Is running uphill more effective for trying to lose weight or is an all round work out at the gym better? I tried to do but it kinda kicked my ass. Eventually...
Usually i would ask bodytype and weight, but i take your a women, and they tend to dislike beeing asked :tongue:
Running is by far the most effective way to burn calories. Aka lose fat. If you can cope with running, interval sprints make perfection.
However, there is an issue with running. You'll mainly burn carbs, because of the high caloric demand. This offcourse depends. Someone who is as accustomed to running like @JCK for example, doesnt have this issue and can perfectly cope with running and intervals to lose fat (if he even has any).
thing is, you need to burn fat, not sugar.
if you have acces to a gym, you can do this in a very efficient way.
First you'll start by "warming up" for 5 to 10 minutes. Can be on any cardio apparatus, tho i consider rowing or moonwalking more effective. What you want to reach is the point where your muscles are warm, the initial cramping from starting to excercise is gone, and you reach a steady heartrate and breathing rate.
Next, there is weights. You see, weights are a very good way to initiate fatburning, along with sugarburning. But at a better rate. You can spend 45 to 60 minutes on weights. Isolation excercises mainly. Make sure its a schedule designed for females, cause you have diffrent targets. I'd also recommand adding glutes and squat. Dont ask why, your boyfriend/husband will agree with me after a while. Tell him he doesnt need to thank me.
The key of your weights, is that you do each excercise for about
four sets of usually
10 to 25 reps depending on what muscle it is. This way you will force fatburning to kick in.
Now, when this is done, your body is allready in a state where it burns fat to support the energy needs. Thats great.
Now, you can do the final part of the training, wich is cardio. 30 to 45 minutes on any cardioapparatus that brings your heartrate into cardio zone will do. Offcourse, with better condition, come better excercises. At best its offcourse running again. At the end, there is interval running.
Dont make the mistake to drink "sport drinks". Thats high glucose garbage and holds more calories then you burn. Thats stuff is for people who are doing a contest or endurance sports.
eat 2 to 1 houre before training (like bread or something complex carb-ish without fat), and all you'll need, is a bottle of water
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