
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What is working for you as far as exercise? How much and how often do you work out?
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I've been strength training since May and haven't really lost any weight. I started back running 3 miles a day last week and focussing on counting calories and am now down 8 pounds in about 1.5 weeks. I know it's mostly water and that will slow down. But I think the cardio really really helps me.0
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Jogging 3-4 times a week. Best exercise in my opinion.0
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jum prope0
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Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.0 -
I mix up stength and cardio. I also keep trying to hit my caloric and macro goals.0
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Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
^This! Diet for weight loss, exercise for health. I've been weight lifting for 6 months and doing minor cardio but I wouldn't have lost a single pounds if I wasn't being consistent with logging my intake.0 -
I do karate about 4 days a week, a ton of walking, and I try to incorporate jogging in there, too..0
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It's all about diet.0
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I can beat any amount of exercise with food.0
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Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
this.
i gained 80 pounds all while consistently working out (running races, weight lifting, capoeira, kick boxing, etc) and eating "healthy"
if you're eating more food than you need then you'll gain weight. period. and exercise doesnt burn as many calories as you think it would. i still have quite a bit of weight to lose (50-60 pounds) and i have to workout like a rocky montage for 60 minutes to burn 600 calories. it's easier to get that deficit via fork put downs and table push backs0 -
I agree about diet. I remember one time I ran 10 miles, then realized I had just eaten that 1000 calories back with ONE pumpkin muffin and ONE latte from Panera. Ouch!
So far, I have to say MFP is really helping me. Logging calories every day I realize how much that darned eggnog adds up! I can eat either a big bowl of steamed broccoli and feel full or have one little bit of eggnog in my coffee (1/4 cup). Yikes!
Since I've been doing MFP (just 3 weeks), I've been doing more cardio like jogging instead of weights just because that gives me more calories burned so I can eat more! It has been working, about 1 lb a week loss.0 -
Exercise is for fitness and health. Calorie deficit is for weight loss. One could be perfect with exercise, but won't out exercise a calorie surplus.
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I like to keep things mixed up to keep things interesting and balanced. Circuit training REALLY burns those calories. I also use an incline treadmill trainer walking as fast as I can with sprints of running, and go from a -3% decline to a 40% incline. I ride bike, and swim when I can. I also do calisthenics (like push ups, sits up ect). I also love strength training, and am working towards heavy lifting as it really sculpts the bod. As far as workout time, when I started out a month ago it was around 20 minutes a clip @ 3 to 4 days/week to start building up endurance (being I work a desk job and have been sedentary for too long). Now I work out 30 to 100 min @ 4-5 times/wk. As for your question as to what exercise sheds the most pounds, I think it comes down to finding out what you like and being consistent. There is no quick fix. But the results of hard work and a healthier diet will be so worth it!!!0
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Yep. Calorie deficit for weight loss, exercise for fitness.Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
^This! Diet for weight loss, exercise for health. I've been weight lifting for 6 months and doing minor cardio but I wouldn't have lost a single pounds if I wasn't being consistent with logging my intake.0 -
Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
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Honestly, it's going to be whatever you're actually going to do consistently0
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Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
^This! Diet for weight loss, exercise for health. I've been weight lifting for 6 months and doing minor cardio but I wouldn't have lost a single pounds if I wasn't being consistent with logging my intake.
I'm not ashamed to admit it, in part I exercise to be able to eat more while still maintaining a deficit. It's not the only reason, but it's sure as hell part of it.
Yes, of course what matters is eating under your TDEE. But, let's face it, it's a whole lot easier to eat under a TDEE that is higher due to exercise. Especially for a long time.
You need to figure out your goals. My exercises of choice are: trail running and lifting. The fit in nicely with my goals of looking hawt, and having the strength and endurance for outdoor adventurcizing. But, I could burn 2500 calories by running a marathon, and eat 5000 and put on weight. I HAVE to track my calories accurately to lose, and eat less than my TDEE.
The best exercise for you to lose weight doing is the one that you do consistently.0 -
i walk a lot and jog0
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Yep, the plate push. That's the best one.0
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Yes to what was said re manage your food/cals, but to answer ur (?)
WATER AEROBICS is # 1 in my book, hands down. NOT just floating in the pool chatting tho--ask my pool mates that one!!;-)0 -
Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
Yup yup.0 -
Yep. Calorie deficit for weight loss, exercise for fitness.Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
^This! Diet for weight loss, exercise for health. I've been weight lifting for 6 months and doing minor cardio but I wouldn't have lost a single pounds if I wasn't being consistent with logging my intake.
I agree completely about the calorie deficit.
To answer you question, running (depending on intensity) burns more calories per hour than most other exercises. Cycling, jumping rope and swimming also burn a lot of calories. That being said why not find an exercise you enjoy and focus on that instead of choosing the one that burns the most calories? You are most likely to stick with a program if you are having fun!
Strength training is also important as it will help preserve muscle mass while you are losing weight. Weight loss will involve both fat and muscle. Strength training will ensure a larger percentage of your weight loss will be fat than it would be otherwise.
Good luck!0 -
Compound heavy lifting + caloric deficit. It really does work.0
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Calorie deficit to shed pounds!
As for exercise, the heavy burners for me were haying (lifting 50lb+ bales of hay for 2-3 hours a couple times a week in August really spiked my burn and gave me stronger arms), hiking and shoveling now, though not as much as it would have eight months ago XD. Curse you more efficient body!
Consistently (at least pre-snow), jogging and walking did it. Now that we have two feet of snow on the ground, I'm down to just walking, housecleaning and shoveling, but that's ok.0 -
Running... I drop weight. Always been my go to exercise if wanting to shed lbs quickly.
I run on a treadmill, now a few times a week since I'm doing videos like shred.
But before shred, I ran 4-5x per week 45mins to over an hour. Didn't starve myself, just running can burn a lot of calories depending on speed/incline/duration(treadmill).0 -
Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
I go for this!0 -
^^^ True dat ^^^I can beat any amount of exercise with food.
I've only had one day this year when I just couldn't eat enough to match my exercise but my goal that day was 6,042 thanks to a long cycle ride.
You can use exercise to help tip the calorie balance your way, but you must control your intake too.
Sadly I track my exercise in a spreadsheet and my burns this year are very roughly equivalent to 70lbs of fat burned. But that's not practical for most people and requires a lot of time to be dedicated to exercise. Plus you have to enjoy that exercise!
So for me cycling is the biggest calorie burner and is also the most enjoyable.0 -
Exercise is for fitness and health. Calorie deficit is for weight loss. One could be perfect with exercise, but won't out exercise a calorie surplus.
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
I totally agree !
I check my food and weight most of it. I limit my calory intake and increase my deficit by doing 6-700 cal cardio. (Elliptical mostly, and recently walking instead of taking my car for small, 5 km shopping runs.
And I try not to eat back my sports cals, creating a deficit of about 1000 cal a day.
So by having a good diet (for me 33% carb / fat / protein seems to work, and its often 40% protein and fats and 20% carbs...) And increasing my deficit by doing sport I boost my weight loss and lose faster than just diet.
And soon I'll add weights or bodyweights exercises so I do not end up skinny fat, but weights training AND calories deficit are still difficult to combine for me... So it's cardio 8)0 -
Fork put downs, table pushbacks and seconds-skipping.
They say weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, and I've found it to be true.
Love this comment! I heard that too that's why some people can lose weight and never have worked out!0
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