What is you favourite Cardio that you lost fat fast?
I do a stepper/jogging kind of machine at the gym for an hour everyday. Im 108lbs, my main target is my stomach because i am slender all over, im 16 years old. I just gave up junk food about a month ago give or take a few days. Im trying to get in shape before school starts. I am eating healthy proportions of food as well. After my cardio workout I do many situps/crunches, and light weight lifting because i dont want to turn muscular.
November 24th, 2010 at 2:00 am
Google “tummy watcher” and go to the first website, it has a calorie calculator tool for various exercises. Also you can find out what your ideal body weight is, based on your height, age, and gender.
The website also has five foods to fight hunger and other helpful tips.
November 24th, 2010 at 2:19 am
To answer your question quickly: I do sprint intervals for my cardio. Swimming is also a lot of fun.
I spotted some things wrong with your exercise routine though:
“I do a stepper/jogging kind of machine at the gym for an hour everyday”
Look up “HIIT” on google. Interval training is much more effective (and far less boring and time inefficient) than steady state aerobic exercise.
“my main target is my stomach”
Okay, you can’t “target” an area of your body and tone it up. The human body doesn’t work like that. You lose fat everywhere or nowhere. Read this: http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Myths.html
“light weight lifting because i dont want to turn muscular”
It pisses me off when women say this. They assume that they can magically built muscle at an unprecedented weight simply by picking up a barbell. This keeps them out of the squat rack, and unfortunately, that means their fat loss won’t be as great. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, read this: http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Weightlifting/Women.html
Good luck with your fitness goals.
November 24th, 2010 at 3:05 am
jogging/running.
One thing that works for me is: before I eat, I drink a large glass of water, then if I’m still hungry, I won’t eat as much as I would have.
It’s better to eat 5-6 small meals than 2 or 3 regular meals each day.
also, fyi:
1 pound = 3500 calories.
If you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose weight.
ie, if you eat 2000 calories per day and burn 2500, you will lose 1 pound every week.
the average person burns 1000-1500 calories per day, just being alive.
power walking can burn 200-500 calories per hour.
exercise bike can burn 200-600 calories per hour.
swimming can burn 100-800 calories per hour.
jogging/running can burn 300-1200 calories per hour.
Also, try not to eat within 3-4 hours of going to sleep.
*********VERY IMPORTANT************
when trying to lose weight, very important to drink lots and lots of water ! ! !
You should drink at least 10 glasses per day, like 1 glass every hour !
This helps your body get rid of the fat when you are burning calories.