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**Blahhhshsh** · 09-03-2012, 11:38 PM

Losing weight is just a case of burning more energy than you consume.
The weight loss setting would just raise your heart rate to help use up energy, but wouldn't do much for your general level of fitness. The cardio setting would help improve your fitness, and help lose weight at the same time.

When i used to exercise regularly, i would generally work at the level where i was breathing heavily through my mouth, but wasn't short of breath. If i could hold a conversation, and still not be short of breath, i wasn't working hard enough. If i would get short of breath if tried talking, then i knew i was at the right level.
Whatever programme you do, it's good to vary it every 6-8 weeks. After doing a routine for 6-8 weeks i'd work at a higher level, or put bursts of higher level work in your usual routine, or more bursts of longer duration than you would normally do. Then after a couple of weeks of that revert back to the usual routine.

09-03-2012, 11:38 PM	#2
Blahhhshsh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	Losing weight is just a case of burning more energy than you consume. The weight loss setting would just raise your heart rate to help use up energy, but wouldn't do much for your general level of fitness. The cardio setting would help improve your fitness, and help lose weight at the same time. When i used to exercise regularly, i would generally work at the level where i was breathing heavily through my mouth, but wasn't short of breath. If i could hold a conversation, and still not be short of breath, i wasn't working hard enough. If i would get short of breath if tried talking, then i knew i was at the right level. Whatever programme you do, it's good to vary it every 6-8 weeks. After doing a routine for 6-8 weeks i'd work at a higher level, or put bursts of higher level work in your usual routine, or more bursts of longer duration than you would normally do. Then after a couple of weeks of that revert back to the usual routine.
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