Throughout the course of your weight loss program,  your body struggles to maintain a balance between energy in and energy out and so a weight loss plateau is almost inevitable.  Many factors can contribute to your weight loss success including lifestyle habits, dietary trends, and your level of activity.  Luckily, research has provided us with clues on how to break through these program obstacles that you may face most notably increasing your cardio minutes.

Weight loss is all about energy in minus energy out and if you are not losing any weight, then something has to change.  One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories so in order to lose 1 pound, you will have to burn off that much energy.  To put things into perspective, 40 minutes of running will burn about 500 calories so if you ran for 30 minutes each day, by the end of the week you will have about a pound.  Combine that with a slight reduction in the amount of calories you eat and you have got yourself a steady weight loss of 2 pounds per week.