how many hours workout a day for lose weight?

ingrid.rondona · 02-22-2008, 12:44 PM

hello everybody i am really curiiuos about it about the time we should workount ,, coz i havve many friends .. they workout alot and diet and still don't lose weight. it happen to me actually long time ago and now i just workout 1 hour 5 day a week and i did lose weight but my quetsion is what is right about it? why this happen?... how many hour is right to workout a day and lose weight??? thanks

Euqinom · 02-23-2008, 11:00 AM

It's all about intensity, so there is no right number of hours. Also, diet is absolutely crucial for weight loss. Simply cutting back calories won't do it. I guess that's the main reason your friends do not lose weight.

ingrid.rondona · 02-23-2008, 11:57 AM

thanks for answer but the thing is many people say workout too much is overtraining and no just that you actually they won't lose weight.. and still doing diet too,, the thing is is true about a more workout more lose weight???
or that no make any diferent ,, i mean if i workout for example 1 hour more i will lose more weigth???

freebirdmac · 02-23-2008, 12:02 PM

Diet factors hugely into this. If your friends are working out hard and under eating, they won't get anywhere.

Miranda · 02-23-2008, 12:05 PM

you lose mass by creating an energy deficit. this you can do by either eating under maintenance or increasing your energy expenditure, or both.

when you say they 'diet' - do they really? how much and what do they eat? do they count calories?

when you say they 'exercise' - what do they do? do they walk on a treadmill? lift weights? run?

the higher the intensity, the more calories you burn which will aid in fat loss, IF the diet part is in check. it really comes down to how much you eat. you could spend an hour exercising and burn ~300 calories and then drink a couple of bottles of beer (or eat cookies, or oatmeal . . .) and fill back up.

kariev34 · 02-23-2008, 12:06 PM

i workout for no more than 1 hr 6 days a week. i alternate cardio with weight training days. i've noticed that in the past when i have combined cardio and weights on the same day i get way too burnt out. i think this is a happy balance: 3 days of weights and 3 days of cardio

Outdoor Girl · 02-23-2008, 04:54 PM

For me diet has been the single largest factor in losing weight. I was weight training and doing massive amounts of cardio with no progress. Cut back to just the weight training for three months (no cardio - yea!) and completely changed my diet - and dropped weight. I work out about 5-6 hours a week. I just added cardio back, but only 30 minutes 3x per week for cardiovascular health, no other reasons.

ingrid.rondona · 02-23-2008, 05:26 PM

miranda i think you are so mean saying about my body that you could'nt want look like me.. well i love my self and there is nothing perfect in the world thanks anyway for you respond and for the restof everybody thanks alot i need that information no just for my friends i actually need it for me too coz i am 140 pound in my picts you can see i don't look bad bad for my height 5''2 supoosed my ideal weight could be 118 pound and i just to workout alot like 2 hour cardio and 30 minute weight and diet too but i didin't go anywhere i felt tired and more hungry and then i 'd start just working out 30 minutes cardio and the rest 35 minutes a little weight and abs and i got more resoult....well i hope everybody continue with opinions.. and sorry for my english ( i am actually still learning ) bye

kjocko86 · 02-23-2008, 06:17 PM

lol i dont think she was saying anything about you, what is under the _____ is her signature , that is what posts on EVERY post she makes .. .dont feel bad

freebirdmac · 02-23-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ingrid.rondona

miranda i think you are so mean saying about my body that you could'nt want look like me.. well i love my self and there is nothing perfect in the world thanks anyway for you respond and for the restof everybody thanks alot i need that information no just for my friends i actually need it for me too coz i am 140 pound in my picts you can see i don't look bad bad for my height 5''2 supoosed my ideal weight could be 118 pound and i just to workout alot like 2 hour cardio and 30 minute weight and diet too but i didin't go anywhere i felt tired and more hungry and then i 'd start just working out 30 minutes cardio and the rest 35 minutes a little weight and abs and i got more resoult....well i hope everybody continue with opinions.. and sorry for my english ( i am actually still learning ) bye

Yeah, that's her forum signature, it wasn't directed at you

And no, you look great! You may even want to rethink that 118 pound ideal weight. You may be perfect at a muscular 125 pounds.

Miranda · 02-24-2008, 12:20 AM

yup . . . it was something said about me a while back in a debate. some people can be very rude.

what's your diet like?

ingrid.rondona · 02-25-2008, 11:19 AM

hello miranda sorry my bad jijiji i didn't notice was you signature well you ask about my diet,, welll i try to eat healthy and i say that coz really i have a good appetite ,, i like eat,, but i just to workout alot before but i didn'y got result,, i mean i diet as well too but i don;t know what was going on... then i workout more an more i did get 120 pound i was cut but i was really tired and mi skin was looking bad,, and i was more hungry than ever.. my diet but that time was beeff sweet potatoe and salad... then i gain weight again and i i decide just workout in my house coz y move to frederick so i dind;t knew nothing yet here then i satr working in my house doing eleiptical 30 minutes and 30 minutes abs some weight no to much and that it,,, then i got to 130 pounds and i was keeping this and my diet this time was just i packet oatmeal in the morning and 2 boil egg or a big bol cereal with soy milk then a cup rice with chiken or beef or tune and vegetable and in night cup cereal or milk or nothing some times.. and protein powder with milk the picts in bikini are my actually picts but the thing is I NOTICE WHEN I EAT A BIG BOWL CEREAL I FEEL GOOD BUT WHEN I EAT OATMEAL JUST 1 PACK QUCKLY OATMEAL DON'T FILL ME . SO I WANT TO ADD ONE PACK MORE BUT I DON';T KNOW IT COULD STILL LOSE WEIGHT OR IS A BAD IDEA?? SOME ADVISE PLEASE? EVERYBODY?,,, THEN NOBODY SAY NOTHING ABOUT A MORE WORKOUT MORE WILL BE THE LOSE WEIGHT? I MEAN I KNOW IS INTENSITY BUT WHAT ABOUT IT IS TRUE OR NO IF I ADD ONE HOUR MORE I COULD LOSE MORE WEIGHT? ANOTHER PEOPLE SAY 20% WORKOUT HELP TO LOSE WEIGHT AND THE 80% IS DIET TO MAKE YOU LOSE WEGHT WELLL I 'LL BE WAITING FOR ADVISES AND COMENTS COZ I DON'T KNOW TO MUCH ABOUT ALL THIS STUFF I AM STILL LEARNING

THANKS AND KISSES TO EVERYBODY

trainwithrae · 02-25-2008, 01:35 PM

you need to get a handle on your diet which means you need to know how many calories you should be taking in to lose. From there you can plug in your diet on fitday.com or thedailyplate.com and formulate it. You are going to have to weigh and measure your food for a while to get the hang of the portions you should be eating.
it's all about the diet

freebirdmac · 02-25-2008, 05:36 PM

Yeah, track your diet and see how the calories and macros pan out. It does look like you may not be getting enough good fats. That'll affect your skin and energy levels.

jcal3885 · 02-26-2008, 08:17 PM

yes caloric intake and caloric output is the best way to estimate weight loss. 1 lb of fat is about 3500 calories. Remember you must put out more than you put in to lose weight. Also, people forget that you burn calories throughout the day just doing regular activities (even at rest) If you want to lose weight i would definitely concentrate on your cardio. Resistance training helps muscle growth but it does have that great of an impact on weight loss. As far as overtraining is concerned the current ACSM guidelines on cardio training are 30 minutes of moderate intensity (cardio) exercise 3days or PREFERABLY all days of the week. The best way to measure intensity is Heart rate. I would keep mine between 60-80% of my max HR you can calculate this by using Karvonen's formula.