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I know it seems counter-intuitive at one level, but that is really the case. Unless your heart beat goes up (a cardio activity), your body doesn't really consume any more calories then it does at rest. Here is a comparison chart by way of example: http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist3.htm You have to do weightlifting…
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You will get a false calorie count. Strength training doesn't really consume calories because it doesn't increase your heart rate enough. That is why they are separate. Strength training is good because it builds muscle: once the muscle is built the muscles consume calories three times faster than fat (pound for pound) so…
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Wildfiery, the trainer has a partial point about eating the calories, but I think there is a disconnect. When you eat fewer calories, your metabolism slows down which means that you have to eat even fewer calories to get weight loss. The trainer is right about your body going into 'starvation' mode. That is why some…
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Whether you don't eat the calorie or whether you burn the exercise, the effect is the same (at least on a daily basis).. Every calorie you DON'T eat is the same as a calorie you consume through exercise. Eating more always adds more weight and exercising always removes weight. Notice that I said on a 'daily basis'. One…
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It depends on what you setup for your exercise profile. If your profile says you will exercise 3 times per week and burn, say, 200 calories with each workout, the program assumes that you will get 'credit' for 600 calories and increase what you can eat and still get to your weight goal. The easier thing is to say you don't…
