My Top 3 Fat burning exercises
It doesn’t matter which part of the world you are in, you’ll see some guy (or same gal) running on treadmill for 40 minutes. According to trainers this kind of training will burn higher part of calories from fat. But here’s a key thing about all this. This is the least effective training out there and those trainer who are still preaching about them are doing dis-service to you.
The Naked truth about Fat burning Zone
They are right about burning higher fat percentages. But with Higher intensity workouts (like HIIT), You burn more over all calories in the whole day. With higher intensity exercises your metabolism is elevated even when you are not working out.
Studies have shown that every pound of muscle will burn 35-50 calorie per day, whereas 1 pound of fat burns 7-10 calories. So Guess what if you replace 10 pounds of your fat with 10 pounds of muscle you’ll start burning extra 350-500 calories per day. Your goal should be adding muscle mass to your body.
Fat Burning Workouts.
My favorite methods of burning fat are Interval training, strength training and your typical weight training. So lets discuss Top 3 exercises for fat loss.
1. Sprint Training
For example, If I have to use sprints as a good training workout. I would use something like this…
100 m sprint, 50 m Jog – X 10 times.
Or may be 400 m run, 200 m jog X 10 times. This is intense routine, do not attempt if you have not tried the 100 m version.
Again its inexpensive training, all you need is a duffle bag full of sand (around 50-70 pounds) and for next 10 minutes, throw, carry, lift and be like a kid with this training tool. This sandbag will kick your butt.
3. Shadow boxing
Martial artists and boxers understand the power of shadow boxings. They have been using it for years to train themselves and condition their bodies. If you are new to this and engage in 3, 3 min rounds of shadow boxing, you might pass out. The idea is to punch your invisible opponent down. Punch fast, punch hard and you are set to lose weight in less than 10 minutes.
Thanks for the list. I have a question about sprint training. Can I use treadmill for sprints? I have one at home, So I was wondering.
@Parveen:
I do not recommend using treadmills for sprints as they can be dangerous. Moreover its good for health to run outside. You should find 30 minutes for 3-4 days per week. or
Alternatively you can do any other workouts I’ve mentioned in this blog
I have recently taken up shadowboxing… should I use my dominant stance all of the time or should I equally split up on both sides. I was just wondering if there will be an imbalance.
My view on shadowboxing is that you fight as you train… So in shadowboxing I try to use proper footwork, attack and defense. Sometimes switching up stances too.
In this article My view point is to increase stamina and weight loss. So There’s no need to switch sides if you feel uncomfortable.
Dec 13th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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