| Most people have an incorrect notation when it | | | | amount of fat. This is something which simply does |
| comes to using exercise to burn fat. They think that | | | | not happen if one uses high intensity interval training. |
| it is enough for them to actually do a brisk walk | | | | So, how will a typical gym routine look if you are |
| every couple of days, and that doing so will ensure | | | | using HIIT? Well first of all, you will need to do a five |
| that they remain in shape and fit for life. However, | | | | minute body weight warm-up. This will ensure that |
| the sad truth is that life will not work that way. | | | | you get blood flowing to your muscle and also |
| Whilst this type of exercise is good for your overall | | | | prevent the risk of injury. Therefore, you can do |
| health, it is not enough if you want to achieve higher | | | | pushups, squats or lunges for your warm-up. Once |
| standards in your own fitness goals. This means, that | | | | this is complete, you will then spend 25 minutes of |
| doing a brisk walk every other day will not be | | | | strength training. Here, you will focus on basic |
| enough if you want to burn the fat that is currently | | | | compound exercises. These types of exercises will |
| on your body. | | | | hit all of your major muscle groups and ensure that |
| With that said, the best way to burn belly fat is | | | | you get the most buck for your workout time. Also, |
| having a strength training routine which is then | | | | you will not waste any time focusing on smaller |
| coupled with a short intense cardio session. Such | | | | muscles which will not give you any major results. |
| type of cardio is typically known as high intensity | | | | Once you finish your strength training, you will get to |
| interval training (HIIT) and gets the name because it | | | | the cardio part. However, this will be done quickly and |
| is short and to the point. | | | | effectively. No more time wasting on the treadmill. |
| With high intensity interval training, the intensity is the | | | | You will do a quick 5 minute warm up, walking at a |
| key since we will not be spending too much time on | | | | brisk pace. Then you will do an all out spring for a |
| it. You need to ensure that the time that we actually | | | | minute coupled with another minute of walking, |
| spend on it is well spent. Therefore, using HIIT we | | | | where you will have time to catch your breath. |
| will be able to get into the fat burning zone much | | | | Repeat this process three to five times, warm down |
| quicker than we will using traditional types of cardio. | | | | slowly and you will be ready to get out of the gym. |
| Also, with the old fashion way of doing cardio, the | | | | Using this type of workout, you will be able to get in |
| body will start to adapt with each and every session, | | | | and out of the gym in 45 minutes flat. This is also the |
| and therefore we will need to perform more cardio | | | | best way to burn belly fat. Follow this program and |
| the next time around if we want to burn the same | | | | the fat will start to melt away in no time. |