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How many times a week should I exercise in order to lose weight?

Use exercise wisely as a tool to help you lose weight. It is very difficult to lose weight through exercise alone. When coupled with a sensible diet, exercise can be a very good tool to help us lose weight and keep it off.

1.Select an exercise regimen that is appropriate for you.

Choose activities that you like, exercise at convenient times of the day, and have a variety of exercises to chose from to avoid getting bored.

2. You should familiarize yourself with benefits and risks of excercise you are considering

3. Spend time on aerobic exercises.

Cardio and aerobic exercises are helpful to strengthen the respiratory muscles and it results in smoother and unlabored breathing. These exercises are good for strengthening the cardiovascular muscles and it also improves the hearts pumping efficiency. It tones the muscles of all parts of body that results in improved blood circulation and reduced blood pressure. It increases the number of red blood cells in the body, which makes for improved transport of oxygen throughout the body.

If you follow the regular and disciplined aerobics, you can reduce the risks of having cardiovascular diseases. It is also helpful in lowering the risk of having other health problems such as respiratory diseases and osteoporosis.

4. Include also strenth training exercise as well

This kind of exercise is important for building muscle mass. The more muscles you will build, the more calories you will burn.

5. Spend time exercising at least 30 minutes per day 4 or 5 times per week.

Depending on your level of fitness, you may want to work up to that gradually. Lesser amounts of exercise are adequate if your goal is longevity or a healthy body and mind. If your goal is to lose weight, you need to work towards exercising most days.

6.Continue to challenge yourself.

If your exercise routine is feeling, well, routine, then it is time to shake it up a bit. Try increasing the intensity, duration, or try some new exercises.

7.Include more natural activity in your daily life.

Walk a little extra; don't take the short cuts; find excuses to move. Fidget in your chair. Park further from the door. Take the stairs. Don't count this towards your total exercise time, but consider it little bonus fat blasts.