What is the best workout for losing weight?
If you want to shed some pounds and some body fat should you lift weights or go for the aerobic classes? Well new studies indicate the aerobic exercise is the best way to burn off the fat. Researchers at Duke University compared the effects of aerobic exercise versus resistance training on body fat in overweight and obese adults ( Journal of Applied Physiology ). Many professionals have recommended both aerobic exercise and resistance training for weight loss: Aerobic exercise to burn calories and fat and resistance training to build and maintain muscle mass which also increases a person’s metabolic rate. In this study, 234 participants were overweight or obese (119 participants completed the study). Researchers divided them into one of three exercise groups: ...