The number one way to exercise and lose weight is to burn calories running.
But there are ways to maximize the amount of calories to are burnings and there are also other ways to burn calories.
The more time spent working out and the more intense the workout, the more calories will be burned off.
When you exercise, your body burns calories to help fuel your activity or workout.
But your calorie burnings doesn't stop when your exercising is over.
This is because even after your workout has ended, your body is still burning more calories.
There is no way to be sure how long after your workout has ended that you keep burning calories, but many doctors believe you can keep on burning calories for up to 24 hours.
When you exercise, you use muscle.
This helps build muscle mass, and muscle tissue burns more calories -- even when you're at rest -- than body fat.
According to Wharton, 10 pounds of muscle would burn 50 calories in a day spent at rest, while 10 pounds of fat would burn 20 calories.
So it's obvious that you can burn calories running, but strength training, or muscle building can help you lose weight as well.
Strength training is even more crucial the older you are, as your metabolism gets slower and slower.
A lot of doctors will recommend for you to lift weight several times a week, focusing on the bigger muscles.
This is because the larger muscle groups will burn the most calories.
These large muscle groups are the chest, stomach, thighs and back.