# Optimum exercise schedule for weight loss.

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**Created:** [June 23, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-exercise-schedule-for-weight-loss/758118 "2016-06-23T05:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-exercise-schedule-for-weight-loss/758118/21 "2016-08-10T05:09:07Z")

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> [@UDS](#):
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> And, secondly, related to this, the exercise regime that will work for you is the one you will actually do, and do regularly. Building it in to your commute is a good idea, since you commute regularly. Also don’t push it to a point where you no longer enjoy it, since that increases the likelihood that you will start to duck out of it, and eventually get out of the habit.

Build ‘exercise’ into the rest of your activities, in easy ways, that you can continue … for the rest of your life.

Like park your car at the farthest part of the parking lot (where there are lots of spaces, and nobody is likely to park alongside and ding your car). Use stairs instead of elevators if it’s only a couple of floors. Get off the bus at the stop before your workplace, and walk that last block. Replace your expensive gas-powered lawnmower with a push reel one. Rake leaves by hand instead of using a leaf blower. Etc.

Find small changes like this that you can make in your routine life, that involve more exercise and will make you feel better each time you do them.

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**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-exercise-schedule-for-weight-loss/758118/22 "2016-08-10T13:43:12Z")

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Robot Arm, congrats. How nice to see advice taken and it is working.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-exercise-schedule-for-weight-loss/758118/23 "2016-08-10T17:02:56Z")

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Great stuff in this thread, an interesting read and good information.

Have any of you tried HIT (High intensity training)?

I saw something by Dr. Michael Mosley … is he for real?

> **[Fast Exercise » Welcome to HIT: fitter, stronger, better](https://www.fast-exercises.com/)**
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> Can you really get the benefits of exercise in just a few minutes a week? Michael Mosley and Peta Bee explain Fast Exercise and its benefits.

Also this:

[1 Minute of All-Out Exercise May Have Benefits of 45 Minutes of Moderate Exertion](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/1-minute-of-all-out-exercise-may-equal-45-minutes-of-moderate-exertion/)

Would love to hear more about this, especially from any of you with experience.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimum-exercise-schedule-for-weight-loss/758118/24 "2016-08-10T18:09:28Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Great stuff in this thread, an interesting read and good information.
> 
> Have any of you tried HIT (High intensity training)?
> 
> I saw something by Dr. Michael Mosley … is he for real?
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> [https://www.fast-exercises.com/](https://www.fast-exercises.com/)
> 
> Also this:
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> [1 Minute of All-Out Exercise May Have Benefits of 45 Minutes of Moderate Exertion](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/1-minute-of-all-out-exercise-may-equal-45-minutes-of-moderate-exertion/)
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> Would love to hear more about this, especially from any of you with experience.
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> Thanks!

I have been using it and it works amazing well - my gym does 60 min HIIT workouts every Sunday. It also really compliments the MetCon workouts from every other day of the week.

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