The cardio exercises are the best bet to lose the excess weight and tone up to a good shape. Let?s discuss five best cardio exercise for weight loss
- Walking:
Walking is a best exercise which requires no equipment and it is easy to do anywhere. This makes it the best cardio across every age group and income group of course. However if you really want to lose weight then go for fast walking for 30 to 45 minutes without break. This type cardio, the high intensity walking is not a pleasure walking and is rather power walking.
An hour power walking can burn up to 300- 450 calories in a day.
- Running:
Running is my favorite choice in losing excess weight and tone the body this exercise is a two in one which is preferred by many fitness enthusiasts around the globe especially for losing the excess weight.
An hour running can burn up to 500 -600 calories in a day also these calculation is based on the BMI of an obese person, if you have a moderate BMI then increase the intensity such as uphill running for 30 mins rather than slow running.
- Swimming:
Swimming is a best exercise among the cardio exercise category. Along with exertion it also gives your body a relaxing effect you would sure enjoy. Swimming tones your lower abs, arms and your thighs too. It also helps in attaining good lung capacity and is like a good breathing exercise.
Swimming can easily burn up to 600 calories per hour. In between the laps you can perform pool walking which helps in training the leg muscle and gives more relaxation to the body.
- Cycling:
Cycling is the best exercise both for mind and body however choosing a good bike is the first step here. You have to choose those which have proper gear to adjust the intense of the cycling and are light in weight. If you choose the normal cycling bike the calorie burning is halved because of the intensity required.
The calories burning process in mountain bike is up to 650?700 calories per hour but the same done in normal bike it burns just 350-400 calories.
- Skipping :
Skipping is considered to be the best and effective exercise among the aerobic exercise enthusiasts as a workout with the medium level intense. You can be more creative in using this single string to burn calories just by increasing the intensity in the level. In an average this exercise can burn 850 calories.
The best exercises listed above will require you to be consistent with the workout routine to lose the extra weight. Consistency is the key for weight loss journey and maintain healthy lifestyle.
