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Sprinting Intervals on Treadmill
Does anybody do sprinting intervals on the treadmill? Im sprinting on the treadmill 6 days a week for 8 intervals (about 20 mins) and then moderate pace for another 10 mins. Im asking if this is too often to do sprinting? I read on a article that if youre able to do sprinting intervals everyday then you are not doing them…
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What is BMR TDEE and how do I find out mines???
Im so confused as to how many calories Im supposed to eat in a day its sickening....Right now my profile is set to 1350 but I have no idea if thats even right. How am I supposed to figure out how many calories Im supposed to eat in a day to lose fat with exercise because every system I try and everybody I ask says…
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Anyone lose weight just walking
I've been on my weight loss journey going on 3 months now. I've been doing aerobics and strength training and walking whenever I can. I've only lost 5 pounds in almost 3 months and not ready to give up yet. Ive recently taken a completely sedentary job where Im practically glued to my desk for 8 hours and I only get half…
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Losing the weight WITHOUT RUNNING
I have a question geared towards people who started out between 190-220 and have lost 30 pounds or more. Im curious as to what changes you made and what exercises you did and the time frame it took you to lose the weight? Other people are welcome to give input but please keep snarky comments to yourself. Has anyone in this…
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Sleeping through a meal
If I sleep through, say, breakfast and don't wake up until 1pm, should I still try and eat all of my calories for that day even though I'm not particularly hungry? Still unsure how this calorie thing works.
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Strength Training VS Cardio
Im wondering whats the optimal balance between strength training and cardio? Does anyone know? Is it best to do equal of both or one more than the other if your goal is to lose weight (fat)? I always read that your muscles need time to rebuild so is it better to only do strength training a few times a week. (Even though I…
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Fat burning zone
Im confused about this fat burning zone. From what I learned on a website nowloss.com, my optimal fat burning zone is 124-163. Meaning if you take your heart rate for 10 seconds and multiply it by six the number should be in that range. When I was working out, I took my heart rate for 10 seconds, multiplied it by 6, and…
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Morning workouts
I just read an article that said you burn up to 67% more calories when you work out first thing in the morning. Why? because your body uses stored up carbohydrates over night to do normal bodily functions so when you workout first thing in the morning (before breakfast) your body has no stored up carbs to use so it has no…
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Finally lost that first pound
I started my weight loss journey about 2 weeks ago. Ive been doing turbo jam workouts daily plus walking as much as I can. I also try to stay within the 1200 calorie range but its extremely difficult. The first week I worked my butt off and did not lose one pound! I even gained a few ounces, it was devastating. I was…
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Exhaustion from exercise
Ive recently started my weight loss journey. Im currently 187lb and Im trying to get down to 130 or at least under 150. I walk to and from work everyday thats about 5-10 mins each way and Ive started doing turbo jam after work and staying within my calorie limitations. I find I can only do the turbo jam for about 20 mins…
