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Originally Posted by Redjake
if you want firm muscles and cardiovascular health, hit the gym - if you want to drop weight fast, eat less. a combination of both is your best bet.
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I agree with the latter part especially. Just dropping calories doesn't work for everyone. I know someone who eats rather little (probably about 1,200 calories a day, and certainly no more than 1,500), and only started losing weight by going to the gym regularly.
Personally, I kept my calories about the same but started burning fat and building muscle by going to the gym. Let me tell you, there is little better feeling (physically) than burning two pounds of fat and building two pounds of muscle in as many months. I dropped 2% body fat in that time, and I was already under 18%.
If I can maintain that pace (would that be great?), this would mean burning 12 lbs. of fat and building 12 lbs. of muscle in a year. There isn't anyone anywhere who wouldn't look and feel a lot better after a year of that. And I just increased my workout intensity this past month, so I may even surpass that.