Losing weight when running

R.e.v.e.l.a.t.i.o.n SG

Which is better… lets say 10km run. do you run fast or slow to burn fat.

sillyme SG

speed isn't important.. pace is more critical.. also, the body burns up more of available energy (i.e. energy stored in muscles) in the first half hour of exercise..
after the first half, it will start to switch to burning fats.. so if you want to burn fats.. go slow so you won't flat out so fast.. after your muscles get into pace, you'll be able to stroll through 10km

R.e.v.e.l.a.t.i.o.n SG

Been running every other day for the past 2 months for at least 45 mins... but i am still putting on weight lol must be all the brownie and late night supper Mr. Green

sillyme SG

haha.. like you said.. u spend 45 min exercising everyday... the rest of the 23hr 15min counts too... Laughing

R.e.v.e.l.a.t.i.o.n SG

Not my fault!!... who as the so many good food to be open until so late...they should have a curfew or sometime Mr. Green

PachelbeL_20 SG

To share a personal experience. I had been a consistent runner for the past 2 yrs. Last yr , when i was training for th AHM, i was still eatin alot, i did not lose any weight , despite the long dist tt i ran. But this yr , i decided to cut down on the food intake , and my weight dropped drastically . My timings for the runs improved alot with the weight lost. Diet is very impt, goes hand in hand with exercise, need to combine the 2 of them for effective weight loss !

wuming78 SG

i dun think i can or should lose any more weight from running! Mr. Green

BrUtUs SG

i agree tat if wan lose weight reali must balance the diet and exercise together... and definitely must cut down on those late nite supper.. Very Happy

deBaser SG

hmm, the 1st half hour is all about burning fats stored in muscles and then it'll switch to burning excess fats.......does this means i must jog at least 1 hour???

pls enlighten.

sillyme SG

nope.. it does not mean u have to jog at least an hour.. most importantly is to exercise consistently.. doing cardio exercise and also muscle building exercise... having more muscle mass would increase metabolic rate.. this will also increase the rate which u burn fats, even when in resting mode...

oceanic SG

jogging i tink in any way will help lose weight.. not sure abt the pace.. but it's not abt the rounds u jog.. it's the time..

like once or twice a wk? each time 30-45 mins etc..

^apple^ SG

The body will burn fat only after the first 10 mins of your run. So even if u run very fast for 5 mins the body wun really burn any fat.
Maybe u can try incoporating some light weights program in ur exercise, cos muscles burn fat more easily.