7 Best Exercises To Start Losing Weight

If you want to lose weight immediately, your best bet is to do cardio exercises. Your aim should be to lose at least 1 pound of fat per week. For 1 pound of fat, there is 3,500 calories. Your aim is to burn at least 500 calories per day with high intensity cardio exercises, so that you can burn a total of 3,500 calories in a week.

So what are the best cardio exercises that you can do to lose weight? The best cardio exercises are the ones that you can do daily. When you are choosing cardio exercises to do, you should choose those that you enjoy doing.

When it comes to cardio exercises, there are 2 schools of thought: The "slow & steady" group and the "high intensity" group. Slow and steady cardio usually lasts around 45 minutes to 1 hour and are low intensity. With slow and steady cardio, you will be able to burn fat and preserve your joints. High intensity cardio usually lasts around 20 to 30 minutes and are usually conducted in interval trainings and High intensity cardio burns tons of calories and keep your metabolism rate high throughout the day.

My advice to you is to try both sets of cardio for at least 6 weeks and see which one you enjoy more.

Now, let me share with you 7 best cardio exercises that you can do to lose weight immediately:

1. Running. This is the simplest cardio exercise and you should not have problem doing it. Running burns tons of calories. A 145 LB person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.

2. Swimming. Swimming is a full-body exercise and therefore you can burn serious calories with it. By doing the breast stroke, you can burn approximately 400 calories in 30 minutes.

3. Step Aerobics. This is one of the favorite cardio exercises among women. Step Aerobics mainly target your legs and hips, and can burn approximately 400 calories in 30 minutes.

4. Rowing. This exercise is excellent in burning fat, as well as giving your arms a thorough workout. A 145 LB person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.

5. Rock Climbing. This cardio exercise is a little bit hard to do but if you are an avid rock climber, this exercise is for you. It gives your arms and legs a thorough workout and can burn up to 380 calories in 30 minutes.

6. Skipping. Skipping is a high intensity cardio exercise. In just 15 to 20 minutes, it will give you an unparalleled total body workout. Skipping can train up your stamina and endurance, as well as it is also a great exercise for eye-hand coordination and agility.

7. Sprinting. Sprinting is also a high intensity cardio exercise that will burn huge amount of calories and keep your metabolism rate high whole day. It should be conducted in intervals, and the result is best when combined with running or jogging.

So here you have the 7 best cardio exercises to lose weight.