Fast Way to Lose Weight – Intervals | ArticlesBase.com

Here's a fast way to lose weight which will allow you to drop pounds and inches quickly. If you walk, run, or jog… then I'm going to show you something that YOU NEED TO DO to get the most out of it. If you do nothing else, just do this for exercise and you'll lose lots of weight due to the “AFTERBURN EFFECT”.

You can do this with just about any cardio exercise, but this works really well with walking/jogging/running.

Here's why intervals work great for weight loss. They create what is called an “afterburn effect”. This simply means that once you're done working out, you continue to burn fat and calories at a faster than normal speed for anywhere from 8-20 hours.

Without intervals, you don't get that. Once you stop exercising, you stop burning fat and calories faster than normal.

Here's how to get the most out of intervals with walking, jogging, and running.

Alternate between either running fast and walking or running fast and then jogging slowly. This doesn't work as good with jogging and walking combined. You need the high intensity of running to get the most out of this.

What's great about this is that you can individualize it to suit yourself. For some people, running hard for 5-10 seconds is the most they can do and then they follow it up with 25-30 seconds of walking or slow jogging. Others can run for 15 seconds and then walk or jog slowly for 20 seconds.

Basically, fit it to your conditioning levels. There's no right interval answer.

One thing I've found that works good is to do sets of 6 minutes when doing intervals. So say I'll run or do the stairstepper fast for 10 seconds and follow it with 20 seconds of doing it slow. I continue that until 6 minutes are done.

This keeps you relatively fresh. Then take a 2-3 minute water and rest break and get back to it for 2-3 more times. You can get an incredible fat loss workout doing this for less than 25 minutes.

So if you want to drop pounds and inches, doing cardio intervals is a fast way to lose weight in a short amount of time.

About the Author:

Jennifer Jolan is a weight loss and nutrition consultant who has helped over 3,700 women over the years. Click http://www.weightlossguide4women.com to get your FREE 19-PAGE Report titled “How Spinning Around in a Circle Like a Child Skyrockets Your Weight Loss”.

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