What IS the best exercise for losing weight? From running and cycling to weights and high intensity interval training, one expert gives his verdict...

The Daily Mail reports:

It may come as little surprise that taking exercise is a way to lose weight.

The debate about the best type of exercise for weight loss often divides opinion.

The most obvious choice is endurance-type exercise which is usually done at a moderate intensity or steady state.

The rationale for this is clear. This type of activity expends more energy than resistance training.

Others will stress the importance of resistance training and its effects on basal metabolic rate (BMR).

A single bout of resistance exercise can lead to a sustained increase in BMR that persists for up to 48 hours after exercise.

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