During the week I still walk but my main weekly workouts
incoprates intense cardio exercises, yoga and pilates) and keep a healthy diet, at least for a significant part, but I can not lose weight.
Running to lose weight: we're using the phrase «running to lose weight» to refer to any kind of intense cardiovascular (cardio) exercise that you can do 2 or 3 times weekly as part of a weight loss program (or choose any other
brief intense cardio exercise if you prefer.
Mild cardio exercises are ones that keep your maximum heart rate at about 60 to 65 %,
whereas intense cardio exercises are ones that involve a maximum heart rate that is significantly higher than that (usually up to about 85 % or even 90 %).
If you really don't want to hit the treadmill or hop on a bike — which is understandable — there are other,
less intense cardio exercises you can do to help relieve cramps.
When you have
an intense cardio exercise before lifting weights, it will deplete your glycogen in the body.
Since they do burn more fat than
intense cardio exercises, if you do them regularly, your body will adapt to doing them.