The accepted way to loose fat has been considered a low intensity cardio workout. Studies showed that this method was the best way do loose fat. The idea here was, if you are doing high-intensity cardio, your body will use glycogen to access fuel immediately, where if you’re working out at a low-intensity level, your body would use fat stores for fuel.
But, what happens if you’ve been doing low-intensity workouts, yet not loosing fat? Have your cardio workouts plateaued when it comes to fat loss? The solution may be replacing your low intensity workout with High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) – the ultimate fat blasting cardio workout!
The first benefit of a HIIT workout is – it goes a lot faster than your normal workout. So, if you always find yourself pressed for time to get your cardio workout in, this may also help you! The concept is pretty simple. Start with 30 seconds at a moderate pace – say, about 50% of your maximum effort. Then, after 30 seconds, go as hard as you can for 30 seconds. Then back off to 50% for 30 seconds, then again go at full effort for 30 seconds. Keep repeating these intervals 5-8 times your first time. Take a 3-5 minute cool down break. Then do another 5-8 minute block of 30 on / 30 off intervals. Your total time here is no more than 15 minutes.
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