The Best Sports to Help You Lose Weight

Category: Health & Physical Fitness

 

Losing weight has become a bit of a worldwide problem nowadays. The simple fact that the factors that tend to favor gaining weight are considerably growing while people tend to forget about things that actually help them maintain a healthy weight is causing people around the world to look for ways to keep fit.

 

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Is it all exercises that helps you lose weight?

No.

Most people today realize that in order to lose weight naturally it is vital to do some form of physical activity. What they don’t seem to realize is that not all physical exercises will actually help them lose weight. For example all cardio exercises will greatly help them to burn fat and lose weight if done properly. However strength exercises (weight lifting) will have the opposite effect. This type of physical activity causes muscles to deteriorate which causes your body to reinforce and repair them making them bigger and in term increasing your weight. But still the added weight is at least muscle not fat.

Here are the best active sports to lose weight:

Generally speaking it is cardio exercises that help you lose weight. Most active sports fall into this category. And because they are also fun and competitive, people can actually enjoy losing weight. Let’s look at the best active sports to lose weight:

1. Rope-Jumping – this is by far one of the most physically intense exercises ever. Even though it is not really seen as a sport, in terms of calories/minute of exercise this is the #1.
2. Basketball – one of the most entertaining and competitive sports that beside the weight loss effect, is also fun to play and best of all – you can do it with your friends and actually have fun losing weight.
3. Tennis – This is also a demanding sport and although it is usually played in 2, it can still be a lot of fun and can be played with your best friend.
4. Swimming – Swimming is one of the best sports when it comes to protecting your joints. The fact that water does almost no damage to your joints is amazing. And it is also very relaxing.
5. Football – This is more for the fans and if you like the sport than you will most likely have a good looking body. Football requires a lot of running and is superb for losing weight.
6. Kickboxing – This self-defense exercise is also amazing for losing weight. It is very physically demanding and besides helping you look amazing, it will also teach you how to defend yourself.

Source: Just Lose The Fat

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