Getting the best Cardio Workout Available!
The first thing to know is that losing fat is not all about exercise (really?). It also means a change in diet and lifestyle, aside from an increase in good old cardio. For quite a while it was thought that low intensity cardio was the best for burning fat. This has recently been disproved (yada yada), as a new and exciting way to perform cardio has arisen. The best cardio you can do for weight loss is HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training, and it’s a simple concept.
All you need to do is shift from low moderate intensity intervals to very high intensity intervals. All you’re need for this? A cool 15 minute (I’d recommend 20 minutes) a day (and I’ll add a great personal trainer). HIIT will support your metabolism so that you are burning calories later in the day (I call is the ‘after burn’!). You will burn fat if calories out exceed calories in, and you will expend more calories by choosing HIIT.
HIIT can be performed on many different exercise machines, but as a beginner start with 30 seconds at a moderate pace (approximately 50% of your own maximum effort) and after 30 seconds go as hard as you can for 30 seconds. Then repeat. If performing on an exercise machine other than the treadmill, make sure to rev up the intensity level so that it is challenging of for you.
Consider skipping and boxing – both offer superb cardio workouts that will challenge you from top to toe.