For decades now everyone from scientists to the man in the street have been trying to figure out the best workouts for weight loss. While there may still be a fair bit of controversy surrounding the subject it is fair to say that two exercises have risen to the top of the pile in terms of how effective they have proven to be. Here they are, the two best workouts for weight loss revealed:
1) Interval training. For years it was though that doing a continuous exercise for 30-40 minutes at a steady state was the most effective way to burn belly fat. However recent studies have proven this not to be the case and that you can indeed do a great deal more 'belly fat burning' and improve your cardio-vascular system and boost you metabolic rate much more considerably with just 20 minutes of interval training. Interval training combines brief bursts of hard effort interspersed with gaps of recovery. An example interval training session would be as follows:
On a treadmill jog for three minutes at an easy pace as a warm up, then increase the speed to a pace at which you find very demanding (about 90% of full effort) and try to maintain this for one minute. After one minute reduce the pace to that of around 50% of your maximal effort level for another minute, following this do another minute at the 90% effort. Repeat this cycle for a period of 20 minutes. You will find this a very tough workout but the boost to your metabolism and health is well worth it.
2) The squat. This is primarily a weight training exercise but as recent science has proven weight training is very effective in aiding weight loss. First of all the more muscle you have the more calories you burn even at rest as muscle tissue requires more energy than other types of tissue to maintain throughout the day. Secondly, weight training of course burn calories on its own but its big advantage is that it raises the bodies metabolic rate for hours after the workout, much more so that any aerobic exercise.
Why the squat exercise? The squat exercise is very stressful on the entire body requiring a great deal of effort from pretty much all the muscle in the body. Your abs are used to maintain stability as are many of the muscles in the upper body, whilst the legs are obviously performing a very dynamic movement. The squat is also so stressful that it causes the body to release hormones that are perfect for both muscle building and weight loss, no other exercises (apart from perhaps that deadlift) can achieve this.
In fact one of the best workouts for weight loss would be a twenty minute interval training session followed by a few sets of squats. That would be a really powerful combination indeed. Now with your new knowledge go and burn some belly fat fast!
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