Running twice daily for weight loss?

12.05.08

I am on a very serious diet and I am highly determined about losing weight. I already started a few weeks ago.
From what I know, the more you exercise the more you weight you lose.

If I run once in the morning and once in the evening wouldn’t that help me lose more weight faster? Of course I rest two days a week. When I run, I do 2 miles on the treadmill now, but I want to do 4 miles a day now, half morning half evening.
Please give me helpful and sincere advice.

Depends on how 'serious' your diet is. You need a lifestyle change not a 'diet'. Because as soon as you go off your 'diet', you will gain all of the weight back. You need a healthy eating plan full of lean proteins, complex carbs, veg (especially leafy greens), fruit, and lots of water. No excess sugars and fats. You'll need a lot of calories to support a runners lifestyle.

As far as cardio goes: You need 1 hour a day minimum of cardio. 2 hours would be fine if you're active and you're eating a healthy and full enough diet to compensate for it. Treadmills are crap though, you're 10x better off running outside.

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4 Responses to “Running twice daily for weight loss?”

  1. Lucian Lachance says on December 5th, 2008 at 4:34 pm :

    Sincere is a bitter reality if you want to have skinny legs and lose flab on your legs first(pencil legs) and slowly lose flab on the stomach,OR you can exercise your entire body(weights less cardio) you'll lose weight slower BUT the results will be far better,make sure your eating many times a day(low calorie meals) the reason for the many times a day thing is that it speeds up your metabolism and if you do decide to go weights make sure your taking protein(may be high calories but results even better at the end)
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  2. vanessa w says on December 5th, 2008 at 4:40 pm :

    STOP!!!! It's just going to ware your body out. you should try yoga or just takle a nice walk with a buddy.
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  3. Janey says on December 5th, 2008 at 4:49 pm :

    Running is amazing for weight loss and a couple of days off is great. Just make sure you're not overtraining - see this link:

    http://www.mamashealth.com/exercise/overtrain.asp
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  4. Eve says on December 5th, 2008 at 4:54 pm :

    Depends on how 'serious' your diet is. You need a lifestyle change not a 'diet'. Because as soon as you go off your 'diet', you will gain all of the weight back. You need a healthy eating plan full of lean proteins, complex carbs, veg (especially leafy greens), fruit, and lots of water. No excess sugars and fats. You'll need a lot of calories to support a runners lifestyle.

    As far as cardio goes: You need 1 hour a day minimum of cardio. 2 hours would be fine if you're active and you're eating a healthy and full enough diet to compensate for it. Treadmills are crap though, you're 10x better off running outside.
    References :

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