When I first wanted to lose weight, I thought I would do the 30 minutes a day and eat the same thing. It was not enough, because I did what we heard on news casts. 30 minutes 3 days a week of walking will blah. blah blah............
I did my own type of research and changed my diet and my work outs as I improved I worked out harder and/or longer. I have lost over 100 pounds and my resting heart rate went from 72 to 52 in less than a year. The weight took a little longer than that.
Do what works for you in your schedule, but I found that I had to "MAKE" time, as it wasn't going to come to me. I have two very active daughters so, my workouts are at 5:00 a.m., as that is the only time that was going to be mine, as everyone else was asleep. So, the YMCA sees me everyday at 5:00 a.m. when I am in town.
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2007 Jamis Ventura Comp
2006 Jamis Explorer 2.0
2000 Specialized Hardrock (bought used)
Swim, Bike, Run and sounds like fun