This is more effective than exercising

Exercise is good for the body anyway, and has many beneficial health effects. But if exercise alone will make you lose weight is less sure, KK.no writes . According to personal trainer Angelica Gabriella Bjørnestad, there are many who overestimate the effect the training will have on weight.

Yes, I will say. Many think is that "now I have started training, now I will lose weight", but it does not happen, says Bjørnestad, who works at Sats Elixia Ringnes Park in Oslo.

There is one thing that is far more important when it comes to weight loss: diet.

"The diet is the most important thing. Should you lose weight with exercise alone, then you need to exercise very much depending on how "bad" your diet is. The most important thing is to add better eating habits, "explains Bjørnestad.

Of course it is very good to work out. However, when it comes to the diet, there is often a little less needed to see an effect on weight. Bjørnestad points out, however, that losing weight is not about eating boring food or eating a diet.

"It's about lying in a calorie deficit over time. Making healthy foods that look and tastes good is important for maintaining good eating habits, "she says. When it comes to exercise, it's most important to actually do it - and not just when you want to lose weight.