So What Are The Best Fat Burning Exercises?
It's a question that goes round and round what are the best fat burning exercises? And when you go online you can get 100's of different opinions on which specific exercises work best. Generally there are some basic that most will agree on: you need both cardiovascular (otherwise referred to as cardio or aerobic) workouts and strength training (for building lean muscle) workouts. The other disagreements come in how long your fat burning workouts should be.
Our starting point for this discussion is strength training. Strength training can be done with bodyweight exercises (push-ups, prisoner squats, etc), or with resistance bands, weight training, kettlebells. It's important to do the fat burning exercises that you decide to use with good form to get the most benefit out of them.
Aerobic fat loss exercises get your heart rate up so you have a huge range of activities to choose from here: Interval Training, doing your weight training and kettlebell exercises in a circuit training format, swimming, dancing, running, bike riding, using stairs, playing sports, etc.
Aerobic exercise doesn't always have to be some sort of formal sport or exercise. As long as it gets your heart rate up, it is aerobic. The key to burning fat with aerobic exercise is to maintain a high target heart rate so you shouldn't be able to carry on a complete conversation while doing this.
Here are some of the most popular exercises that burn fat and don't take much time.
When your training to gain lean muscle, for bodyweight training you can't beat the classic push-up (straight pushup, feet elevated, handstand, put some weight on your back).
When you do push-ups, make sure that your palms are on the floor at your shoulder and just slightly outside of your shoulder width. Your back, legs, butt and abs should be tight and straight when you do these exercises. Exhale slowly as you push your body up and inhale as you let it down. If you want to make this exercise even harder, you can raise your feet up on a step or bench. To make it less strenuous, keep your knees on the floor when you push up so your legs will be bent.As far as aerobic fat burning exercises go, I prefer interval training, circuit training, kettlebell exercises or doing complexes. Many people enjoy aerobics classes as much for the workout as for the social aspect of that activity (although most times it's more social than exercise). Remember your supposed to be exercising to burn fat.
Having a group to support you can really make a difference in your consistency. Kick-boxing, swimming and brisk walking (even with light weights) are also extremely popular. Walking is one of the easiest activities to maintain because you can do it pretty much anytime, anywhere try doing it interval style. Jogging is also popular but can be hard on the knees. Popular winter aerobic activities include ice-skating, skiing and snow-boarding.
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