THE 5 BEST SPORTS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

It is useless to go around it: physical activity is indispensable in any weight loss program. In addition to the control of nutrition, sports are used to keep muscles toned by avoiding inflaccidarsi, help the metabolism to wake up - and therefore to burn more - and improve. health in general.
If your primary goal is to exercise to lose weight, however, know that not all sports are created equal. Which ones to lose weight faster? Find out below.

Ah, another important thing to take into consideration: to lose weight faster, any sport should be practiced in the morning, as soon as you get up and before breakfast.

In the video below some of the exercises that you can do comfortably at home and that will help you in your intent.

1. The fast ride

Let's start with a fact: running allows you to burn 1 Kcal per kg of body weight per kilometer. A 60kg person therefore burns on average 60Kcal every km traveled, therefore more or less every 5-7 minutes of activity. Not very true? However, there is a way to increase this calorie consumption: to run fast.
This is because the heart works at higher beat levels, blood circulation is faster, body temperature rises and, in essence, core metabolism speeds up.

2. Swimming

Among the countless benefits of swimming, there is also that of involving almost every muscle, from the neck to the tips of the toes. with a short break between one bath and another - it has been shown that there is a correlation between the increase in speed and the increase in calorie consumption that can reach up to 11 calories per minute, or about 550 per hour . Does swimming bore you? Try water aerobics, an equally good physical activity to burn without sweating too much.

3. Tennis

Tennis allows you to burn 660 calories an hour, but it only makes you lose weight if practiced for at least an hour and a half as it alternates high intensity work phases with downtime. It is a sport that mainly stresses the legs and shoulder of the arm that holds the racket. So it is an "asymmetrical physical activity, which requires compensation training for the arm that does not play and is therefore less involved.

4. Cycling

Suitable for people of all ages, cycling is a sport with a very high calorie consumption, up to 1000 Kcal per hour.
Pedaling means engaging the largest and most powerful muscles of the legs, starting with the quadriceps and glutes and without forgetting the calves.
Cycling is also a very pleasant activity, especially if done outdoors, planning routes that are gradually more demanding and also fascinating from the point of view of the landscape. And after a nice (and intense) bike ride you will have more than earned a plate of good pasta!

5. The CrossFit

Lately very fashionable among the celebrities of the entertainment world, and very versatile because it is a sport that many can practice, CrossFit is a "physical activity that, based on high intensity, brings significant benefits both to building muscle mass and to the loss of fat mass and therefore of weight, thanks to the increase in metabolism and the large calorie expenditure.
In addition, you can practice alone or in a group, both in the gym, with the right equipment, but also in the park or at home.