Doing cardio exercises alone will not result in weight loss, a new research has revealed.
While many people engage in a lot of cardio exercises in hopes to shed some excess pounds, a new study has revealed that exercising alone will not do the trick in losing weight. According to the findings of the latest study, people who do cardio exercises three times a week for eight weeks will not have a significant drop in their weight as long as they don’t alter their diet.
“To be effective, exercise training for weight loss needs to be integrated into a lifestyle approach to weight loss, including exercise combined with diet…Seeing no change on (the) scales may be enough to make people give up on their exercise training, not realizing that they have actually improved their body by gaining muscle mass,” said Dr Hans-Peter Kubis from Bangor University, co-author of the study.
The study on the effect of cardio exercises on weight loss was participated by women, aging between 18 and 32, who engaged in circuit exercise training programs three times a week for between 45 and 90 minutes per session. Within the period of the study, 34 women were asked to exercise for four weeks while the 36 others were told to stick to the program for eight weeks.
Prior to and after the study, the hormone levels, fat, muscle, and weight of the participants were all recorded, and they were told that the study was meant to determine the impact of exercises on their brain and heart health and was not about weight loss….
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