HOW MUCH EXERCISE TO LOSE WEIGHT?
HOW MUCH EXERCISE TO LOSE WEIGHT?
Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
A study from the University of Texas shows that for exercise to help you lose weight, you have to
exercise intensely, consistently and often.
A group of men and women from the ages of 16 to 65 exercised 3 times a week on a stationary bicycle,
working up to fairly intense 50 minute sessions for 20 weeks. They lost a few pounds, but that is not
enough to help a fat person become thin. This is astounding because most studies show that intense
exercise raises metabolism and helps people to lose a lot of weight.
To use exercise as your only source for weight loss, you have to exercise intensely enough to raise your
body temperature, causing you to burn more calories for up to 18 hours and you have to do it at least
five times a week. Swimming won't help most people to lose weight because they do it in water which
conducts heat away from the body so efficiently that it prevents your body temperature from rising.
Exercising on land at a pace that doesn't increase your rate and depth of breathing also reduces your
chances of losing weight.
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