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I know you’re expecting me to say strength training (and as a whole package, strength training still wins hands down)

BUT

As something with pretty much zero knowledge, equipment or other requirement, walking is awesome.

Even if you already do a couple of workouts a week, if your daily step count is low, you’ll gain benefits from walking.

Although the 10,000 daily steps target is often spoken about, 7000-8000 steps likely brings the same amount of benefits.

You don’t need to start here though. Find out how many steps you’re already doing each day […]

If you’re consistently doing these things, then you probably are sending signals to your body to slow your metabolism down:

Eating less
Using cardio as your primary exercise
Skipping meals

I’ve met so many people over the years who do these things when they’re trying to lose weight. And quite reasonably so! This is pretty much the recipe we’re sold for weight loss.

But, the trouble is that it’s a race to the bottom.

Eating less and exercising more requires you to keep reducing your food intake and increasing your energy output in order to […]

If it’s the kind of exercise you enjoy, then a bit of HIIT can certainly form a part of your overall exercise plan.

But.

If you’re doing HIIT several times a week and it’s the main part – or the entirety – of your workout plan, then it might be worth considering making a change.

I would argue that repeatedly doing HIIT sessions is likely not optimal for your body, especially over the longer term.

Often, doing HIIT regularly leads to injuries. This might be caused by simply doing too many repetitive, explosive movements too often; or perhaps a […]