 Let’s talk about appetite For most men, moderate exercise tends to only result in a small to mild increase in appetite. To the dismay of the female gender, the more a woman excercises, the more likely she is to eat back everything they burned in the gym. This is due to the fact that women have a stronger appetite regulation due to exercise. Here’s the study performed on effects of exercise intensity on food intake and appetite in women. Fat loss is the result of consuming fewer calories than you burn. If performing excessive cardio activity ends up making you eat more at your usual meals, then the fat loss effect becomes quite diminished to say the least. You could walk into any gym at any time of the day and there’s one sight you’ll always see (besides bros doing bicep curls in the mirror) and that’s women glued to the cardio machines. More often than not, these women are desperately toiling away on the elliptical machine in effort to slim down a bit or shed some excess body fat. Unfortunately, as I hope all of you reading this know, cardio alone is extremely in effective as a tool for fat loss. It’s a pretty ineffective fat loss tool for men, but for women it’s even less effective! Here’s some quick math. In order to drop a pound of body fat, a calorie deficit of roughly 3500 calories must be created. Assuming that you’re a fit person and can workout at a moderate pace for about an hour, that’s like 6 to 10 hours of exercise just to drop a single pound of body fat. And that’s talking in terms of best case scenario. But what about all of those really thin and sporty chicks that are always running? How do they get away with all that cardio? In this instance, cardio can be useful to maintain weight while increasing how much food you eat. But it’s known as a ‘spinning tires’ phenomena. You’re ultimately putting in increasing amounts of efforts just to end up looking the same! For those of you who’ve studied business, that’s known as a poor ROI (return on investment). Cardio is quite in effective as helping you reach your goal level of leaness because it takes waaay tooo many hours to burn a good amount of fat. And as you start doing cardio, you invariably start to consume more food. Water Retention and Cardio The accumulating stresses of dieting, excess cardio, and just the thought of having to lose weight will create extremely high levels of cortisol in the body, which can lead to water retention and bloating! This is way in most cases when a girl sticks to a strict diet and workout plan but soon notices a plateu in weight loss. The fat loss may still be continuing, but the weight shown on the scale will stay the same. Talk about a major mind f-ck. This is due to her body holding onto more water in response to the increased amount of stresses being placed on the body.  Cardio can turn you into a couch potato For a lot of individuals, doing lots of cardio activity while restricting their calories on a diet can cause a pretty big lack of energy and put them in a state of laziness. They might give it all they got during workouts, but the rest of the day finds them in zoned-out and zombie like state. This is just the body preserving energy when and wherever it can when in a state of deprivation and excess energy expenditure. Trust me, there’s no benefit to looking slim and fit if you don’t have the energy or desire to leave your bed every day.  Avoid the Hamster Wheel So if running and cardio are no-no’s to burn fat, what’s the best way? Well it all comes down to nutrition. Nutrition is paramount. Always eat to ensure you consume fewer calories than you burn, but not in an excessive deficit. A few moderate sessions of light intensity walking is also beneficial. Light intensity walks seem to have a pretty neutral effect on appetite in women. If you’re looking to use exercise as the main medium to shed some body fat, then resistance training with weights coupled with some light walking is your best bet. Weight training also ensures the weight you lose comes almost completely from stored body fat while maintaining lean, sexy muscle. The major benefit weight training has on women is the ability to give a woman’s body a more overall attractive look. You’ll be leaner, more ‘toned’ and firm, and present a much better shape while looking great in clothes (or even better without). So ladies, please do yourself and us guys a favor, skip the excessive road-runs and half marathons; and don’t neglect the weight room if you’re looking to shape up this summer. Related Articles   ONE FOR THE LADIES: WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FAT LOSS AND TRAINING Ladies,quit wasting time and effort with fad diets and pointless workout routines that don't yield results. Learn the basics of what your diet and training should consist of!  ANOTHER ONE FOR THE LADIES: DON'T MAKE THESE MISTAKES WITH YOUR DIET AND TRAINING
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