by George Zhou

Created on: March 29, 2009

Ready to lose some weight? Oh, wait. Something is stopping you right? Being overweight is very annoying while you are just dying to get that picture perfect body. Something is hindering your ability to exercise. If you can't seem to be losing enough weight, you're probably doing something wrong. It might be that you are doing the wrong types of exercises. Or maybe you are following some exercise myth. If those didn't work, then don't worry, because I've got some foolproof exercise tips for you!

MYTH-BUSTING

Okay. I bet that if you have belly fat, then you have been told to do sit-ups. If you have thick legs, they tell you to do lots of leg exercises. Now, the truth is, that won't really work. While doing these exercises will tone those muscles, it won't help lose much weight in those places. Your body has a natural order of weigh loss. Most people have belly fat because the abdominal area is commonly last in the order. So in order to really lose weight, start following these exercise tips.

CARDIO

First, you want to make sure that you are doing the right type of exercise. The most efficient type of exercise for losing weight is cardio exercise. One easy example is running. That should be quite easy. Just get a pair of shoes and do a distance run. Also, you should definitely try to improve the distance or time every day or week. This will prevent your body from adapting. Adapting will make your body used to the routine so your muscles don't work as hard, making your weight loss efficiency a great deal lower. You will challenge yourself and will be benefiting more from the routine. Another tip is to change up the run a bit. You could incorporate some hills in the run. You could do a series of sprints instead of a distance run. These will all prevent your body from adapting.

Now there are more types of cardio. Another one is boxing. If plain running doesn't float your boat, then get a punching bag and start beating it up! Boxing is very much like a fast-paced sprint with the upper body. It will not only help you lose overall weight, but it will tone your upper-body, and perhaps make you look ripped. =]

LIGHTWEIGHT TRAINING

Lightweight training involves lifting light weights. When you lift weights under 10 times, you are increasing your muscle mass but not it's not really helping you lose too much weight. When you lift weights above 10 reps and under 20 reps, you are doing something in between. What you need to do is lift weights with reps over 20. That can help you lose

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