Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Groups Help You Lose Weight Faster


Many activities are more fun and effective if you do them with others. Basketball, chess, cycling: All more exciting when you are not out there alone. Same goes for losing unwanted belly fat. It seems like a solitary activity, chipping pounds away with exercise and discipline, but exercising as a group may actually help you decrease your body fat faster.


Some obese people who came together said the once-a-week group workouts were crucial to their weight-loss success. “And this was not just because of the accountability factor, but also because of the camaraderie. And, frankly, they said it was a lot more fun to exercise with buddies than to sweat through a workout alone.”


Unlike popular belief, group exercise is not just for women anymore. If running is your thing, get a group together during lunch to sweat off afternoon stress. Try joining a bike riding team, and make losing weight fun and more effective.

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