I used to think that swimming was one of the biggest fat burners there was when it came to aerobic training and fat burning – aka calorie burning, but then there were challenges to that saying that cross country skiing may outweigh the fat and calorie burning capabilities of swimming because not only were you constantly moving and using all muscles – the arms and the legs, but you were also most likely trying to keep warm, which burns extra calories, because the weather outside is probably going to be pretty darn cold when you find the conditions suit cross country skiing.
That was a long time ago though. Now you have all kinds of exercises vying for that coveted “best fat burning exercise” or best calorie burning exercise title. I mean, who didn’t think that Tae Bo was the best invention ever when it came to burning fat and calories in a relatively condensed period of time and at a very intense rate. Tae Bo made you sweat, and sweat hard, and you were working the entire body again, the arms, the legs and the abs, for a super fueled workout that got you toned as well as doused in sweat and starving afterwards, which means you definitely burned some serious calories.
Not the fat and calorie burning buzzword in the world of exercise is circuit training. Circuit training, as well as training where you alternative high with lower impact, such as where you run really fast, then slow down, and follow with another fast burst of running, are the new fat and calorie burners that have everyone talking. And not just because they do make you burn up energy (aka calories), but because they are also excellent ways to condition the body to get used to more constant, higher impact workouts, and also to maximize the effectiveness of your workout, in the least amount of time possible, but also with the best results.
If you maintain a higher heart rate for at least thirty minutes, it is after that when your body really kicks into high burning mode, and your body really lets go of extra calories in the form of fat. You also do have to take in less calories if you want to lose fat though, it’s not just a matter of working out, although of course exercise is also vital to long term weight loss because it skims off a significant amount of calories form your days expenditures, which means it scales down your weight.
I think it is said that for every pound you want to lose, you should take about 300 calories out of your diet daily, and you should also do at least 45 minutes of cardio, for a grand total of a net loss of 600 calories per day, which in a weeks time alone should net you a pound of weightloss. If you can continue that for a while, you could lose significant weight in a relatively short period of time. Hey, for some extra weightloss boosting, you can try to jump in a far infrared sauna and sweat off a little extra water weight and help to rev up the metabolism and waste elimination from the body as well.