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You don’t need exercise to lose weight… but here’s why you should workout Show notes:
Today, we’ll be talking about exercise and its role in weight loss.
Here’s a summary of today’s episode:
1. You don’t need to exercise to lose weight, but you should, to tone up and for general health. Diet contributes to 80% of weight loss success; exercise 20%; but the latter is still important.
a. Do note, certain forms of exercise – strength training in particular – may make you ‘gain weight’ but remember, what you are gaining is muscle (which is good), not fat, and muscle is heavier than fat, so the number on the scale may not go down as fast as you would want, but the weighing scale is not the best way to track fat loss.
b. A more accurate method to measure success is by using a tape measure – measure your waist, bust, hips, thighs, arms and track loss in inches for true definition of fat loss success.
2. What types of workouts for different levels?
a. Beginners: start with simple cardio and walking. if you’re a home body, do simple workouts from YouTube.
b. Intermediate to advanced: get into HIIT workouts which have after burn effect - helping you burn calories even when you’re not working out.
3. How long should I exercise? Different strokes for different folks. What works for me is 30 minutes per session, 4-5 times a week.
4. Ladies: I know you’re worried about ruining your hair during sweat sessions. I have a tip for you. Listen to find out.
5. Workout gear – look good when working out – it makes you feel good too. Invest in 2 pairs of cute gym clothes – don’t wear oversize promotional t-shirts. When you look good, you also look forward to going to exercise.
a. For shoes, invest in good shoes – there are workout shoes, running and walking shoes, ask attendants in the store you’re buying from as you can get unnecessary injury from wearing the wrong shoes. There’s actually a reason some shoes are Ksh3,000 and others Ksh15,000. Don’t overspend, but don’t be cheap – cheap is expensive and this is your health.
6. Finally, get an accountability partner to workout with, whether spouse, friend, group to motivate you. Then keep on!
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By SimmoneYou don’t need exercise to lose weight… but here’s why you should workout Show notes:
Today, we’ll be talking about exercise and its role in weight loss.
Here’s a summary of today’s episode:
1. You don’t need to exercise to lose weight, but you should, to tone up and for general health. Diet contributes to 80% of weight loss success; exercise 20%; but the latter is still important.
a. Do note, certain forms of exercise – strength training in particular – may make you ‘gain weight’ but remember, what you are gaining is muscle (which is good), not fat, and muscle is heavier than fat, so the number on the scale may not go down as fast as you would want, but the weighing scale is not the best way to track fat loss.
b. A more accurate method to measure success is by using a tape measure – measure your waist, bust, hips, thighs, arms and track loss in inches for true definition of fat loss success.
2. What types of workouts for different levels?
a. Beginners: start with simple cardio and walking. if you’re a home body, do simple workouts from YouTube.
b. Intermediate to advanced: get into HIIT workouts which have after burn effect - helping you burn calories even when you’re not working out.
3. How long should I exercise? Different strokes for different folks. What works for me is 30 minutes per session, 4-5 times a week.
4. Ladies: I know you’re worried about ruining your hair during sweat sessions. I have a tip for you. Listen to find out.
5. Workout gear – look good when working out – it makes you feel good too. Invest in 2 pairs of cute gym clothes – don’t wear oversize promotional t-shirts. When you look good, you also look forward to going to exercise.
a. For shoes, invest in good shoes – there are workout shoes, running and walking shoes, ask attendants in the store you’re buying from as you can get unnecessary injury from wearing the wrong shoes. There’s actually a reason some shoes are Ksh3,000 and others Ksh15,000. Don’t overspend, but don’t be cheap – cheap is expensive and this is your health.
6. Finally, get an accountability partner to workout with, whether spouse, friend, group to motivate you. Then keep on!