The best exercise is any that you will do.

Running is best and fastest, but has drawbacks for some people.
At 7 minute mile running we will burn more than 10 *calories per minute and looking at most runners on the street many may deduce that this must be the best exercise to lose weight.
Aerobic exercises include swimming, walking fast, jogging and bicycling.
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The best exercise is any that you will do.

Running is best and fastest, but has drawbacks for some people.
At 7 minute mile running we will burn more than 10 *calories per minute and looking at most runners on the street many may deduce that this must be the best exercise to lose weight.
Aerobic exercises include swimming, walking fast, jogging and bicycling.

A more aggressive way of exercising will result in the use of carbohydrates as the main source of energy and will even stress the muscles enough to cause the toning or building up of muscle. A more gentle way of exercising means the cells can best use the slow-burning fuel - fat!
"The two things that stop people from losing weight with exercise are either boredom or injury," says physical therapist and strength and conditioning specialist Ben Quist, PhD, NSCA.

The truth is that weight loss is about creating a calorie deficit -- in other words, burning more calories than you take in. So, they say, while running at an 8-minute-mile pace might be a great calorie burner, if you're not going to do it, it's not going to help you. Instead, start with something you can do, like walking or working out on an elliptical machine or exercise bike.
The Beef on Strength Training

In all cases, however, you'll burn more calories with cardio (aerobic) exercise than with strength or resistance training.

"Strength training itself will not lead to an appreciable amount of weight loss because it just doesn't burn enough calories," says Glenn Gaesser, PhD, FACSM, kinesiology professor and department head at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The best exercise for burning calories is cardio-aerobic. Jogging, cycling, poer-walking, swimming, aerobic dancing or general aerobic workouts. However, strength-training is also important to increase muscle-fat ratio.

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A nutritonally balanced diet, in combination with cardio and weight training is the quickest and safest route to a leaner physique. Running is not a good idea for people who are excessively over weight. It is taxing on the knee joints. A calorie controlled diet, which includes alot of complex carbohydrates such as wholemeal pasta, corn, yam, pitta bread, protiens like, fish, chicken, turkey and fresh fruit. Break your meals into small portions and eat 6 small meals spread through out the day as this speeds up metabolism...

A nutritonally balanced diet, in combination with cardio and weight training is the quickest and safest route to a leaner physique. Running is not a good idea for people who are excessively over weight. It is taxing on the knee joints. A calorie controlled diet, which includes alot of complex carbohydrates such as wholemeal pasta, corn, yam, pitta bread, protiens like, fish, chicken, turkey and fresh fruit. Break your meals into small portions and eat 6 small meals spread through out the day as this speeds up metabolism. Cardio should be done after a good warm up which includes dynamic stretches and jogging. Weight training can be done on machine or free weights.