Thanks for the info, but i think you forgot something! -

Boss Man wrote: As for a weights workout, I'd suggest something like this.

Low calories is a load of tosh. Forget people espousing 1,200 calories a day nonsense. You need the calories whether you're burning fat or building muscle, because low calorie promotes fat retention, as the body goes in a "starvation mode" and thinks it's being starved so it won't relinqu...

Hi Ciaran, good to talk to you. You can lose weight and build muscle as 1lb of added muscle burns an extra 45-50 calories per day. As for the equipment, you may find it a bit of a struggle with a couple of 15kg weights and some bands, as you'll not be able to do much if any shoulder stuff with the ...

Hi Eveyboby, Okay, so I have a set-up conducive to a reasonably effective regime, I think, but I'm not sure what that regime should be exactly. I have 2 15kg adjustable dumbbells, I have a set of resistance bands (three bands in all) and a mini exercise bike in front of chair (which I cycle pretty m...

Hi Boss Man, Thank you so much! Also, in your opinion, do you think the set up I've got going could be (reasonably) accurate? By which I mean, impressionistically, do you think it seems feasible to be burning off 2000 (or even 3000) extra calories a day by doing constant light cycling? The cycling i...

Hi, I'm completely new here, so if I'm posting in the wrong place I'm sorry. I just bought a blood pressure monitor (which also gives your BMP), I measured resting rate at 70 BPM and I was wondering if there is an accurate way to calculate calories burned based on knowing the average BMP during a gi...