What the title says. I want to know what the best exercises to lose weight are. Whenever I search I get conflicting opinions, so I thought you guys might know better.
EDIT: damn, you lot really came through with a ton of good advice! Thank you! Looks like eating healthy is the most important thing.
Swimming or swim sports like water polo. I'm dead serious.
Shadowboxing is also pretty high up on the list.
Running is very effective, but as a former competitive runner, I can tell you first hand that the risk of injury is higher than a lot of other options, and even higher if you're starting out out of shape.
what kind of injuries are most common?
for running?
shin splits is the most common, followed by (in no particular order):
plantar fasciitis, patellar tendonitis (or knee pain, more generally), and inflammation of the IT band.
runners are at relatively low risk of acute injury, but high risk of chronic/stress injury. stress fractures are disproportionately common in runners, though less common in casual runners, as the latter group is better about stopping when problems first occur, rather than pushing through until it becomes a stress fracture.