is this a good workout for weightloss?

mkm1988

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I just joined a nearby gym hoping to lose about 30 pounds total. I'm 5'6 175 pounds.
I've been eating better just wondering if the workout i'm doing 3 times a week will work, so here it is...

30-45 min on treadmill at 2-3 incline
then i use all of the equipment in the circuit training room with machines for arms, back, legs and chest...

so is this good enough to lose weight and tone up?
 
This seems to be the question of the day; "Will this routine work?"

That's an impossible question to answer.

Losing 30 lbs comes primarily from being in a caloric deficit. Said deficit is a product of eating less and moving more.

On the moving more side of the equation, the possibilities of what will expend calories are endless. That said, it becomes more than a matter of simply burning energy though, when you're talking about optimizing body composition.

By that, I mean, most don't simply want to lose weight. They want to lose fat while preserving muscle to leave them looking and feeling healthy.

With that in mind, sure, some calorie wasting stuff is great for aiding the deficit. That said, the muscle preserving side requires a strong stimulus that says, "Hey body, even though we aren't eating enough energy to maintain what we currently have, this exercise is tough stuff and if it's going to continue, we need to keep this muscle stuff around."

The sort of exercise that sends this signal is weight training. You say you're circuit training which doesn't tell us a whole lot. In general, circuit training entails low weights and low rest. That generally doesn't send a very strong signal for muscle maintenance. In fact, in many cases that sort of weight lifting can fall into the calorie wasting camp from above.

If you're brand new to weight lifting, circuits are fine for now but you'll want to progress onto something a bit more fitting given your goals.
 
Well exercises doesnt always seems to be quickly affective though you may need some dieting plans as well to overcome you desire weight :)
 
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