The most common question in all of the Fitness industry, and possibly the most frustrating one also.
Whether you’ve been a couch potato for the last 6 months, or you have been working out consistently for 6 months, I’m gonna give you a couple take home points in this article.
These are the 4 Factors that Affect Weight Loss:
1. Calorie Deficit
Every human being has an amount of calories that they need to consume each day, to maintain their current body weight. This is what we call your “Maintenance Calories.” Whenever we drop below this amount, we get into a Calorie Deficit. This is by far, the most important part of weight loss.
Without being in a Calorie Deficit, you most likely will not lose weight. On the opposite side of a Caloric Deficit, we have Caloric Surplus. This means that we are eating above our Maintenance Calories. When this happens, our body will turn those additional calories into fat or muscle, which will lead to us gaining weight.
2. Daily Activities
“What you do outside of the gym, is more important than what you do inside of the gym.” This quote couldn’t be more true. Just think about it for a second.
On average, most people spend 1 hour in the gym each day. What about the other 23 hours?
- Walking
- Sleeping
- Nutrition
- Hydration
- Stress Management
All of these play a MASSIVE role in our ability to lose weight. If one of my clients was looking to lose 10lbs, I would much rather have them skip the gym and dominate these other parts, instead of being great for 1 hour a day. Your daily habits will determine your level of success. That goes for everything in life. Your health, career and even relationships.
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3. Exercise
An essential part of living a longer, healthier and happier life. Without it, we’ll never reach our full potential.
There’s so many different types of exercise that you can use to get you closer to your goals.
- Walking
- Running
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Dancing
- CrossFit
- Body Building
- Power Lifting
These are just a few of the most popular types of exercise that people use from all around the world.
However, my favorite one for Weight Loss is Strength Training.
The more muscle that we have, the leaner we become. Strength Training will help you do just that.
If you’re unsure of where to start with Strength Training, email me at: jonathanvalentini@gmail.com
4. Starting Size
Lastly, an individual’s starting size or weight may also affect weight loss results. In general, the heavier a person is, the faster they will lose weight, since the body has an abundance of fat to draw from for energy needs.
As your body fat percentage decreases, losing weight will become more difficult. Both male and female bodies want to hang on to some body fat to maintain homeostasis and for tissue protection. The lower that your body fat percentage gets, the slower your weight loss will be.
The year of 2022 is almost over. Have you reached your health and fitness goals that you set at the beginning of the year?
If not, you should start NOW. Don’t wait until the end of the year. That’s still over 3 months away!
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