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The Best Fitness Equipment for Weight Loss

Published Jul,08 2011 | By David Ochs

If you want to lose weight, you’ll need to burn more calories than you consume, and the best way to burn calories is through an aerobic workout that increases your heart rate. Walking and running are popular cardio exercises that require no equipment at all.

David Ochs spent 12 years as a radio announcer in Illinois, Missouri and Denver before a 23-year stint as a national broadcast sportswriter for The Associated Press. He's covered nine Olympics. It's likely you’ve heard a radio announcer reading one of his scripts. Since 2006 he has won multiple awards managing resource stewardship communications for the Fairfax County Park Authority in Virginia.