>>2420634Follow an actual strength training program. Nothing has more bodily benefit per effort than that. It has a some benefit for your cardio and strengthens your tendons, bones and muscles faster than any other exercise and is thus the most functional kind of training for a typical civilian. Strength exercise has a slow and steady progress even if you fail at losing body fat, and your fat matters a lot less when your body becomes more muscular. Find a program for noobs posted on some forum, with a lot of smart independent people commenting that it's good. Working out at a gym is best because every exercise is available and you're put in the right setting. You're there to sweat and once you've developed the habit, your trips to the gym become an hour of flow and intense, but comfortable work. In the beginning, you must keep in mind that it's an acquired taste. If you don't like a certain exercise on your program, substitute it with something else which does the same movement and uses the same muscles. Your program will probably tell you to do somewhere between 5 and 15 reps per set. Use enough weight so that you can barely finish the last rep. Check out every exercise on YouTube and learn to do it right to avoid being held back by injuries. If you could choose between several exercises that train the same muscles, then bodyweight > dumbbell > barbell > machine. Don't exercise to lose weight. Exercise burns a tiny amount of calories and makes you more hungry anyway. To lose weight, eat right. Never have candy, snacks or soda in your house. You probably know a lot less about healthy food than you think, so you should research all the stuff you're currently putting in your mouth. Some food with few calories per weight might raise your blood sugar quickly and make you hungry, while some calorie-rich food might be released slowly and keep you feeling full.
