The number of various sports directions that help to put the figure in order can, without exaggeration, discourage a beginner. In an effort to lose weight, you can try different types of fitness, but not get the desired result. To get the most out of your activities, you need to make smart choices.
Are all workouts effective?
Paradoxically, any physical activity will contribute to weight loss. It is enough to observe an elementary, but far from simple rule in implementation: the amount of calories consumed should be less than the amount consumed. If you are overweight, even regular walking combined with proper nutrition will help you lose pounds.
Cardiovascular exercise, from jogging to popular group aerobic exercise at the fitness club, is good enough for weight loss. Such training strengthens the cardiovascular system and prevents a number of related diseases. However, in order to lose weight with the help of such loads, it is imperative to monitor the pulse and observe the diet. In addition, certain types of intense aerobic activity can cause joint problems.
By doing purely cardio training, you may find that your weight has dropped, and your figure has not acquired the desired shape.
If aerobic training is not correct, you risk losing muscle mass, not fat. As a result, the weight will return again as soon as you stop exercising.
Pilates, yoga, callanetics, pole-dance can help make the body more flexible and relief. But still, if the initial body weight was too large, even a combination of several types of activities will bring too slow results. Losing weight the fastest, strengthening your muscles and the musculoskeletal system, and achieving a beautiful body shape will help you with proper strength training.
Benefits of strength training for weight loss
There are many stereotypes associated with strength training. For example, skeptics assure that it is impossible to achieve results in the "rocking chair" without chemical additives, and such exercises are generally contraindicated for women, since this will only lead to pumped muscles. It is these misconceptions that prevent the fair sex from losing weight in the shortest possible time, making the body strong and prominent, and also getting many "additional bonuses" - from lowering cholesterol and sugar to getting rid of stress.
To pump muscles, you need to spend in the gym for several hours almost every day, working with very large weights. While the average woman needs to train 3-4 times a week for 40 minutes, doing 2-3 sets of optimal weight for each exercise, in order to get a new beautiful body in 2-3 months.
For those involved in strength training, almost nothing is impossible. Flat flabby buttocks turn into round and elastic, and in place of the abdomen, "hanging in a bag" after childbirth, there is a perfectly drawn abs.
Serious muscle stress has an amazing effect: if you do everything right, fat burns more intensively on days off from sports.
One of the advantages of this type of activity is the rejection of all kinds of diets and fasting. Of course, you will have to forget about pastries, fried, fatty and sweet. Meals should be correct and balanced, and portions should be moderate. As a rule, the menu helps to choose a trainer depending on the load. And with the right fats and plenty of protein in your diet, your skin stays firm, your hair shines and thickens, and your nails and teeth stay strong.
