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09-07-2003, 08:23 AM
Something to consider: What have you done to make your exercise more intense as you lost weight?
As would be expected, folks shouldn't start exercising intensely when they're very overweight. For me, I was out of shape, not used to exercise, and didn't have much strength or endurance. However, as I lost weight, I worked to also get more fit. I raised the intensity of my exercise as time went on -- not the duration (because that could readily lead to catabolization of LBM) but the intensity. I did more advanced yoga -- that required more endurance but also more strength. I hiked higher and more rugged hills. I decreased my home-to-work cycling time. Throughout a 100 pound weight-loss, I never experienced a significant plateau (as compared to when I lost weight thirteen years ago, when I experienced many plateaus along the way to losing 75 pounds).
Has anyone else found that increasing exercise intensity staves off plateaus?
As would be expected, folks shouldn't start exercising intensely when they're very overweight. For me, I was out of shape, not used to exercise, and didn't have much strength or endurance. However, as I lost weight, I worked to also get more fit. I raised the intensity of my exercise as time went on -- not the duration (because that could readily lead to catabolization of LBM) but the intensity. I did more advanced yoga -- that required more endurance but also more strength. I hiked higher and more rugged hills. I decreased my home-to-work cycling time. Throughout a 100 pound weight-loss, I never experienced a significant plateau (as compared to when I lost weight thirteen years ago, when I experienced many plateaus along the way to losing 75 pounds).
Has anyone else found that increasing exercise intensity staves off plateaus?