Best form of exercise?

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I’ve never been super into fitness but it needs to be done. 
What is the best was to lose weight?

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Weight loss comes from balancing out any of your body’s imbalances and improving your nutrition. You can’t out-exercise a poor diet.

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I lost 87 pounds in a year and maintained it with hardly any exercise since January. Just walking and eating better. Nutrition is most important. High protein high fiber and low sugar low salt and mostly granola for bread carbs. I just used a Fitbit and MyFitnessPal app which I love. It tracks everything. You get a set number of calories and when you exercise you get extra calories to eat or save towards the end of the day which is your calorie deficit and equates to weight loss. 500+ calories left at the end of the day. It adds up. I never went to the gym because I know myself and would have found any excuse not to go from costing too much to too many people to bad weather etc. At home the boy excuse was me being lazy. I walked at home in the kitchen, I just put on music and had fun dancing around the kitchen. Step together step together and toe touches etc. I walked the mall, grocery store etc. Then I didn’t have bad weather to be an excuse too. Steps add up. My mindset used to be I walk so I can eat more but that’s changed. It’s more psychological than anything. How you look at things. If you go into it already feeling like it’s not going to work then it won’t. Its not starving or depriving yourself, it’s finding alternatives or other options. It’s learning to find a balance in life. 80/20% everything in moderation. 80 is the time you are good and 20 you can splurge a little. But knowing that there is cause and effect. It’s not a diet it’s a lifestyle change. Diets are temporary and usually have more bad side effects than benefits. I have done them all since the 90s, one worse than the next. This is what works for me and you have to figure out what works best for you both food and exercise. If it’s fun or tastes good there will be less chance of you avoiding or dreading it. We are all emotional eaters or struggles with eating disorders and it’s learning new habits and channeling those feelings differently like journaling or screaming into a pillow or yoga or exercise or remembering all the hard work that you already put in and repeating it’s not worth it. We all have triggers from friends and family or relationships or work. Whether it’s alcohol, food, drugs, smoking  etc we look for some sort of relief and escape from what you are feeling. Finding willpower and strength over the psychological aspect. You can do this. I have faith in you. You just need to find your reason and that becomes your motivation and goal and fuels you to keep moving forward and once you have that it becomes part of your routine and when you don’t do it you feel like something is missing or off. Start with a mile a day and that doesn’t have to be all at once. Steps add up throughout the day. Slowly increase it. I started with a mile a day and worked my way up to 13 miles a day. But I had to do 13 miles a day for a week to break a plateau. Your body gets used to things and you have to shake things up and do things that you haven’t done before to get the results that you have not gotten before. But now I only Walk 0-4 miles a day and still maintain the weight loss because I still eat better and lose a little a day. I’m not trying to kill myself losing a pound a day walking 13 miles a day. I wasn’t happy and it became a chore so I cut it down. You’ve got this!

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I’d suggest group fitness classes! A lot of gyms have them, and it’s more fun/motivating then going to a gym where you have no idea how half the equipment works. You’ll get a good workout and maybe some friends too. A lot of gyms have them, but I would suggest HITT workouts (interval training), yoga, swimming, cycling or a mix of all. Also as it’s summer, try to make your normal hangouts more active - instead of just going to sit on the beach or hang out in a coffee shop, see if a friend wants to try paddle boarding/ play volleyball / outdoor yoga / paintball omg and get smoothies after.
Also like someone said in the comments, diet is super important! For women to see results, it depends roughly 70% on diet and 30% on activity. Meaning, working out an hour a day and still eating junk isn’t going to get you results. Aim for 30-45 minutes of working out a day and focus on eating healthy!

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The best exercise is one that you'll actually do. If you like playing basketball, or hiking do that. Exercise regimen failure happens mostly due to people dreading the workout itself. 
I hate running so I play sports and do calisthenics instead. If I forced myself to run and only run, I'd just quit

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When it comes to losing weight the healthy way, it’s 80% what you eat and 20% exercise. Besides cardio, it’s important to incorporate weights into your routine (does not have to be heavy), as that helps you lose fat throughout the day.

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