How many time a week should i workout to lose weight

Exercise for fitness
Eat at a calorie deficit to lose weight


Exercise is not essential to lose weight.
Exercise frequency depends on your fitness goals.

Then if you eat 1200 calories a day, you actually don't need to exercise. Exercising can help you reach your calorie goal, so it's really up to you.

You are going to find it hard to lose 1kg a week as you dont have much to go.
Exercise can be for weight loss, even though you cna lose without it, then it becomes easier with it.

Decide what your goals are.

For weight loss id say you do a mix of cardio and resistance as they give different benefits

The impact of exercise will depend on frequency, duration and intensity. Min number of times id gym it would be 3x a week up to 6 as you should have one rest day.

Any movement burns calories, so it all helps. Be careful you dont fall into the trap of overestimating burns. Just look how the math of what you burn combines with your diet deficit to get you to the right number. It takes a lot of exercise to burn 3500 calories.

You don't have to workout at all to lose weight. Losing weight is about achieving a calorie deficit which you can do with diet alone. At 1200 calories you are certainly at a deficit.

The CDC activity guidelines for health benefits are:

• 150 minutes of moderate-intensity cardio (i.e., brisk walking) every week
• strength training 2 days a week

or

• 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity cardio (i.e., jogging or running) every week
• strength training 2 days a week

However you want to break that up in a week is up to you.

I maintain a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day and exercise just for the pleasure it gives me after years of poor health.....I only have had 20-28 lbs to lose and 5 months to do it...so far I lost 9 lbs in six weeks....
Calorie deficit is the key via less food in + exercise = weight loss

I believe 500/day = 3500/week = 1 lb weight loss (I finding myself trying to beat the previous days exercise calories loss and it becomes an obsession LOL)
20 minute mile/ 19 minute mile / 18.45 minute mile.....its what makes me strive onward plus the fact 6 months ago I could not walk 100 yards without gasping for breath.

Now I walk miles.......

Add me if anyone needs support

Because of your health issues, it might be better to ask your doctor. I'm assuming you have been rather sedentary during this recent loss? I would suggest some sort of strength training to build or at least maintain your muscles, starting with 2-3x/wk. But, its not really for weight loss. The calorie deficit will work for that.

To answer your question, you can lose weight without exercise. The greatest thing about exercise is I can eat more given my daily cal range without going over and be fit. 3500cal = 1lb You do the math.

You CAN loose weight on a calorie deficit diet, if you get that down to a science. Think of that as your car idling in your driveway. Slowly but surely you are burning gas (calories). Now add exercise into the mix. That's like driving your car down the highway. You're really burning fuel now. Plus if you exercise when you get to your goal weight you will be much fitter and toned. If your going to do it, go all the way, 100%.

PS I work out 7 days a week.