by David Aaron White

Created on: August 25, 2008   Last Updated: May 27, 2009

A lot of people want to lose weight; however, losing weight takes time, which is why everyone isn't a supermodel. You need to be willing to put a lot of time and effort into your workouts if you want to look thinner and trimmer. Still, you should find some exercises that burn the most calories in order to save yourself a little bit of time. Burning calories takes work: you have to sweat if you are going to burn calories, and you have to be willing to vomit if your workout is a true test of your physical limitations. This means that you need to find an exercise that you are dedicated enough to, one that you're willing to practice until you vomit, and one that is not easy in any way shape of form when you begin.

In fact, the exercises that burn the most calories are different for everyone, because they are the exercises that are most difficult for you. If you happen to be really strong when it comes to doing push-ups, doing three sets of twenty a day is not going to be as productive for you as for someone whose pectoral muscles are virtually nonexistent. You need to find the exercises that you have the most difficulty performing, or you should try new exercises that your trainer may not have shown you. For example, I started long distance running a few months ago, and lately have gotten pretty involved in it. After every run over three miles, I am tired, out of breath, and sweating buckets; this is the most physically taxing exercise that I do. I'll admit, it is painful and I have thought about giving it up, but I stick with it because I know if I try something that is difficult, I will see results.

The only way to achieve in anything is to challenge yourself. Let's use another quick example: Let's say a young woman is blessed with the extraordinary ability to multiply three-digit numbers in her head in mere seconds. How much work will she have really done if the only thing she scores well on are math tests? Not much work at all, I'm afraid, so she won't have challenged herself...and if her work wasn't challenging, then it was rather easy for her, and she accomplished nothing. It's only logical: your input varies directly to your output. What you put into your workout determines what you get out. If you shy away from doing sit-ups because they are too difficult, then you are destined to have a weak core. But if you put yourself through the pain for a few months, you will see improvement, burn many more calories than you would doing "easier" exercises, and you'll

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