One thing you need to know: Your ticket to burning those body fats and losing weight quick is to perform the best type of cardio, which is sprint-based cardio.
A study conducted by the University of New South Wales shows that in as short as 20 minutes doing 8 seconds of sprinting using your stationary bike and 12 seconds of light cycling, you could lose fat 3 times more than those who do non-stop cardio for 40 minutes. The study further states that interval training burns fats not just from your skin but also from deep within your muscles. This makes your muscles more lean and toned.
Do you want to know the best part about this? Interval training is a very effective approach to lose that extra weight on your butt and legs!
Does it Work?
Doing endurance cardio, or cardio alone, will not be enough to lose those fats without incorporating some interval training. You might end up having patella-tracking syndrome. it is a condition where your kneecap begins to head off the knee edge. This was the result of doing cardio alone. Because of this, I had to cut cardio workouts for 6 months. This is when I discovered how great weight training is. By the time I get back to my cardio workouts, I gave it a different twist by incorporating interval training. Giving at least 20 minutes or less of exercise and alternating sprints (with recovery periods in between) will surely lose that unwanted fats on your body.
Why I Love Interval Training for Fat Loss
It is more 'engaging' compared to endurance training. You are excited to get back to the session each time after your recovery period. You are working so hard that you will not notice you completed the intense 20-minute session at the end of the workout.You will save a lot of time doing this.
You can achieve a leaner and stronger muscle with interval training. Even though a sprinter's and a marathon runner's body are both sturdy, I would still prefer the sprinter's body. It looks sturdier, leaner and toner.
You can avoid corrective exercise later in life. As Bikram Choudray, founder of Bikram Hot Yoga, says "You can mess with the Gods, but you cannot mess with your knees." Think of the same thing for your hips. The main difference between endurance cardio and interval training is that endurance cardio wears your body down while interval training makes your body stronger.
As mentioned before, it is an effective way to lose those fats on your legs and butts.
If you have not tried interval training before, give it a go now. Try some variations and do what works for you best. You cannot go wrong with performing intervals on your workouts. It is actually effective if you change the variations from time to time. You can also change the time you spend on each variation and recovery but do not go beyond 20 minutes.
Additionally, just the thought of spending only 20 minutes of your time on a workout is enough reason for you to get moving and it is a great weight loss motivation - no excuses!
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