my brother did no cardio lifted weights and went on a low calorie diet from a diettitan he is now very toned and he uesd to be overweight before how is this possible, i was allways taught u need cardio to become toned if u are over weight
2007-05-10 07:37:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
true you don't need cardio to decrease the body fat it just expedites the process for most. the diet ultimately determines the shape of the body not the exercise that is used to stimulate it.
2007-05-10 08:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low-, no-cardio diets are temporary. After a long while, the body goes into starving mode and, thereby, over-compensates on the craved foods until the body is satisfied. This happened to me with dairy products, for example. I cut out cow's milk completely for two weeks, and without substituting dairy for something else, my body went on a binge for a while. I purchased nothing at the grocery store but dairy foods and left little room for anything else. Everyone is different. What is good for your brother may very well not suit you. If you want similar results, you may need to travel down a different route to attain them. My advice would be to see a nutritionist and get on a diet regimen designed specifically for you. It may very well be that your brother can lose weight with little to no cardio. This example would describe my situation. I am an ectomorph somatotype. This is my body type: a hardgainer. Hardgainers fair pretty well on complex carbs, little to no cardio and do very well with almost all weight training. 2% of the population fits under the hardgainer umbrella. Everyone else has a slower metabolism. I would guess your brother has a super quick metabolism. If not, he'd need quite a bit of cardio to lose weight. I bat my eyelids and I burn calories--this is the difference.
I hope this has helped.
2007-05-10 07:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is true - you don't need cardio!
If he's cutting calories then he will lose weight, because you're body will need to get the energy from somewhere if there is a deficit - therefore it will start to burn fat.
Lifting weight also helps tone muscle BUT also it's increases your metabolism. This is because the more muscle you have the easier fat can burn.
Cardio doesn't burn as many calories as people think, it's good for keeping you fit, but for losing weight it isn't necessary. As long as you stick to the formula of eating less calories than your body burns in a day, you'll lose weight.
2007-05-10 07:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You absolutely do not need cardio. In fact, you can become thin simply by eating less. If you burn more calories then you eat, you lose weight. If you do this while weight lifting, you get toned.
It would be a good idea for him to do some cardio, because it would tone his heart, which is good for, you know, living longer, and having moer energy and endurance. That said, if he does circuit training, he IS getting cardio.
2007-05-10 08:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by kheserthorpe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reduce your own stress. Your stress hormone cortisol can be activated by extremely low-calorie diets, intense training, lack of snooze and day-to-day worries, which ends up with a spike in glucose levels inside your blood. More worryingly, it can promote blocked arteries and fat build-up around your internal organs, putting you vulnerable to diabetes and heart disease. Really the only prescription for this is to… hang out.
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2007-05-10 08:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Operate the 20 minute rule. Eat your own portion-controlled meal then, even if you feel hungry afterwards, wait for 20 minutes and find out if you still do. Nine times beyond 10, you won’t. If you do, eat 10 per cent far more.
2016-01-28 21:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To lose fat (become "toned") all you need is exercise and a good diet. It doesn't matter what exercise as long as it helps you burn calories.
2007-05-10 07:42:44 · answer #8 · answered by Jack Flash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always start your meal with a salad. It'll fill you in place, making you eat less from the actual meal, and it's means fewer calories than typical deep-fried or perhaps cheesy apps.
2017-03-10 23:59:55 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set up reminders on your personal computer or phone every hour to encourage yourself to get up, walk around, in addition to stretch.
2016-07-01 16:23:00 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋