Best Weight Loss After 40

best weight loss after 40
Elliptical crosstrainer benefits…?

I have a ‘Cross trainer’ at home that is very high impact, after at least 10 minutes i am out of breath and really aching and sweaty (im not that unfit). I have found that im getting toned but losing no weight(i assume i am keeping muscle), even though i am on a calorie restricted diet too. At the gym, they have the elliptical trainers that i can do for over 40 minutes without getting out of breath but i heard this was better for weight loss then a high impact one. I was wondering why this is? And also what the best ‘routine’ of excercise i can do in about an hour a day to get very toned and lose weight?

Elliptical trainers are good as they tend to hit alot of the areas in the body that running doesnt.

You don’t want to lose weight too fast, 1kg / week is a good way. To be shaping up and slimming down you need to reduce your body fat and tone your muscle. Going to the gym and eating correctly will do this.

Get your weight in kgs. Multiply your kgs x 1.56, this will tell you the amount of protein in grammes you should be eating per day.

Also find out how many calories you burn (RMR -resting metabollic rate, men ave 2000 cals/day, women 1500).

Then eat the right amount of protein, reduce your calorie intake 500 below your RMR and research shows you will lose 2lbs of FAT per week.

Best to eat 4 – 6 small meals per day and do exercise too.

You need to be having simple carbs (fruit smoothie, banana etc) before going to the gym to kick start the fat burning process, then a protein shake within 30 mins after finishing

Remember you’er building muscle and burning fat, so themain difference will be in measurements of cm’s and body fat