Ok, so a pound of fat is equal to 3600 calories. Working at aerobic maximum capacity, you can count on burning around 10 calories/minute. Yes, your math is correct...you have to exercise for 360 minutes, to get rid of one pound of fat. And by the way, that doesn't include all the food you ate today either. But don't get discouraged...with a little tweaking of the diet and consistent physical activity, you will start to feel and see results, quickly. Here's an example:
Lets say you have 20lbs to loose, that's 72000 calories. 20 x 3600 = 72000.
Now, you can look at that as 120 hours of intense exercise while maintaining your current eating habits...or...you can make healthy food choices in regard to portion, timing and variety and begin a moderate, sustainable activity level.
A 60 day plan would stack up like this if you currently eat about 2000 calories/day:
Intense exercise alone Sustainable food/fitness plan
*two hours of non-stop, *Shave 400 calories/day out of your
high intensity aerobic exercise; diet by making healthy food
every day, seven days/week. substitutions, and controlling portion
*continue to eat exactly as you sizes.
currently do *One hour of high intensity aerobic
exercise and another half hour of
weight or cross training.
Either way, this may seem like a bigger mountain to climb than you had imagined. It is not always easy, but the rewards last a life time, and will add time to your life. Not just countable days, but quality of life as well. I don't just want to be around for my children's weddings, I want to dance the night away at them. I don't just want to visit my grandchildren, I want to run, swim, bicycle and play with them. And I want to look and feel great now! How about you? What are your goals? How are you going to get there? Do you have a plan?
