Exercise tips for weight loss

Wondering why all your efforts in the gym aren't paying off? Fitness writer, Katie Hiscock shares her top tips to help you get the most from your workouts, shed the pounds and stay on track...
 If your waistline is groaning from the excesses of Christmas and you want to kick-start a fitness routine that lasts well beyond the winter months, here are our tips to help you stay on track and shed the pounds...
To lose weight, you need to be in calorie deficit from your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE). In plain English, the amount of calories you eat needs to be less than the amount of calories you burn each day.
Going to the gym but not losing weight? Studies show that people who exercise often cancel out the calories they burn by eating more. So beware of that seemingly innocuous hot chocolate after a gym session – it may actually being undoing all your hard work!
Sports drinks contain salts and sugars to replenish what the body has lost through sweating that water alone can’t replace. Unless you need the energy contained in these drinks to fuel your activity (such as a long run of over an hour), it’s wiser to choose simple water, or a zero-calorie electrolyte drink and avoid the hidden calories.
Moving more doesn’t mean you need to join a gym. From walking up stairs to gardening, any activity that gets your heart rate going and your muscles moving will have an effect.
 You don’t necessarily need to take up a high intensity Zumba class to lose weight either. Research shows that moderate exercise, such a walking, can be just as effective for weight loss since it doesn’t trigger the appetite hormones, which can lead to you reaching for the biscuit tin after a hard workout.
While we need a certain level of fat to be healthy, excess fat isn’t good for anyone. Everyone holds fat in different places and where you get fat deposits depends on your genetics, lifestyle and gender.
“Your body wants to get rid of the visceral fat before it gets rid of the subcutaneous fat,” says Andrew Tew, Running Services Manager for ASICS. “This is why a lot of people get disheartened when they go to the gym – particularly when they start going as they expect to see an instant result around the outside of their body, which they often don't because the body wants to get rid of visceral fat first.”
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Exercise tips for weight loss

Wondering why all your efforts in the gym arent paying off? Fitness writer, Katie Hiscock shares her top tips to help you get the most from your workouts, shed the pounds and stay on track... If your waistline is groaning from the excesses of Christmas and you want to kick-start a fitness routine that lasts well beyond the winter months, here are our tips to help you stay on track and shed the pounds... To lose weight, you need to be in calorie deficit from your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE). In plain English, the amount of calories you eat needs to be less than the amount of calories you burn each day. Going to the gym but not losing weight? Studies show that people who exercise often cancel out the calories they burn by eating more. So beware of that seemingly innocuous hot chocolate after a gym session it may actually being undoing all your hard work! Sports drinks contain salts and sugars to replenish what the body has lost through sweating that water alone cant replace. Unless you need the energy contained in these drinks to fuel your activity (such as a long run of over an hour), its wiser to choose simple water, or a zero-calorie electrolyte drink and avoid the hidden calories. Moving more doesnt mean you need to join a gym. From walking up stairs to gardening, any activity that gets your heart rate going and your muscles moving will have an effect. You dont necessarily need to take up a high intensity Zumba class to lose weight either. Research shows that moderate exercise, such a walking, can be just as effective for weight loss since it doesnt trigger the appetite hormones, which can lead to you reaching for the biscuit tin after a hard workout. While we need a certain level of fat to be healthy, excess fat isnt good for anyone. Everyone holds fat in different places and where you get fat deposits depends on your genetics, lifestyle and gender. Your body wants to get rid of the visceral fat before it gets rid of the subcutaneous fat, says Andrew Tew, Running Services Manager for ASICS. This is why a lot of people get disheartened when they go to the gym particularly when they start going as they expect to see an instant result around the outside of their body, which they often dont because the body wants to get rid of visceral fat first. BBC health