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What is the most effective way to lose weight?

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine
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To lose weight you should combine resistance training with aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise can burn a large amount of calories in a short period of time, but burns very little extra calories after a workout. Resistance training however burns a lot of calories after a workout through a mechanism known as excessive post exercise oxygen consumption also known as EPOC. This means if you do both you’ll burn large amounts of calories over the course of a day if you combine the two.
Dr. Mike Clark, DPT
Dr. Mike Clark, DPT on behalf of Sharecare Fitness
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The most effective way to lose weight is to ensure that you consume fewer calories from food than the amount of calories your body burns through powering itself and performing physical activity. This can be accomplished by decreasing how much you eat, increasing how much physical activity you do, or a combination of the two. Creating an energy deficit (eating less calories and moving more) requires your body to use stored fat as a fuel source, which if kept up over time, will lead to changes in your body weight.
Jonathan Penney
Jonathan Penney on behalf of National Academy of Sports Medicine
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The most effective way to lose weight is to eat right and to exercise.  If you are able to complete these two vital components then you will easily be able to lose weight.

To be a little more specific.  When starting a weight loss program, you need to focus on your nutritional habits.  To start, take all grains and discard them, pretend you are allergic.  Grains will not aid in weight loss.  Although, they provide great nutrients, they will not help you to lose weight.  Next start eating lean proteins and vegetables.  Eating fruits and nuts will also be helpful but be sure to eat 4 ounces or less of nuts on a daily basis.

As for exercise.  Be sure to complete both aerobic and anaerobic exercise.  You need to not only build your cardiovascular endurance but you need to increase lean muscle mass as well.

Being able to complete all of the above will help lead to weight loss.

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