Trick Your Body Into Burning More Fat
June 15th, 2008 · Filed Under: Abs Exercise
The key to burning more fat is giving your metabolism a boost.
Giving your metabolism a nice spike can help you drop that last 10 pounds of fat, and keep it off.
But how do you do this?
First, you’ll need to make your cardio workouts more intense than you’re probably used to.
Those workouts where you’re walking on a treadmill at 3.5 mph for 60 minutes while watching Oprah need to be replaced by high intensity interval training.
The good news - your new cardio training sessions will burn fat for up to 24-48 hours after your workout ends AND they will only take you 15-20 minutes to do.
Second, you need to add strength training to your program.
But not just any type of strength training.
I find that the most effective type of strength training to burn body fat is metabolic conditioning - training where you are building lean muscle and getting your heart rate up.
Think of doing several strength training exercises in a circuit fashion - taking little rest between exercises.
For example, doing push ups, squats, pull ups, and lunges all in a row with minimal rest.
Not only will you build lean sexy muscle, which will give your metabolism a permanent boost, but, similar to your interval training, your body will burn calories for up to 24-48 hours after your workout is over.
For a few free metabolic conditioning videos that you can use now, check out Bikini Abs Makeover.
Have an amazing day.
Scott
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