Exercise is a very important part of weight loss and no matter how most people who try to lose weight without exercising fail sooner or later. Diets do not work by themselves because they are only temporary solutions, so if you want to lose weight permanently, then changing your lifestyle and incorporating exercise to your life is essential.

What is the best best weight loss exercise?

Answering this question is really hard because people are all very different, so what works very well for one, may not work at all for another. You can´t compare a 350 pound overweight guy to a 185 pound single digit body fat guy.

So first of all you got to analyze yourself. Do you want to lose only a few pounds, are you a little overweight or seriously obese? The more you weigh and the more out of shape you are the easier your exercises should be.

If you want to lose fat effectively then your workout has to be at least 20 minutes long. If your workout is less than 20 minutes long, then it´s more anaerobic, meaning your body uses mostly sugar for fuel But the 20-45 minute range is the best for fat burning.

Rowing and cross country skiing burn the most calories but they are also the hardest exercises. You can´t expect a 350 pound guy to row on a indoor rowing machine for 20-25 minutes in a high tempo. So brisk walking or slight jogging would be much better. Or if you have bad knees then working out on a stationary exercise bike is a better option.

It is not important what exercise you are using to lose weight, what is important is that you are doing something. Some people worry too much about what and how they are suppose to do, that in the end they can´t get anything done. So take action and if you are constantly improving then you are in good shape.