| At a time when more than 60% of the U.S. | | | | exercise four or more times per week is all |
| population is considered overweight or obese, | | | | it takes. |
| shaping up our waistline is not just a | | | | |
| personal concern, but a national issue. | | | | Cardiovascular and aerobic exercises |
| Unfortunately, rather than exercise, many in | | | | (endurance exercises such as jogging, cycling |
| the us have succumbed to the promise of diet | | | | swimming, and cross-country skiing) are best |
| pills and programs which have repeatedly | | | | for burning stored fat (from calories or |
| proven to yield only fairly small, short-term | | | | glucose) in your body not only during the |
| weight loss. Even modest regular exercise to | | | | workout, but for some time after the workout |
| your lifestyle can deliver better results | | | | is over as your body recovers. Alternatively, |
| than pills, while permanently changing both | | | | anaerobic exercises (short burst exercises |
| your body and your heart health. | | | | such as sprinting, jumping and weight |
| | | | lifting), which first burn stored glucose |
| Nonetheless, US consumers spend twice as much | | | | rather than stored fat, make it harder to |
| on weight loss pills annually as we do on all | | | | reduce weight. Anaerobic exercises also build |
| fitness equipment combined. This is upwards | | | | muscle (which weighs more that fat). |
| of $100 million per year on products that | | | | |
| studies repeatedly prove dont yield | | | | The Best Cardio-Aerobic Exercises |
| sustainable results. But more importantly, | | | | |
| diets teach our bodies bad habits. Did you | | | | There are a few including jogging, swimming |
| know that when you go on a diet, your body | | | | and cross-country skiing. However, one of the |
| thinks you are starving? This switches on | | | | best is bicycling. As kids, many of us took |
| your bodies inherent natural response to slow | | | | our bikes for granted as we pedaled to |
| down its metabolism, making you more | | | | school, friends houses and sports activities. |
| efficient at storing fat, further worsening | | | | Little did we know as kids we were doing our |
| the problem. | | | | body so much good. As adults, bicycling is |
| | | | still one of the best ways to burn fat, |
| The Exercise Diet | | | | improve muscle tone and improve |
| | | | cardiovascular health no matter what your |
| Exercise is the key to a better you. And | | | | age. Cycling works your major muscle groups |
| although exercise requires more effort than | | | | particularly your legs while also working |
| popping a pill, it doesnt take as much effort | | | | your cardiovascular system. More importantly, |
| as you might think to achieve visible | | | | cycling does this with little impact on your |
| results. Experts agree that working your way | | | | joints, which reduces the risk of injury and |
| up to 20-30 minutes of moderate to high | | | | joint soreness. |
| intensity aerobic and/or cardiovascular | | | | |