| You've heard it all before, "Exercising is the best way | | | | now that what you eat and how you eat is the more |
| to lose weight!". It's bull. You know it's bull because you | | | | important than running 3 miles a day. Let me explain. |
| watch your calories, you exercise all day long, and | | | | The single best and fastest way to lose weight is |
| you're only losing a couple pounds a month if anything | | | | through eating healthy meals and tricking your |
| at all. Ok then... why all the exercise hype for fast | | | | metabolism. Alternating calories and your |
| weight loss? | | | | macro-nutrients (protein, carbs, etc) and simply walking |
| I mean, we all know exercise is important to us; | | | | when you can is much more easier, faster, and |
| especially walking. Hell, walking at only 40 minutes per | | | | smarter than trying to run the Olympics every single |
| day lowers your blood pressure. It doesn't even have | | | | day. This is exactly how I lost 180 pounds. |
| to be in 40 minute intervals! It can be 10 minute | | | | When you alternate like this, you increase your |
| intervals. Walking rejuvenates the body and helps your | | | | metabolism which in turn increases the amount of |
| heart work more efficiently. | | | | calories you burn naturally (commonly known as your |
| But what about for weight loss? Everybody I know | | | | RMR or resting metabolic rate - you know the calories |
| asks me what exercises I did to lose 180 pounds and | | | | you burn by sleeping or sitting, etc) which decreases |
| they never believe me. It's not occurring to folks until | | | | the amount of exercise you need by a lot. |