It’s the goal that most people want to achieve from their workouts…they want to burn fat. But how do you do it?  People always ask me, “What is the best way to burn fat during your workout?”  When they should be asking me, “What is that best way to burn fat during and even after your workout?”  Wouldn’t you want to know not only how to burn fat during your workouts, but also learn how your body can still burn fat long after your workout is done?  Well read on!

Many people who go to the gym have a plan to burn fat, but it is not a good plan.  It is not their fault; they just have not been pushed in the right direction.  People have a plan to get on the treadmill and run…Run Forest, Run!  They will run for about 30 to 45 minutes and think that this is the best way to burn fat.  When in reality it is probably one of the most overrated ways to lose weight, plus it can be kind of boring.  Don’t get me wrong, you will burn fat by running long distances, but there are better ways.

I want to talk to you about Interval Training.  Interval Training contains both high bursts of energy and recovery times.  There are many different ways people use interval training, some people do long bursts of energy and short recovery times, some people do shorter bursts of energy and longer recovery times, both are affective.  No matter which form of interval training you chose, the goal is always to get your heart rate up with high bursts of energy and then bring your heart rate down with the recovery time, do it over and over again for around 20-30 minutes.

Personally, I like to do my interval training on a football field at a local school near by (obviously not during school hours).   But you can do interval training on a treadmill or an elliptical; it is just a little bit more dangerous, especially with treadmills.  Always make sure to check your heart rate when doing interval training, you want to make sure you stay in the safe zone, plus you also want to know when your heart rate is down to a good level.  Interval training helps you build lean muscle mass, and building muscle burns fat fast.  Your body will also continue to burn fat even hours after the workout is finished…which is a HUGE plus.

Which brings us to our second way to burn fat quickly.  Muscle training!  I am not talking about getting huge and bulky, so if your a woman or a man afraid to bulk up? Do not worry.  Resistance training is a very important key to burning fat, because building lean muscle is the fastest way to burn fat.  You do not have to use heavy weight or even use weights at all.  Resistance training involves chin-ups, push-ups, lunges and squats; all those exercises can be done without weights.  If you do end up using weights, you do not have to pick heavy weights.  Chose weights that you can control, many people try to whip out reps like they were in a race…but slow and steady wins this race.  For example, going down with a bicep curl is just as important as going up with a curl.  There are times for pumping out reps, but slow and controlled repetitions will help your body burn more fat during and even after the workout is finished.

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