Exercise - let's make it more effective

The old mantra for weightloss used to be 'Eat less, move around more!' It's a phrase anyone who has contemplated losing weight has probably come across at some time or another. It's also bullshit. I know, I tested that idea to destruction. It not only made me weaker and sicker but it had negligible effects on my weight/bodyfat. It was a frustrating experience. At one point I was walking 6 miles to work and back every day plus a 90 minute session in a gym 5 days a week for 6 months. All while eating low calorie food that would have met with approval from my GP and most nutritionists and the medical professions in general. But it didn't work. I felt like crap and didn't improve my phsical state at all...in some ways I was worse as this constant training led to little niggling persistant injuries. My sleep suffered too which hindered my body's ability to recover the daily traumas I was putting it through.It flat out didn't work.

So this time I'm going to Exercise smarter. Again I'm going to google research. My aim is to find the most effective exercises that can be done in the shortest amount of time and that will have the most impact. One simple fact that can't be escaped is that increased muscle mass leads to a rise in your body's BMR (Base Metabolic rate). This will make your body require more energy to function and maintain itself. This will help your body to increase it's consumption of your fat stores...which is nice.

I'll report back soon once I've done some more research but my initial studies suggest ditching the Cardio and going for short, sharp, high intensity training.