Fat Burning Exercises Workouts That Burn Fat Faster: The question of the best fat burning exercises comes up often. In fact, this one question is still widely debated by many websites and experts. There are many claims and statements by websites and experts that state that they have the best exercise to burn fat or that their method was the best way for fat loss. There were two common factors, however, that most everyone agreed on. First, to burn fat you must include some form of aerobic exercise, also known as cardiovascular exercise (or cardio). And secondly, you must build lean muscle by adding strength training exercises. The controversy is not around whether or not to include exercises, but at what intensity and for how long you should do these workouts to effectively burn fat. Aerobic Exercises: An effective weight loss workout routine should include both the aerobic exercises and strength training exercises. Aerobic exercises are workouts that get your heart pumpming, such as walking briskly, bike riding, using an elliptical machine and jogging just to name a few. When doing aerobic exercises, you want to make sure you are working with in your target heart rate to get the benefit from your fat burning exercise routine. A good rule of thumb is that when doing your aerobic exercise, you should be able to have a light conversation, say a few sentences at a time. But you should not be able to sing a complete song nor should you be totally out of breath. If you can still sing, move it up a notch or if you are having difficulty breathing, slow it down. This however just covers the definition and basics of aerobics. Strength Training Exercises: Strength training exercises are those types of exercises that help build lean muscle. This does not mean that you will bulk up with excessive muscles, but rather you will be strengthing and toning your body. Why strength training you ask? Well, when you do strength training, you are building lean muscle. The more lean muscle mass you have the higher your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Your BMR is responsible for 60 - 70% of the calories you burn in a day. Strength training can be done with resistance band exercises, dumbbell exercises or doing weightlifting exercises. Weightlifting seems to be the most recommended strength training exercise to burn fat. Which ever you select for your strength training, just make sure you are doing the exercise correctly to get the most benefit of your fat burning exercise routine.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:46:41 +0000
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