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Everything We Know—And Don’t—About How Cardio Helps With Weight Loss (Women's Health)

Posted: Dec 29, 2025 in In the News

This article originally appeared in Women's Health on December 29, 2025.

Weight loss can seem like it comes with a list of dos and don’ts, making it overwhelming. Cardio is a particularly hot topic amongst weight loss experts, and if we’re being honest, the constant whiplash of “yes, you must do cardio to lose weight!” and “no, cardio isn’t meaningful for fat reduction!” is confusing...

At its core, successful weight loss requires a calorie deficit, which can be achieved in one of three ways: reducing calorie intake, increasing calorie expenditure via exercise, or a combination of both. Here's a cheat-sheet of the best calorie-burning exercises to help you optimize your time and effort, according to the American Council on Exercise. (FYI: the range of calories burned used for this list is estimated for a 125- to 185-pound person.)...

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