It is difficult to say if you are overweight without fully knowing where that weight is distributed. If you are using the Body Mass Index scale, then your score would be 27.3 which would place you in the overweight category. However the Body Mass Index scale is meant for the use of an average person. If you are a sports player such as a weightlifter or rugby player, or any other sports where high amounts of muscle are needed, then you shouldn’t use the Body Mass Index. The Body Mass Index has said that rugby players such as Jonathan Wilkinson were showed to be obese due to his height and weight due to muscle. The thing to remember is that muscle weighs significantly more than fat.
However if that is not the case then medically speaking you are overweight. To reduce your weight then you should undertake an aerobic exercise plan working at the fat burning level throughout.
Cardio workouts can be any exercise that raises and maintains your heart rate running, cycling, swimming, stepping or treadmill walking or strength trainers or elliptical machine. Cardio training provides numerous benefits for strength trainers. It:
•Reduces body fat and maintains a low body fat percentage.
•Increases the body's fat-burning capacity during exercise and rest.
•Improves body composition.
•Increases the metabolic rate.
•Reduces stress and anxiety.
•Improves confidence, self-esteem and mood.
•Reduces blood pressure, blood cholesterol and the risk of heart disease.
•Boosts the immune system.
Whether you choose a high or low-intensity cardio program for fat burning depends on your goals, fitness level and time availability. Both types will develop cardiovascular fitness but high-intensity cardio over 70% of your V02 max is more effective. If time is an issue then shorter periods of high-intensity cardio will give you the same results in terms of fat loss as longer periods of low-intensity cardio.
However if that is not the case then medically speaking you are overweight. To reduce your weight then you should undertake an aerobic exercise plan working at the fat burning level throughout.
Cardio workouts can be any exercise that raises and maintains your heart rate running, cycling, swimming, stepping or treadmill walking or strength trainers or elliptical machine. Cardio training provides numerous benefits for strength trainers. It:
•Reduces body fat and maintains a low body fat percentage.
•Increases the body's fat-burning capacity during exercise and rest.
•Improves body composition.
•Increases the metabolic rate.
•Reduces stress and anxiety.
•Improves confidence, self-esteem and mood.
•Reduces blood pressure, blood cholesterol and the risk of heart disease.
•Boosts the immune system.
Whether you choose a high or low-intensity cardio program for fat burning depends on your goals, fitness level and time availability. Both types will develop cardiovascular fitness but high-intensity cardio over 70% of your V02 max is more effective. If time is an issue then shorter periods of high-intensity cardio will give you the same results in terms of fat loss as longer periods of low-intensity cardio.
