Utilizing Aerobics to Lose Weight

When it comes to exercises and workouts needed to lose weight, a lot of questions are left unanswered. For instance, one could ask how much exercise is needed to lose weight? Or what kind of workouts would work best to help you lose weight? Would it be sufficient if you walk every day, or do you need more rigorous exercises such as jogging or other forms of sports? Is aerobics enough, or does one need weight or strength workouts? Looking at all the available questions, plenty of uncertainty is in the air when we speak of losing weight through exercise.

Well, the best exercise to lose weight and help you shape up is definitely aerobics or endurance exercises. You could choose between moderate aerobic workouts, or more vigorous exercises (for faster fat burning abilities). These exercises increases your heart beat rate by several times, and increase your body's metabolism rates, which translate to better fat eliminating properties. The types of exercise include brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, and even dancing.

Let us get to the details now of how the workouts should be as well as how much of them you require to lose weight successfully. For the moderate activities (lower intensity):

1. How often do you need them - A minimum of 5 days each week
2. How long would each session last - 30 minutes is the minimum for each session, the more the better
3. Types of exercise - Walking, brisk walking, slow jogging, running on the treadmill, riding the bicycle, dancing, swimming, using the elliptical trainer as well as several others

Remember that walking for less than 10 minutes does not count as an aerobic exercise, and would not help you much in losing weight.

For the vigorous aerobic activities (higher intensity), you would require:
1. How often do you need them - A minimum of 3 days each week
2. How long would each session last - 20 minutes is the minimum, increasing it would be good
3. Types of exercise - All as mentioned above, but all accomplished at intense levels that make you lose breath quickly

Strength activities could be added complement the aerobic exercises, but only if you can manage them. Follow the regime above, and watch your weight disappear as the weeks go by. Increasing the intensity of your workouts or the frequency would only serve to make you lose weight faster, so it is advisable to do so, but make sure you are not too exhausted at the end of the week. Rest is important too, so keep your body well-rested at all times.

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