{"id":6425,"date":"2025-03-17T10:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noellewatsonfitness.co.uk\/staging\/6578\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:48:11","slug":"classic-weight-loss-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noellewatsonfitness.co.uk\/staging\/6578\/classic-weight-loss-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Weight Loss Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#027584&#8243; min_height=&#8221;41.6px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||21px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-53px|auto|-28px|auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#e09900&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|1px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Albert Sans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I met a woman once who regularly spent 2 hours on a Cross Trainer in the gym, several times week. \u00a0Being nosey, I asked her why. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;For weight loss&#8221;<\/em> she replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So does it work? I asked, half closing my eyes and hardly daring to hear the answer.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Noope&#8221;<\/em> said she, eyes rolling upwards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well, her time commitment to exercise was SO impressive (<em>who\u00a0<u>has<\/u>\u00a0that &#8230; really??<\/em>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But not surprising to me at all that she was failing in her weight loss attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to avoid the classic mistake of focussing purely on duration<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vary your Type of exercise, or your Focus per session. \u00a0If all you do is walk, vary your routes massively for increased fitness.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vary your Duration. \u00a0Short workouts vs Longer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vary your Exercise Intensity. Sweaty for a short time. \u00a0Guiltily easy for a longer time. If you want muscle tone, get muscles tired.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vary your Exercise Frequency. 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