Energy Balance

Weight loss is a matter of mathematics – and Fernwood women in their thousands have proven it! “Er… maths?” you ask?

Weight loss is a simple equation. Losing weight requires you to burn more kilojoules that you take in. Over a period of time, if your energy intake is less than your output, you will lose weight. Dieting alone can allow you to achieve weight loss – but it can be a pretty hard path to stick to, and even harder to maintain.

Adding regular exercise into your weight loss plan will mean burning more kilojoules – and tipping the energy balance in favour of weight loss. The danger of only dieting is that along with fat you also lose muscle. And guess what? Muscle burns more kilojoules than fat, so the more lean muscle you have, the better. But when you lose muscle through dieting, you also reduce your capacity to burn up energy. This makes maintaining your weight loss pretty difficult and is the main reason many women experience their weight yoyo.

Exercise is an essential component of effective weight loss as it helps maintain the lean muscle, and there’s no better way to get energy burning lean muscle than strength training with weights. Strength training enhances your ability to lose weight. Which is why at Fernwood, we have a healthy weight management program and a huge variety of exercise options including full strength training equipment. It’s how we deliver our members with sustainable weight loss and real changes in body shape.