Burn More Fat In One Easy Step
If you’re reading this article, chances are, you are already making some positive improvements toward your health. You are probably doing some cardio; perhaps in the form of a 20 or 30 minute walk per day, or maybe 30 minutes on the bike at the gym. You are probably following some sort of healthy eating regimen.
But perhaps you are frustrated because the results you are seeing are moving along at a snails pace or not at all. By making this small adjustment, you will burn more fat and start to see faster results.
If you are currently not doing any cardio, start doing some. If you have fat to burn, you need to do your cardio. Start with a 20 minute walk. After a week or two, increase it to thirty minutes. When you are comfortable with this, increase the duration or the intensity.
If you are already doing light cardio such as walking or the bike, increase the intensity in the form of intervals. Let’s say you are walking 30 minutes. Every five minutes walk at a very brisk pace for one minute. Do this every 5 to 6 minutes until the end of the session so you that you get in four to five 1 minute intervals at a very high intensity. This will not only burn more fat, but it will also increase your endurance. You will find you are able to do longer and more intense sessions comfortably.
If you are already doing intervals, do longer cardio sessions instead. If you normally do 20 to 30 minutes of cardio with intervals, do one week of 45 minutes at a lower intensity. If you feel comfortable with this, try adding in a couple 60 minute sessions. Do 1 week of intervals and 1 week of long cardio sessions.
You can also try breaking up your cardio sessions into smaller blocks and doing them twice a day. This one works great for me. I do 20 minutes first thing in the morning and 20 minutes at night. This can really kick up your metabolism if you have hit a plateau. Again, incorporate some intervals or long cardio sessions as well so that you are always mixing it up.
The point is to keep your body guessing. Our bodies are very smart and will quickly adapt if you are doing the same thing over and over, so you need to change the duration, intensity and times of day that you work out to keep you body constantly guessing and continue to burn fat.
Another very important note is to really be honest with yourself when it comes to your cardio. Are you really doing enough? If you’re on the recumbent bike reading a magazine or chatting with your friend on the Stairmaster, do you really think you are doing all you can to burn that fat? Come on now. These things do make the time go faster but what is more important? Finding out how Brad and Angelina are doing this week or getting the cellulite off your touche? You know the answer! So let’s kick it into high gear.
Lastly, if you aren’t able to push yourself on your own and you can’t afford the rates of a personal trainer, consider hiring an Online Personal Trainer to assist you. You get the expertise of a Certified Personal Trainer without paying the high rates of one. You get a cardio program, strength training routine and customized diet and the rates start as low as $20.00 a month. To find out more, click here.
Melissa Brey is a Certified Personal Trainer with an A.S. in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University.
Melissa is a published freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Natural Muscle Magazine and other local newspapers and publications. She has given lectures on Weight Loss, Fat Burning and teaching parents to help their kids eat healthier.
In addition to being a Personal Trainer and providing Nutritional Counseling, Melissa is actively involved in causes to help fight Global Warming and actively teaches people to eat in ways to protect the environment. She is currently writing articles on “Environmental Eating” pertaining to how changing the way we eat can have a positive impact on our environment and help stop Global Warming.
Visit her website at http://www.ocfitnesspros.com
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