I just tried my own 30 minute “At Home” workout that involved jump roping, jumping jacks and situps and I’m pretty wiped. I’m sure that I’ll still be willing to do that 30 minute jog later in the evening though. Is that a good idea?

Of course I’ve been eating well too. (3 meals throughout the day,fruits, veggies,etc.)

Answer:

A more efficient way to lose weight is to do resistance training instead of so much cardio.  Cardio only burns calories while you’re doing it.  The proper resistance training only has to be done for 30ish minutes every other day.  When you exhaust your muscles during resistance exercise, it’s during the resting period afterwards (when the muscles are repairing and getting stronger) where the big calorie burn comes into play.  It’s called the after-burn.  You can literally burn calories while you watch TV or sleep.  Can’t do that with cardio.

You need more than just 3 meals.  Try like 5-6 mini meals to keep your metabolism up.  Don’t forget to eat some lean protein.  Muscles need protein.  The more muscle you have, the more calories you’ll burn.  You don’t need to eat meat.  There are plenty of non-meat protein sources.  Just search for it.

I have a source with tons of free 30-40 minutes workouts.  All you need is a set of these Bodylastics resistance bands to do them.  You’ll find the free workouts on their site at here.

Height: 5’3 or 161.5 cm
Weight: 110.2 lbs
Measurements: 31-25-34

The less muscle you have, the slower your metabolism. You can do resistance training exercises to build some muscle.  Muscle has a high metabolic rate.  The more you have, the faster your fat loss will be.  You’re only 110 lbs so you’ll have your big butt in shape in just a few weeks.  However, if your actual bone structure is broad in the butt, you can’t change that.

Click here to get some absolutely free workouts that you can do with resistance bands.  Don’t just concentrate on your legs.  You’ll be able to workout your entire body with bands.

A:  You don’t need a bench to do chest exercises, but for effective workouts, you need to do resistance training to build your muscles.  Get a set of these:  Bodylastics resistance bands to workout at home.  It’s the only gym equipment you need because you can workout your entire body with them, not just the chest.  You can start out with the Basic Tension set of 88 lbs.  There’s also a Max Tension, Super Strong Man and all the way up to 388 lbs with the Mega Resistance set.  Click here to see some of the free chest exercises that you can do with them.  There’s also a link for some killer free  workouts on that page.

A:  Nice of you to take care of the nephew!  To get the muscles, do resistance training.  Then eat protein to feed your muscles.  The perfect way to workout at home without going to the gym is to get a set of these Bodylastics resistance bands and do these free ab exercises.  Bodylastics has a great free online workout called Eight Pack.

I am thin with a body fat percentage of 15%, but i want to have more slender legs, without them getting too muscular, I do resistance training and everything, but i’m afraid it will give me big quads and stuff. How do i avoid getting muscly but get very slender legs?

Not sure if I should be doing like resistance training or like, cardio like biking to really tighten up and slim down my legs by this summer.   How do I really tighten up my thighs and butt? Any suggestions?

I’ve been doing cardio at least 3-4 x’s a week and doing a little resistance training as well. I have 14 weeks left till the dreaded family beach vacation. I’ve been on a healthy diet plan as well. I just started this excercise/diet program at the end of Feb. I’ve just started losing weight around my middle which is where it usualy comes off but I’ve never had thin or toned thighs. That goes for my arms too. It seems to run in my family but I’m determined to do anything I can to change this unfortunate family “heirloom”.

I’m going to start something to try to lower my body fat percentage, opinions?  I’m 67 inches and weigh 174 my body fat% is 22.58. I’m going to start running 1.5 mile at least 5 times a week, pumping some iron just for resistance training, and eating healthier. I’m already pretty active i just want to lose more weight for personal reasons. what do y’all think? i weigh 174 I’ll keep y’all updated

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i was wondering if an all meat diet is good for building muscle. i will also drink protein shakes, plus do resistance training.

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I heard that you should do cardio one day and then do resistance training the next day so that your body doesn’t become complacent and not burn the fat or tone the muscles as well. Is that true? I do both each time I go to the gym.