What is the most important when losing weight ? Lifting weights, cardio workouts or dieting ?
Question:
Answers:
Of all three, diet is the most important. Diet is so often overlooked or ignored and too much emphasis is put on exercising as the primary or even sole means of "weight loss". For this answer, I'm referring to weight loss as actually bodyfat loss, which is the only healthy form of weight loss. There are a few aspects of this to consider. For one thing, food needs to be healthy and it's best to come from whole sources such as lean proteins, complex low GI carbs and good fats. Junk and fast food are mostly empty calories. Also, the frequency of caloric intake is important - studies have shown that 5-6 meals per day is optimal, so that bodyfat is released for energy instead of being retained. Finally, enough calories for your body is very important so that you aren't starving yourself, but also not too many calories so you're not adding to bodyfat levels.
Not to say exercise isn't important - for most people, physical activity is required for significant bodyfat loss to occur along with good diet. Of the two forms you listed, believe it or not lifting weights is the more effective for bodyfat loss, and here's why: when you lift weights, the body must recover and heal itself from the exercise, so not only do you burn calories during the exercise, but calories are burned at rest, even during sleep, in order to heal itself. Additionally, the more lean muscle you have the higher your RMR (resting metabolic rate), so the more calories burned during the day. With cardio, most calories are burned only during the exercise, with the exception of high intensity cardio which will raise the metabolism for up to several hours after the exercise. With strength training, additional calories are burned 24 hours per day.
A combination of weight training and cardio is optimal for fat loss. If done on the same day, weight training should always be done first. Do not lift every day, and only exercise the same muscle group no more than two days a week. Give yourself at least one day a week of rest and recovery. Be sure your diet and caloric intake reflects your activity levels.
Learning to eat well and exercise is the only solution to long-term weight loss. We offer the following tips to help you lose weight to look better, feel better, and live a healthier life. Check out http://use-weightloss.blogspot.com/... for all info regarding weight loss.
a bit of everything. BALANCE !
if you do penty of exercise then you can eat basically what you want, as long as you dont over do it on the junk food.
Just balance things out and you will do great !
hope this helps =)
A combination of all three will prove MOST effective- not just one. The word diet simply means 'food choices', so learning to make better food choices can help not only lose weight but to keep the weight off. Diet does NOT mean to cut out food groups or starve yourself. You still need to eat enough for nutrition so the body can work effectively.
Cardio improves endurance and burns calories. Weight lifting provides strength, toning, and added muscle which will boost your metabolism so you're burning calories even when asleep.
"Persistance not perfection, will get you to your goals"
The most important thing is to detoxify your body first. Too much toxins, make it very difficult to go to body to burn away fat; and all your energy only came from the food you eat. That is why people exercise and feel hungry all the time and can not lose weight. There are some other things you can do to help, like eat every three hours, so you would not feel hungry and eat too much each time. Is not what you eat, it is how you eat and how much you eat. You can eat almost anything, but avoid big meal, (big meal bring blood sugar up and left over energy become fat), drink green tea, exercises 30 minutes daily. And most importantly get detoxification massage, detoxify foot bath, and detoxify food program. After you free of body toxins, whatever you do to lose weight will work; you should be able to lose it and keep it.
in order here you go. if you had to do just one, i would go with the diet.
1. diet
2. lifting weights
3. cardio
All of them are very important. Lifting weights boosts your metabolism, cardio workouts make you lose weight quickly, but can be really tiring so you have to make an effort to do them everyday, and dieting is also important, but if you lift weights a lot AND diet, you could lose weight fast. Remember, don't expect instant results, losing weight takes lots of time, so don't give up! :) I ope this helps!
They all go hand in hand.You need to eat right so your body has adequate energy for excercise and so your metabolism is always 'humming'. You need to lift weights to gain muscle because muscle burns more calories while at rest than fat does.And you need cardio to keep your heart strong{duh} and to melt the fat that is on top of the muscle so you can see the definition.hope this helped.=)
Drink lots of water. At least 8 cup per day.
I can tell u everything!
FOR CARDIO:
1) Running
Running is one of best activities you can do. It doesn't require special equipment (except some quality shoes) and you can do it anywhere. Best of all, you burn serious calories, especially if you add hills and sprints. A 145-lb person can burn 300 (at 5.2 mph) in 30 minutes. The downside is, it takes lots of practice and you should watch your knees and ankles for any discomfort or pain.
More: Running at About.com
2) Cross-Country Skiing
Whether you're on a gym machine or swooshing over miles of snow, cross-country skiing is an incredible cardio exercise. What makes it so great is that it involves your upper and lower body, which means it doesn't take much to get your heart rate soaring. A 145-lb person burns about 330 calories during 30 minutes of skiing. The downside is: it's HARD. Take your time and ease into it.
Sponsored Links
Best Exercise to Burn Fat
Top Bodybuilders and Models Secrets Exercises to Burn Fat & Feed Muscle
3) Bicycling
Outdoors or indoors, cycling gives some great cardio. Using all the power in your legs, you'll increase endurance while burning lots of calories, anywhere from 250-500 in 30 minutes, depending on how fast you go and how high your resistance is.
More: Bicycling at About.com
4) Elliptical Trainer
The elliptical trainer is a great way to build endurance while protecting your aching joints from high impact activities. Plus, if you use one with arms, it's just like using a cross-country ski machine. The elliptical trainer is also a good choice for runners looking for a break from pounding the pavement. A 145-lb person burns about 300 calories in 30 minutes.
More: Before You Buy an Elliptical Trainer
5) Swimming
Swimming, like cross-country skiing, is a full body exercise. The more body parts you involve in your workout, the more calories you'll burn. Spend 30 minutes doing the breastroke and you'll burn almost 400 calories. Best of all, your joints are fully supported so you don't have to worry about high-impact injuries. It's also great cross-training for other cardio activities.
More: Swimming at About.com
6) Step Aerobics
Step aerobics has yet to lose its luster for many gym-goers and it's a good thing. Step is one tough workout that targets your legs, butt and hips while burning almost 400 calories in 30 minutes (during high intensity sessions). Though it might look complicated, step is easy to learn if you start with a beginner class or video.
More: Step Videos
7) Rowing
This is an often overlooked machine in the gym because most people are confused about how it works. Vigorous rowing can really get your heart rate up while working your arms like crazy. Plus, it's probably not something you do very often which means you'll burn even more calories. In 30 minutes, a 145-lb person can burn about 300 calories. That's if you do it with a little oomph.
More: Rowingmachines.com
8) Rock Climbing
Rock climbing burns a whopping 380 calories in 30 minutes, but this isn't an activity for the faint of heart. Though you use strength and power with your arms and legs, rock climbing has a high learning curve and requires lots of special equipment and techniques so you don't hurt yourself. Mental strength is a plus!
More: Climbing at About.com
9) Walking
If you put a little oomph into it, walking is a great exercise, burning about 180 calories in 30 minutes. Adding hills, sprints or even a few minutes of jogging can increase the amount of calories you burn. Make sure you walk briskly--pretend you're trying to catch a bus--and keep you head up, back straight and swing your arms.
More: Walking at About.com
10) Handball
FOR DIETING:
try the mayo diet. New Mayo Clinic Diet
BREAKFAST:
1/2 grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice.
2 Eggs any style
2 Slices of bacon
Black coffee or tea, no sugar
LUNCH:
1/2 grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice.
Salad and or raw veggies (any dressing, {not low fat or fat free})
Meat (Cooked any way)
DINNER:
1/2 grapefruit or 8oz unsweetened juice.
Meat (cooked any way) Vegetables (any green or red, may be cooked in butter or Seasoning or a salad as above) Black coffee or tea, no sugar
BEDTIME:
(opt) 8oz Tomato juice or skim milk
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. At any meal you may eat until you are full, and you can not eat anymore. You must eat the minimum listed listed at each meal.
2. Do not eliminate anything from the diet, especially don't skip the bacon at breakfast or omit salads. It is the combination of foods that burn the fat.
3. The grapefruit is important because it acts as a catalyst that starts the burning process.
4. Cut down on coffee, it affects the insulin balance that hinders the burning process. Try to limit to one cup each meal.
5. Don't eat between meals, if you eat the combination of food suggested, you will not get hungry.
6. The diet may eliminate sugars and starches. Fat does not form fat, it helps burn it, so you can fry food in butter and use butter generously on vegetables.
7. Do not eat desserts, breads and white vegetables of sweet potatoes. You may double or triple helpings of meat, salads or vegetables. Eat till you are stuffed. The more you eat the more weight you will lose.
8. There may be no weight loss in the first 4 days, but you may lose 5 pounds on the 5th day. You may lose 1 and 1/2 pounds every two days until you reach your goal.
9. DRINK EIGHT 8oz GLASSES OF WATER EVERY DAY. 1/2 GALLON.
THIS DIET IS SAID TO BEEN GIVEN TO HEART PATIENTS NEEDING TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST FOR BY-PASS SURGERY.
ALL SOFT DRINKS NEED TO BE DIET AND CAFFEINE FREE.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE: White onions, potatoes, celery, peas, cereal, carrots, corn, starchy vegetables, bread, noodles, rice, potato chips, pretzels or fruit or diet dressing.
YOU MAY HAVE: Red onions, bell peppers, radishes, broccoli, cucumbers, green onions, leaf spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, chili (no beans) mayonnaise, any cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, regular salad dressing, green vegetables, 1tsp nuts, dill or bread and butter pickles.
More Questions & Answers...