I do the Eliptical for a hour a day and then I do aerobic classes 4 times a week and walk or bike the rest of the time. So I work out two hours a day but I am trying to lose weight other wise I would not do so much.
Hello,
I ride a stationary bike for 30 min (hour is to long)...and go walking fast-pase swinging my arms back and forth for about 2 miles everyday, and I try sit -ups every night before bed not many mabye 15 or 20 right now,
just becarefull what other people do don't mean you should be doing it find a exercise thats good for you..I recommend walking if thats possible for ya.
Actually, I do MWF on the treadmill (1 mile) and on SuTTh, I do walking in the therapy pool. Only about half a mile, but the resistance to move in any direction causes you to exert more. I do tone with arm weights on MWF, too.
My two 100+pound labs walk me almost every morning. We take the weekends off. We walk for about 45 minutes. I have no idea how many calories this burns with all the breaks to chat with neighbors and the dogs stopping constantly to sniff stuff, but I work up a real good sweat, feel great and invigorated throughout the day, and I've gone down 20+pounds and four dress sizes in six months. My dogs have toned up, as well. Vet will be happy, as one of the dogs he classified as obese and had high triglycerides (hmmm...what do they say about dogs and their owners?). Plus it's fun
I also use my body ball once or twice a week in the afternoons with a half-hour DVD if I'm feeling extra motivated.
I walk to my health club, which is a mile away. I work out there 5-6 days a week on elliptical(20-30 minutes), treadmill high incline(30 minutes), and stationary bike(20 minutes). I also do a 45 minute Spinning class once a week, and I only warm up on the elliptical for 15 minutes beforehand.
Soon, I'll be adding in every day walks with the dog. She's just a puppy now, so I can't wait until she gets to the point where she NEEDS to be walked--that will keep me going!
This is an interesting thread. Many of you seem to do moderate workouts...walking and stuff... and you seem to be having success losing weight with that. I always thought I had to do very intense exercise to lose any weight.
For example, I usually do an hour of hot yoga once or twice a week, at the gym 2 or 3 times a week doing 20 minutes of jogging on the treadmill then 20 on the elliptical, sometimes working in the boke for 40 mins total of cardio, then i usually also walk my dogs 3-4 times a week for about 20-30 mins.
I guess since I played soccer and danced in high school I felt like i always had to maintain a high level intensity just to stay where i am, let alone lose weight! What do you guys think? Can anyone lose weight doing moderate exercise (say walking 40 minutes 5 days a week plus maybe a yoga class here and there), even someone who was once an athlete and very fit??
Oh, I might also mention that I generally do not have success losing weight with my current program, although that could be that it is such high intensity I have a hard time doing it more than two or three times a week oftentimes.
To lose a pound of weight, you need to create at 3,500 calorie deficet. imo, exercise alone won't get you much of a weight loss, but it WILL get some loss if you stick with it. Let's look at some stats. If you want to lose one pound per week, find some calorie-burning exercise that will burn 500 cals a day - or - you could burn 250 cals for, say, walking 45 minutes plus cut 250 cals per day from your diet.
imo, diet and exercise combined offer the best results. (Diet does not necessarily mean a severe cutback in cals; it just means, to me, that you eat a healthy mix of foods in reasonable quantities).
As to the original question, I go to Curves 3xweek and I walk 30-60 minutes on the other four days of the week. I lost about 50 pounds in 18 months and have kept it off for a year.
To lose a pound of weight, you need to create at 3,500 calorie deficet. imo, exercise alone won't get you much of a weight loss, but it WILL get some loss if you stick with it. Let's look at some stats. If you want to lose one pound per week, find some calorie-burning exercise that will burn 500 cals a day - or - you could burn 250 cals for, say, walking 45 minutes plus cut 250 cals per day from your diet.
I know people are fond of saying that a calorie is just a calorie, but weight loss is rarely that simple. What you eat and when makes a huge difference. I learned this recently when I changed what I was eating. I was eating 2000 calories but not losing fat. Then I made some food substitutions and despite the fact that my caloric intake was higher than before, I started losing weight again. And before you say that I was just in starvation mode, keep in mind that I'm a 150 pound guy with a desk job who plays no sports so at 2000 calories, it's a safe bet that I wasn't in starvation mode. Calories do count, but don't let yourself fall into the trap of thinking that's all there is to weight loss.
I disagree that exercise will get you SOME weight loss. Exercise boosts your metabolism, either during or afterwards depending on the exercise. Of course it won't matter if you're eating too much.
I know people are fond of saying that a calorie is just a calorie, but weight loss is rarely that simple. What you eat and when makes a huge difference. I learned this recently when I changed what I was eating. I was eating 2000 calories but not losing fat. Then I made some food substitutions and despite the fact that my caloric intake was higher than before, I started losing weight again. And before you say that I was just in starvation mode, keep in mind that I'm a 150 pound guy with a desk job who plays no sports so at 2000 calories, it's a safe bet that I wasn't in starvation mode. Calories do count, but don't let yourself fall into the trap of thinking that's all there is to weight loss.
I disagree that exercise will get you SOME weight loss. Exercise boosts your metabolism, either during or afterwards depending on the exercise. Of course it won't matter if you're eating too much.
HI,
I AGREE WITH MOST ALL YOUR POST THEY MAKE SENSE, BUT IF YOUR ONLY 150 LBS, WHY ON EARTH DO YOU WANT TO LOSE? OR ARE YOU JUST ON MANTANCE?...SORRY TO BE SO NOSEY...
This is an interesting thread. Many of you seem to do moderate workouts...walking and stuff... and you seem to be having success losing weight with that. I always thought I had to do very intense exercise to lose any weight.
For example, I usually do an hour of hot yoga once or twice a week, at the gym 2 or 3 times a week doing 20 minutes of jogging on the treadmill then 20 on the elliptical, sometimes working in the boke for 40 mins total of cardio, then i usually also walk my dogs 3-4 times a week for about 20-30 mins.
I guess since I played soccer and danced in high school I felt like i always had to maintain a high level intensity just to stay where i am, let alone lose weight! What do you guys think? Can anyone lose weight doing moderate exercise (say walking 40 minutes 5 days a week plus maybe a yoga class here and there), even someone who was once an athlete and very fit??
Oh, I might also mention that I generally do not have success losing weight with my current program, although that could be that it is such high intensity I have a hard time doing it more than two or three times a week oftentimes.
Hi, MJ
I always thought weight loss could only be achieved with with intense exercise, too. This was a hesitation spot for me in the past for trying to lose weight. My daily walks were started for cholesterol and GI troubles, not necessarily weight loss. I figured since I cleaned up my diet for the other two issues, was walking daily and really enjoying it, heck, cut back on some calories and kill three birds instead of only two with the same stone.
As for your question, I'm afraid I really don't know. I was never an athlete, but I was very fit when I was younger, and this regiment has worked for me. Maybe some others will chime in, or you could maybe feel out some folks on the exercise board. I know I've gotten some great tips over there
I tend to agree with you about your last statement. Over the years, I've tried real high intensity workouts, and I just found I couldn't do it more than a couple times a week. I know a lot of people thrive on it...I always thought I was out of shape and lazy
Thanks for answering my questions. I have to agree with jimmielegs on the whole eating vs. exercise in weight loss...at least for me, the only times I have EVER lost significant weight in my LIFE was when I simply stopped eating as much. Both times in my life I lost 10 or more pounds was when I was sick - when I was 14 I got mono and basicaly could not eat anyhting for 2 weeks, I lost quite a bit of weight. A few years ago I got really bad anxiety and for two years I just didn't eat as much during the day...my stomach shrunk and my portion sizes got much smaller. I was not exercising much, but I still managed to lose 12 pounds that stayed off for a few years (btw, I was not necessarily eating healthy, just not eating much, so for me a calorie really is a calorie). As soon as I start exercising intensely, my appetite increases, I eat more and I do not lose weight.
So i guess for me the answer is to simply not eat as much and maybe I do need to tone down the intensity of my workouts so i don't get so famished.
