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Which is more important, dieting or exercise? Well that seems to be an age old question. Here is my take on the issue. If you're severely overweight or in extremely poor shape then forgo the exercise. You need to be on a good diet plan to shed some pounds rather quickly. Actually, exercise may do more damage than good. The stress on your joints and the stress to your lungs and heart may defeat the purpose of exercising.

Once you have shed 10-20 pounds, assuming you have 70-100 pounds to lose you will feel more like walking, gardening, and similar low impact activities. This is when you can add your exercise routine into your daily activities. Walking is great at first and in fact if you like walking this is perfect since our bodies are made to walk. When you walk you use your big leg muscles which helps your calorie burning efforts. After a while walking will be almost effortless, you'll see.

Having said all of that about exercise, I believe dieting is far more important. It is nice to get as much exercise as possible but you do not have to be an exercise freak to lose weight. You know what I mean, those people you see running to the gym everyday. Use exercise like you would use salt. It should act as an enhancer. Exercise can help you to lose weight faster than without any exercise. However, the proper diet will allow you to lose weight at will.