The Best Exercise for Weight Loss

It’s always interesting when I’m approached and asked to pin down the best exercise for weight loss. A single exercise, the one that will help lose fat fast or sculpt the quickest. I’m slow to answer.

For one thing, every body is different. What may work best for one client, well, quite frankly, you may not even be able to do yet. Hence my reluctance to label one exercise as the almighty best.

However, there are some exercises that are better than others. Yes, I’d even label a few as the best.

The best exercises geared toward weight loss must be a complex movement, as I’m assuming you are not a millionaire celebrity who can train 3 hours a day. I’m thinking you are looking for something more along the lines of quick results in minimal time. Simple movements burn fewer calories than complex movements. Seems like common sense, yes? The overall goal of building muscle will certainly be achieved faster if you can work many muscles within a single exercise. That’s why I love yoga and Pilates. Well, that’s just one reason, but efficiency is nice.

Here’s the thing that most people probably wouldn’t tell you: It doesn’t matter WHAT the exercise is, if you aren’t gonna do it. And I mean consistently and with progression. That’s really the all important factor. The best exercise for weight loss is one that you will actually freakin’ do!

Not to leave you hanging but if you’d really like details on exercise, there’s more in-depth articles on the site, in particular my Free Workout Plan.

In this little gem, I really wanted to lay the foundation for a workout program. And that foundation is, “Is this something I can manage to do daily or 3X/week (whatever) without dreading it, or feeling miserable about it?

If you do not have the time or desire to do all the research I LOVE TO DO, you can always just hire me (rather cheaply I might add) to design workouts and meal plans for you right here at 21 Day Weight Loss. That’s when I’ll reveal the best exercise for weight loss. Ha!Ha! Just kidding. (: