Common weight loss worries.

There are so many people who are overweight and want to seriously reduce those extra pounds. But their busy work life doesnt allow them to give time for exercise or visiting a health club. This is when such people have questions which are very common; but answering them is difficult. So given below are the two common questions and their simple answers which can be easily applied in your day to day life to get positive results in losing weight.

1. Why do doctors always recommend a slow rate of weight loss? What’s wrong with losing it fast, if you can?

When it comes to weight loss, slow and steady wins the race. Fast weight loss is usually followed shortly by rapid weight gain. Besides, 1 pound of fat contains 3,500 calories, so you need to burn 500 more calories than you eat each day to lose just 1 pound a week (500 calories x 7 days). If you’re losing more than 1 to 2 pounds a week, it’s either water weight or lean tissue you’re losing, not fat. Weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week may seem like an agonizingly slow pace, but if improving your health is a long-term goal, the speed of your weight loss isn’t important.

2. Weight-loss exercise: How do I fit it into my day? I’m trying to lose weight by eating less and exercising more, but I often don’t have time to do all at once.

Decide the total amount of time, you can devote (per day) for exercise. Say if you decide 60 minutes, but cant do it in a single stretch. It doesn’t matter whether you divide your workout into two 30-minute sessions, four 15-minute sessions or six 10-minute sessions. You will get similar results no matter how you accumulate your 60 minutes. The same holds true for the cardiovascular benefit of exercise. This is good news! Take the stairs, rake leaves, walk during your lunch break. It all adds up!

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