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Why should you do cardiovascular training?
Often people talk to me and ask me why I do sports. They ask me if I’m shallow, because I’d do all of this for my looks…. But the truth is that there are waaaaaaaaaay more advantages of doing some cardio, rather than just staying lean and keeping body fat percentages low.
EVERYONE should do sports… if you don’t do anything yet, then you’ve gotta sport.
Popular but unhealthy diets explained
Methods to lose weight
Most experts recommend a combination of healthy eating patterns and regular physical exercise for healthy weight loss.
Other, non-recommended methods of losing weight include use of prescribed or herbal drugs or chemicals that decrease appetite and/or increase physical activity.
How does the body get rid of fat
All body processes require energy to run properly. When the body is using more energy than it is taking in (e.g. when exercising), body cells rely on internally stored energy sources, like complex carbohydrates and fats, for energy.
Definition of weight loss
In the context of physical health, weight loss is the process of losing body weight, usually by losing fat. There are many valuable benefits by losing excess weight such as a higher self-esteem, better health, increased quality of life..
To achieve weight loss, more calories must be expended than taken in. This can be achieved in a few different ways: by reducing the amount of food consumed, increasing physical activity (cardio) or a combination of the two.