In addition to aerobic exercise and strength training, a well-rounded fitness routine will include stretching. Stretching regularly helps increase flexibility, improve your range of motion, and relieve stress. Find out how to get the most from your stretches while avoiding injuries. Six Tips for Proper Stretching Target major muscle groups. It’s important to give your [...]
Getting regular exercise is an important part of any weight loss plan. As you begin to ease into a new fitness regimen, there are five different types of exercise that you’ll want to include in a balanced routine: aerobic exercise, strength training, stretching, core exercise, and balance training.
For a number of years, bariatric surgeons debated the value of exercise after weight loss surgery. While many surgeons felt exercise should be encouraged because it has many health benefits beyond promoting weight loss through calorie utilization, others felt that the modest number of calories burned (around 150) while walking for 30-45 minutes a day [...]
The National Weight Control Registry (a collection of data from people who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a year or more) has identified regular exercise as one of the behaviors necessary for weight loss success. Surgeons and support groups working with weight loss surgery patients also recognize exercise as [...]
Many people who decide to lose weight are willing to diet but resist the idea of exercise. While it is true that dieting is a more efficient way to cut calories than through exercise, physical activity is known to be an important part of long-term weight management. Studies have shown that people who lose weight [...]
Data from the National Weight Control Registry shows that nearly 90% of successful dieters exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes each day. In fact, the majority of successful dieters found ways to work 60 minutes or more of activity into their daily schedules. Researchers have also found that people who penciled daily exercise periods [...]
Ever thought how nice it might be to have a personal trainer? A motivational expert who reminds you to be active and keeps reminding you until you meet your exercise quota for the day. It seems that for many of us, increasing activity, improving health, and even shedding a few pounds may be as simple [...]
This is the second in a 3-part series on developing an exercise program. Last month’s segment described how to develop a walking program. This month’s article will focus on biking. WARNING: Do not undertake the biking program described below, or any other exercise program, unless your physician has cleared you for activity. Biking If you [...]
It’s easier to cut 500 calories from your diet than it is to burn off 500 calories through exercise – much easier. Exercise alone is not a particularly effective method for losing weight-especially large amounts of weight, and people who attempt weight loss through exercise alone have a difficult task ahead of them. However, while [...]