Counting Calories Benefits Health

 

Counting Calories Benefits Weight Loss

Counting calories benefits weight loss by reducing caloric intake in effort to improve overall health.  Counting calories is a helpful approach for managing weight while losing body fat using proven methods that get real results.  Calorie calculators estimate the number of calories a person needs to consume each day based on simple guidelines including gender, height and weight.  A male weighing 165 pounds with a height of 5 feet 10 inches who exercises moderately 4 to 5 times per week may need to eat 2,549 healthy calories each day to maintain weight or consume 2,049 calories each day to lose weight. A woman who is 5 feet 9 inches in height weighing 140 pounds who moderately exercises 4-5 times per week needs to eat 2,359 healthy calories each day to maintain weight or eat 1,859 healthy calories each day or less to lose weight.  Calorie calculators are a useful tool used to estimate how many calories to consume each day to lose, maintain, lose or gain weight. 

Your body may adapt to a low energy environment while eating a low calorie diet which can lead to a plateau when your weight stops changing.  Eventually everyone who is trying to lose weight will experience a plateau even when you exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet plan.  Breaking the cycle of  losing and gaining weight can be achieved by eating whole foods packed with nutrition following portion control guidelines to avoid overeating. Increasing exercise is usually beneficial for losing weight.  A male who is 6 feet tall 2 inches in height weighing 200 pounds with a goal weight of 195 pounds needs to exercise more often 6-7 seven days per week eating 2,141 healthy calories each day exercising at moderate to intense levels.  A woman who is 5 feet 8 inches in height weighing 130 pounds with a goal of weighing 125 pounds needs to increase activity levels exercising 6-7 days per week at moderate to intense levels to break plateau. 

Walking calculators can determine calories burned based on the walkers weight, distance traveled, pace and speed. According to the RunnerSpace calorie calculator a person weighing 190 pounds walking 3 miles at  4.00 miles= (15.0 mph 24.1kmph) can burn 302 calories during this workout.  A person weighing 190 pounds walking 6 miles during a 60 minute session will burn off 855 4:00 per mile (15.0 mph 24.1 kmph) calories during this workout. Walking is a low impact activity that anyone can perform at their own pace increasing cardiovascular and pulmonary heart and lung fitness. Health benefits of walking each day are enormous, improving management of conditions hypertension, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, muscular pain and stiffness.  Counting calories benefits weight loss while toning the entire body helping to reduce body fat while lowering the risks of developing chronic diseases. 

Someone who exercises only a small amount could burn off 250 calories per session compared to a person who exercises at  moderate to intense levels increasing duration may burn off 1,000 calories per workout.  

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Patricia Lynn

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