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Honey bun
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: How long is sufficient excercise to lose weight?

Hi ive just started working out to lose a stone i have not exercised for over two years properly due to having a baby but I want to get back into it.I can only manage 10 mins on the bike, 2 on rowing machine a few toning exercises and abit of swimming every time I go. Is this worth doing or am I wasting my time. My friend said that you need at least 20 mins of power excercise to even start fat burning.But I am done in after this two times a week.

☆88Angel♥*´`*•.¸
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

half an hour a day try walking I know its winter but its less boring when u walk or dance.

Marcos P
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

The obvious way to burn fat is to eat less food and workout more, the difficulties appear when we actually aim to put that into practice! There are loads of temptations out there don't you think?! I uncovered some good advice by visiting the site in the box below, they have loads of guidance, I lost 6 pounds by following their helpful advice.

Cool Hal
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Look at the picture - yes it is me. I used to weigh 22 stone and when I first went to the gym I couldn't run for 10 seconds. The next time I ran for 15 secs the time after that 20 secs then 30 secs soon it was a couple of mins then 10, then 20. Within 18 months I ran my first 1/2 martahon in just under 2 hours and dropped 9.75 stone - so yes it is worth goingGood luck

mrs v
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Don't give up, you'll be able to work up to it as your fitness levels will be low so you need to build up your strength until you can do 20 minutes at a time. I'm in the same boat myself, I'm looking to lose a couple of stone. I've managed to lose half a stone but have come to a bit of a standstill. I'm trying to do a little bit of exercise every other day. It's a slow process but you'll get there is the end! Good luck

barbawhiskey
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

first and foremost. it took u 9 months to put the weight on, and you can expect it to take 9 months to get it off, healthily. i did it. 9 months. forget any of those women who look like they never had a baby 2 weeks after they delivered and who boast about it. that aint reality.wot u do, if you arent fit already. start slow as u are. but gradually build up, do the bike longer. swimming dont burn fat, look at the people in pools, no offence meant. i dont believe swimming is nearly as good at burning fat as sweating it out in the gym.know wot burns fat the fastest? running. get on that treadmill. start with a 15 minute manual workout, jog when you can, til u get too winded, then walk fast or uphill, then jog for another few minutes, and so on, up to 30 minutes if you can. eventually you will be able to run the entire 30 minutes. promise. another exercise that will knock the fat off is skipping rope. try to do this for first 10 minutes, then 15, straight, it kills ur legs but it works.if you workout to the point you sweat and 'blow bubbles', at least 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes a time, u will be amazed by the result in 3 months time.last, ditch your scale. you tend to GAIN weight when you get fit as muscle weighs more than fat, but u will drop clothes sizes, go by that instead.good luck

tpjava
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject:

Any exercise is better than none and well done for getting started and having a go.To make better use of your time while you train you could try interval trainning as it has proven to burn more calories in the same amount of time.What I mean is that if you are doing 10 mins on the bike, try doing 10 mins but in blocks of 1 1/2 mins at a comfortable pace followed by 30 secs of fast pace. This is called interval training and will burn more calories and fat.Good luck..

steven_prentice_666
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

Well, any little helps.The answerer above said correctly that if it takes nearly 3 years to put on the weight it shouldn't come off quickly, slow and steady is the key. Is your weight constant at the moment? If it is then you just need to burn a few extra calories until you get to the weight you want to be at. If your weight is still increasing then you perhaps need to look at what you eat and if you can cut it down a bit too.Your friend is a bit right - you do need to exercise a bit longer and the government recommends half an hour which gives your heart a good work out. What you can do is keep doing the same as you are now but slowly increase what you do. You might try 11 minutes on the bike next session and 2:15 on the rowing machine - a small increase but start working towards 30 mins of cardio. Perhaps add some cross trainer or treadmill work, 6 to 10 lengths in the pool as well (thats 10 minutes cardio, 10 minutes cycle, aim for 5 mins row and 10 minutes treadmill or cross trainer and thats half an hour)So slowly build up the time on each machine and you'll get there quite quickly I think

Seeker-Of-infomation
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject:

If your not fit enough to go for half hour then your very unfit so if you can do 10min on the bike do that and when you get tired rest for a while then get on the bike again and keep doing this.The thing with cardio exercise is that it hurts when you get to a certain point and you stop but if you keep getting to that point you will slowly get fitter and will then be able to fight against the pain which is where the real fitness takes place.I would suggest exercising 4 times a week if you want to see real results, doing exercise 2 times a week will yield zero results.

Dr Frank
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

Ignoring weight loss, the minimum requirement just for good health is 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise 5 days a week. If you want to lose weight you need to burn off an extra 3,600 calories to lose 1 lb in weight. A moderate jog or 30 minutes will burn off about 400 calories, thus to lose 1lb in a week, taking no other action, you would need to jog for 4 1/2 hours.

chaitanya n
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:21 am Post subject:

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