Weight Loss
Weight Loss Training Plans
Welcome to GreenMoor Running’s Weight Loss Training Plans, an innovative approach designed to optimize your body’s fat-burning abilities while supporting your weight loss journey. Unlike traditional high-intensity fitness plans, our method focuses on low-intensity training, offering a sustainable and effective way to burn calories and enhance endurance.
Purpose of the GreenMoor Weight Loss Training Plans
Our training plans are tailored for individuals seeking to lose weight through running, combined with a proper diet. By focusing on low-intensity workouts, our plans are crafted to:
- Maximize Fat Burning: Enhance your body’s ability to utilize fat as a primary fuel source.
- Increase Caloric Burn: Achieve a significant calorie burn without the strain of high-intensity sessions.
- Build Endurance: Gradually improve your endurance, allowing for longer and more effective workouts over time.
Structure of the Plans
The GreenMoor Weight Loss Training Plans are structured to gradually introduce you to running, ensuring a comfortable and effective progression:
Level 1-4 (RPE 0-4): Ideal for beginners, these levels focus on low-intensity workouts based on the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale. You’ll start with walking and light jogging, gradually increasing the duration and intensity as your fitness improves.
Levels 5-6 (Introduction of Running Zones): At these levels, we introduce the Greenmoor Running Zones, tailoring workouts to optimize fat burning and calorie expenditure. These plans include a mix of low-intensity runs and strategic intervals to enhance your running efficiency and endurance.
Core Focus of the Plans
Our weight loss training plans emphasize:
- Sustainable Weight Loss: By focusing on low-intensity exercises, you’ll burn more calories over time, leading to sustainable weight loss.
- Enhanced Fat-Burning Ability: The plans are designed to improve your body’s natural fat-burning mechanisms, making weight loss more efficient.
- Gradual Progression: We ensure a gentle increase in training intensity, allowing your body to adapt without the risk of burnout or injury.
- Overall Health and Fitness: Beyond weight loss, these plans aim to improve your overall health, fitness, and well-being.
Supporting Your Diet
For the best results, combine our training plans with a balanced diet focused on weight loss. Paying attention to your nutrition will complement the training, maximizing fat loss and improving health.
Transitioning Post-Weight Loss Training
After completing the weight loss training plans, you will have established a strong foundation in running and improved your endurance. You can then transition to more specific running goals or continue with a maintenance plan to keep your weight loss achievements on track.
Embark on a transformative journey with GreenMoor Running’s Weight Loss Training Plans, where weight loss meets sustainable fitness and wellness. Let’s run towards a healthier you!
Level Comparison Chart
Level
Target
Workouts/week
Time/week
Longest workout
Level 0
Absolute Beginners
2
4
Approx. 0h 45m
0h 30m
Level 1
Absolute Beginners
3
4
Approx. 1h 15m
0h 30m
Level 2
Absolute Beginners
2
4
Approx. 0h 45m
0h 30m
Level 3
Beginners
3
4
Approx. 1h 00m
0h 30m
Level 4
Beginners
3
4
Approx. 0h 50m
0h 25m
Level 5
Beginner Runners
2
4
Approx. 1h 10m
0h 45m
Level 6
Beginner Runners
3
4
Approx. 2h 15m
1h 20m
*With a basic or premium membership, on Greenmoor Running, you get the training plan for free, by applying with “Get with Membership”.
By a plan or membership?
If you buy a plan, it becomes a permanent part of your TrainingPeaks plan library. This allows you to use it over and over.
If you choose our membership option (basic or premium), you will be able to access all training plans in our library, by applying for a plan, but it will not be added to your TrainingPeaks plan library.
Choosing the right level
Not sure which level is right for you? We guarantee that you will find a level, suitable to your training needs.
If you find your training plan too easy or too har, you can always change to a different plan by contacting Coach Thomas.