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