After the Lunar New Year holidays, the sumptuous meals you enjoyed must have made you gain weight. It's time to get back on track with your weight loss plan. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the most effective weight loss method should focus on diet control, supplemented by exercise. So how exactly should you lose weight? Let's take a look at weight loss methods for three different body types.
Diet control and exercise combined
Xiao Dunren proposed the "Five Less and One More" healthy eating principle: less oil, less salt, less sugar, less starch, less nuts, and more fruits and vegetables. If you eat too much during the Spring Festival, start to restrain yourself now!
He emphasized that weight loss should be gradual, focusing on diet control and supplemented by exercise. He generally recommends reducing daily calorie intake by 500 calories, losing 0.5 to 1 kilogram per week, and seeing noticeable results within a month. He suggested aiming for 10,000 steps a day, spending more time outdoors, and increasing opportunities for exercise by cycling instead of driving or riding motorcycles, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
Dr. Wang Kaiqiang, Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Anti-Aging Medicine Association, stated that after the age of 20, due to the decline in basal metabolic rate, one should no longer overeat or engage in excessive physical activity to increase basal metabolic rate. The simplest way to maintain an ideal figure is through exercise. However, if exercise is not tailored to one's body type, it will only prevent the body from losing weight in the areas that should be slim, resulting in weight loss without revealing the curves of one's figure.
Pear-shaped body types should do more aerobic exercise.
Wang Kaiqiang suggests that to achieve a shapely figure, one must first understand their own body type and then precisely eliminate the "excess" parts in order to achieve a good physique. His new hope for the new year is to formulate a "fitness and conditioning plan" based on different body types.
Wang Kaiqiang stated that people who work in sedentary jobs and sit for long periods of time are prone to developing a "pear-shaped body," which means that their upper arms, buttocks, abdomen, and thighs are all fleshy, with excessive body fat, no waistline, and weight exceeding the standard value.
For those with a pear-shaped body type, it's important to engage in plenty of aerobic exercise, such as playing ball games, swimming, or horseback riding. Exercise should be gradual; avoid strenuous activity in an attempt to quickly change your physique. Always warm up before exercising to strengthen your muscles. Furthermore, pay attention to a balanced diet, avoid overeating, late-night snacks, and excessive consumption of high-fat foods.
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