There's no getting away from what we all know, that to lose weight fast takes a combination of a good diet plan and exercise. This article looks specifically at why cross trainingg is an effective fast weight loss tool.

Obviously any exercise is better than none and if you regularly swim, run or cycle etc. you are definitely going to benefit, however if you
adapt your exercise to include cross training the weight loss benefits can be even greater. In essence, cross training (not to be confused with the "cross trainer" as a single piece of exercise equipment) is the practice of working several differing exercise regimes into your overall weekly or monthly routine.

These are just some of the benefits cross training will bring:

It gives you the ability to rest certain muscle groups in rotation whilst working on others that could otherwise lead to faster exhaustion - meaning you can do more exercise!

It reduces the chances of boredom setting in, and the subsequent likelihood that you may start skipping your workouts, or even worse stop altogether.

It has the effect of providing all over body condition instead of focusing on a narrow area.

It allows you to be flexible if for example you can't get to the pool, or you don't have a specific piece of equipment available.

It gives you the ability to continue exercising if you are suffering from a specific injury.

It will improve your all-round skills and ability.

To prevent your cross-training from becoming too routine in itself, you should also try to vary things by doing different exercises on different days, or in a different order on any given days. Ideal exercises to incorporate into your cross training weight loss program could be Cross training Running, Swimming, Cycling, Rowing, basketball, weight training, yoga, or virtually any other exercise you could think of!