All three groups exercised for the same amount of time at the same level of intensity and all experienced positive results, including significant reductions in body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and total fat mass. Each group also had a significant increase in lean body mass, according to the research.
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It seems that the right combo of physical activity may have the power to make you eat less. The magic formula involves both cardio and strength training. Doing just one or the other doesn't really curb your calorie intake as much, if at all.
When men in one small study combined aerobic exercise with weight training for 16 weeks, they ate significantly fewer calories compared with the men who did either aerobics or weight training alone or who did no exercise at all. The researchers suspect that the combo of cardio and strength exercises had the most favorable effect on blood levels of fats, glucose, amino acids and satiety hormones -- producing a powerful combination of hunger-controlling physiological changes.
All activity counts when it comes to losing weight. Any time you move your body, you are burning calories. Do what you enjoy.
Now, if you've been doing aerobic work for several months and have built some tolerance for it, and if your doctor has no issues with you working out vigorously, then you might try a HIIT protocol for your cardio work. HIIT is High Intensity Interval Training and boy, it's a humdinger when done correctly. It burns great calories.
Resistance training is also a great. Muscles are your friend. Go pump some iron with the big boys.
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