How to lower one's body/fat ratio. Questions are about diets and training programs that improve body composition.
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Running, eating less but not losing weight?
I've been running for the past month and a half and watching what I eat for the past three weeks. I started out at 77,1kg and have been stuck around 75,5kg for the past week or longer.
I've ...
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Does it matter which type of exercise for health/weight loss?
So I picked up Harvard Medical School Guides' "No Sweat Exercise Plan: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Live Longer" book and it seemed to suggest that any exercise was about as good as another for ...
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Will I effectively lose weight only by running? Is it better than doing full body workout?
Just what the title says. What will be the tradeoff of losing weight only by running on a treadmill instead of doing separate muscle group workout?
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Are ab exercises more usefull to reduce belly fat than other exercises?
I have little bit belly fat which I want to reduce. So I started ab exercises (like sit-ups and crunches) month ago. It's much more difficult to me to do these kind of exercises than other e.g. ...
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Swimming for Fat burn
How good is swimming for burning fat? There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions on the matter (not backed up with fact). A few places seem to say its the best exercise because its a whole body ...
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Advice for improving metabolism burn: how do we keep it in high gear?
According to Mayo Clinic about 60% - 75% of the calories burned are non-exercise related. It seems each person's metabolism adjusts to ensure proper support of the body with the focus on efficient ...
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Does being cold help lose weight?
I heard on Doctor Oz once that drinking cold water can help burn calories in a rather passive way since the body will have to work to warm it back up. Would this concept work practically in general? ...
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Experience and references about intermittent fasting
I have read about and tried intermittent fasting in the past few months with some great results. The only hiccup was getting sick for about 3 weeks and losing that will to continue with it, until I ...
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How many calories are burned while doing interval running?
Since I've started running I've noticed that my appetite has gone up incredibly.I need to know how much I can eat to stave off the hunger while staying under my caloric burn. Is there a way to ...
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Could a specific nutrient deficiency cause lightheadedness when losing weight?
I'm currently using the Slow Carb Diet to lose some weight. I find that it works well, but I plateau often. I'm trying (and succeeding but ever so slowly) to get under 15% body fat. Been doing it a ...
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Somewhat confused about the midweek spike on the anabolic diet
I have been on LeanGains for the past 3 months, on what started as a cutting diet (but somehow ended up a recomp). So, now I have the following stats:
72 kg (from 76 kg)
162 cm
88 kg deadlift
80 kg ...
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Started lifting again and am gaining weight but my clothes seem to fit better. What is the cause?
I've been lifting consistently for over a month and have noticed that i'm gaining weight (unfortunately) but you wouldn't know by the way my clothes are fitting. I would think that the extra weight ...
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Weights versus cardio, or weights with cardio
This is specific to an obese individual. For weight loss - is it better to first focus on cardio, and then move on to weights, or is the combination a better approach? And why?
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What are the biological processes behind the sensation of “being hungry”? [closed]
I'm trying to work out if there is a particular diet or habits around eating that would minimize the sensation of "being hungry".
Is "being hungry" a psychological sensation determined simply by the ...
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Strength Training and a Bad Back
I've always been leery of weights - it takes me months of very steady progress before I feel at home with them. By comparison: Yoga and Cardio come naturally to me. The only time I did weights ...
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What's the deal with skin sag after massive weight loss?
I'm very overweight. I'm also starting to lose a lot of weight on a new diet/exercise program with a trainer.
As the pounds continue to drop off, how bad can I expect skin sag to be?
Can I do ...
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Does sitting in a sauna actually stimulate weight loss?
My bodybugg gadget actually seems to think that I'm burning more calories when I'm in the sauna, but I'm kinda skeptical. Does sauna time really accomplish anything?
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suggest some diet for me as I want to gain muscles and at same time want to reduce belly fat
I workout daily for half an hour to gain some muscles(e.g. chess and weight lifting). I have a nice physic except a little bit belly fat, so for that I daily do some half an hour walking and 15 ...
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Is Zumba more effective than dance class for weight loss?
I've been hearing a lot about Zumba lately and I've been doing a little bit of research on it. From my understanding, many forms of dance can cause weight loss. I'm trying to find out if it is more ...
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Running - should it be done when you're hungry?
What is the recommended time for running, in respect to meal time and hungriness (amount of sugar on your blood)? If the answer depends on the goal of the exercise, please explain for weight-loss.
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Does fat make you fat?
I understand that there are good and bad fats. I'm talking about the good ones, the fat that comes from avocado, flax seed oil, etc.
I am obese at the moment and wish to lose body fat quickly. I am ...
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How much cardio to lose body fat fast and healthy
What are some good exercise programs to lose as much body fat possible in a short period of time, but still keeping it healthy. A treadmill and elliptical is available to me 24/7. I am 5'11" and ...
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Can adding a weight vest improve fat loss?
It's that time of year again when I am slimming down (reduce body fat %) to show off my hard work. I'm looking for an effective way to increase my calorie burning during a routine. I picked up a 40lbs ...
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Going from training 3 days/week to 4 days/week
I've been training three days per week for about two months now and feel that I want to increase the amount of training I do. From mon - wed - fri, to mon-tue-thu-fri. Currently I have a two day ...
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Losing weight with Stronglifts 5x5?
At 22 years old and 325 lbs (mostly fat) I rather desperately want (and need) to lose weight. However, I'm not a big fan of running. I do some biking, but I've been reading up more about weight ...
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How to lose weight while being hungry after exercising heavily?
I exercise frequently: running, cycling, football at least 5 days a week.
However, I have a sizable gut. This is due to a few factors: I sit all day at work, high calorie intake from soft drink and ...
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how to drink 8 glasses of water a day?
weight loss diets recommend to drink 8 glasses of water a day, also to brighten skin. during a day, I think I drink too much water. I doubt that is it really true or it's just my illusion. the problem ...
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I am overweight and need to reduce?
I am an IT engineer and most of my time I spend near my PC. I noticed after a few months that I've gained a lot of weight and now it's at 100kg. Sounds too much to me. I have no medical conditions, ...
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What's so bad about losing more than 2lbs/wk
I keep reading that the guideline to shoot for is a max of two pounds a week for weight loss. Why?
You see these folks on TV being driven to loose 10lbs a week. Is it just the fact they are so ...
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How to design a running program and diet plan for losing fat in a healthy manner?
I have a specific fitness goal that I want to achieve, and I wanted to take the opinion of some Fitness.SE members to ensure that I'm going in the right direction, and if not, what steps should I take ...
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Do I lose muscle or fat if I don't eat for 5 days?
Due to an injury followed by a stomach virus, I drank a lot (coke, iced tea, and water) but hardly ate anything for 5 days. Now, my weight has dropped by 3 lbs.
I feel like I lost muscle mass. ...
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Want to lose weight, need advice
I am very overweight, at 19 stone. I am in the gym, I go 3 times a week and normally do 40 minutes cardio on the elliptical and 20-30 on the low bike with the proper seat, I find the normal bike hurts ...
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How to lose weight if I have lower vertebrae problems?
According to my doctor I am having lower back disc problems. I feel pain there almost all the times when I stand or bend my body backward.
Now, I am gaining fat and don't know how I can lose it as I ...
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Cardio / HIIT with a collapsed arch
I have a collapsed arch in one of my feet due to a past injury. I have doctor-prescribed orthotics and have been cleared for any and all exercise activity. My primary goal is weight loss. It seems ...
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Weight Training for Weight Loss
I have heard that weight training can be a good strategy for reducing body fat. If one's goal is to reduce total body fat, should one's weight training program be aimed at muscle hypertrophy or ...
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Is working out localized muscle going to help burn fat in that area more than building up overall muscle mass?
When different people gain weight, the fat tends to accumulate in different parts of the body based on the individual. Some people gain in their stomach, their buttocks, their thighs, etc.
If I am ...
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Is it possible to lose weight on some special parts of body?
I'm 165 cm tall, weigh 56 kg.
I'm the ideal weight for my height now, but don't like my body and how it looks like!
I'd love to be skinny but I don't know how.
Fat tummy, belly, leg ..
I am, as ...
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Exercising deficit and daily caloric intake
Hi I'm a 28 year old female, 153cm (5'), 54kg (120lb).
I'm am trying to lose some weight and tone up.
I am currently eating around 1300 calories a day, working out on a rowing machine and cycling ...
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Tips to lose fat without running, jogging etc (have bad knee)
I am 27. I have a bad knee from doing dead lifts. Its osteoarthritis the doctor says, so not only did I give up deads but also am refraining from running or other such activities that take a toll on ...
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Low room temperature and weight loss
If I spend a lot of time in my office, but do not heat it too much, would that help me lose weight?
I don't mean to reduce it to a point where it's unhealthy, just to drop it slightly below the ...
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Is it physically possible to have a calorie deficit for a month and gain 5 kilos of weight while being on diet and training?
Is it physically possible to have a calorie deficit for a month and gain 5 kilos of weight while being on diet?
I am eating around 1500-2000 calories a day and I should be taking around 3500 minimum ...
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Would lots of walking allow me to lean out while lifting and eating a lot?
Suppose I'm on a hypercaloric diet (i.e bulking diet), lifting weights, and I also go for a walk 3 hours a day.
Walking is not an aerobic exercise, so the ratio of glycogen vs fat used as fuel is ...
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Spreading workout into two
Would it be better to spread my workout into two different shifts, or better to do it all at once?
My focus is to lose fat, gain muscle.
I am 5'11", weight 185 lbs and I'm 26 years old. I currently ...
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Optimum heart rate for fat loss
I'm trying to figure out what the optimum heart rate should be for cardio exercise to burn fat. According to this website apparently between 60% and 70% is best for fat burning.
Is this true?
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Gain muscle mass for fat loss
One of my aims is to gain muscle mass to increase fat-burn.
What would be a good way to achieve this?
It should be natural to concentrate on big muscles, but from what I understand legs for example ...
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What kind of workout regimen can get me back in it?
When I was in college, I used to pretty good at keeping up a decent workout schedule (three days a week during normal times, at least one day a week during extremely stressful exam weeks). My ...
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Is sitting all day in anyway related to butt size?
I'm a programmer and I sit by the computer almost all day long, some days literally all day, and I heard that sitting all day is one reason why someone's butt can get bigger is that true? and if yes, ...
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How to lose fat even if “fit”?
I'm a 20 years old male who's always been fit. I love sport, and I always practice them such as football, rock climbing, skateboardind... and more. But I want to have a toned body. We never see my ...
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Fat burning supplements and their efficacy
I understand that the general consensus is that one should rather rely on exercise/training and proper nutrition to lose fat.
However, I'm wondering what else can be used to accelerate this process. ...
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How (much) can a metabolism slow down?
Always when you read about diets, you also read a warning saying that a too small calorie intake will slow down your metabolism. However, I can't find any sources explaining what exaclty slows down ...
