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In addition to paying attention to your diet, you have decided to do sports to burn more calories. Doctissimo gives you a helping hand by telling you the three best exercises to add to your schedule.
Regular physical activity is beneficial for your health. And if you want to lose weight, certain exercises are to be favored. Small selection validated by sports coaches.
Cardio
To lose weight, focus on cardio. It is an ideal exercise to increase your heart rate and burn calories. But it should not be practiced alone. Cardio should be done as a routine, on a daily basis, but it should be supplemented with some strength training exercises, at the same time.
Cardio should be done in the form of HIIT exercises, at high intensity: choose any exercise you like – jogging, walking, cycling – alternating intense moments with gentler periods to recover.
- For example, for running, this will involve alternating between jogging and sprinting. The intense periods are shorter – one to two minutes – and you typically recover for about double that time, or two to four minutes.
Bodybuilding
Lifting weights and doing strength training exercises is also a good way to lose weight. Why? Because lifting weights will help you lose fat while building muscle, which is good for your metabolism. Muscle mass burns more calories than fat – even while you sleep.
Strength training often involves using dumbbells or weight machines, according to fitness coach Bryna Carracino, quoted by CNET. “The more lean muscle you have on your body, the higher your metabolism, which in turn promotes healthy weight loss.”
Compound movements
“Some of the best exercises for weight loss include full-body movements coupled with cardio sessions.” explains Brooke Taylor, certified personal trainer. A compound movement is a multi-joint exercise designed to target multiple muscle groups at once.
This could be jumping rope for a minute, alternating with fitness exercises, such as burpees.”These exercises help improve muscle mass and tone supporting muscles. This goes hand in hand with strengthening bone density and the cardiovascular system.” he concludes.
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