I often get asked, "What's the best way to lose weight and lose my belly?" Most people wish to know if aerobics is more preferable than weight training, or if traditional cardio exercise is much better than intervals. Well, to say I did them all will be an understatement.
With over 15 years experience helping other people, training myself, training for sports, investing countless hours in the fitness center, AND definitely conducting laboratory research studies on different exercise methods, I'm pretty confident in knowing what works and exactly what does not.
But to begin with, I would like to frame my responses. I am going to speak about what works for people that have a limited amount of time to exercise, typically because I believe your readers will not have 90 minutes each day to devote to a training, unlike the typical audience of the fitness magazine.
That's why there is a huge disconnect between many of the information found in magazines and the ability of the reader to apply it to their lives.
We just don't have 6-8 hours each week for workouts, nor do we want it. In case you are a triathlete, you will need that, but not someone that just wants to lose fat and gain muscle.
Having said all that, the conclusion to get a better body is...
Begin using bodyweight exercises to warm-up, strength training supersets to build muscle, then complete training with interval training to shed weight within a short time. I have structured my system so that you are in and out of the gym in 45 minutes, 3 times a week.
You can do 5 minutes of body weight exercises to warm-up. This can be a additional efficient approach than just spending 5 minutes walking on a treadmill, which really doesn't prepare you for anything except more walking on a treadmill.
After that we switch on the strength training supersets, where we use two exercises performed back to back with minimum rest between each. This cuts our workout time, while still giving us most efficient results. We really need 20 minutes to do this, and we'll use simple workouts, and sometimes even more body weight exercises, according to the client's goal for muscle building.
And finally, we shall do 18 minutes of interval training. A warm-up, as well as six short intervals at the appropriate fitness level for the client, interspersed with small periods of low-intensity recovery. Finish with a cool-down. And that's the workout. Again, about 45 minutes total.
Comparing that to what a lot of people do, which can be run, jog, cycle or use the cardio machines for 45 minutes straight. Sure, that can burn calories, but it really will not build a better body.
In general, here are a few "dark sides" to long slow cardio, including less-than-optimal results, the potential for overuse injuries, and it is an inefficient form of workout. If you only have 30-45 minutes for your workout and you spend all of it on a cardio machine, when are you going to train all of your muscles and sculpt an even better figure?
As a result the simplest way to burn fat around your belly is with a variety of strength training and interval training. It's fast, it works, and it's fun!
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