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Traditional forms of weight loss cardio involves steady-state, mid to long distance running and jogging. Most of us are used to running 45 minutes to an hour around a track, park, or treadmill at the gym and home. Or we do some form of 30-45 minutes of moderately intense cardio like the stairmaster, elliptical, or [...]
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In part 1 of short workouts for fat loss, we went over why short workouts are better for fat loss and how you can benefit from these HIIT cardio sessions to lose more fat.
The benefits are,
maintenance of muscle mass
increased metabolism
increase speed, strength, endurance, conditioning, and general fitness
time efficient
convenient workouts
And here, I’m going to show you [...]
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In part 1 of this series, I outlined the benefits and scientific reasoning behind the superiority of interval workouts for fat loss over traditional LSD cardio. Now here in part 2 we’ll put this interval theory to practice and use to help you get started on the fat loss path of success.
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There are [...]
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Ok, I take the easy part back. Exercising is really never easy and don’t let anyone fool you that working out is effortless or painless. Those who say so are selling you something with smoke and mirrors. But fat loss can be sped up with more productive means.
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Would you believe me if I [...]
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To maximize weight loss, more specifically fat loss, we have to burn fat by training in a variety of ways to enhance performance, creating an oxygen debt, raise metabolism and work capacity (the body’s ability to handle more work and exercise, body works longer and harder), and burn more calories, either during the training session [...]
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The options for workouts and exercises are numerous. You’re not just limited to using dumbbells, barbells, fancy cable machines, stationary bikes, elliptical, or the treadmill for cardiovascular training and fitness workouts.
Those are just a few of the many exercise equipment options. If you think about it, all exercise equipment are really “tools” for achieving your [...]
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An effective fitness exercise workout at home could be short, brief, and intense all at the same time. It doesn’t take dozens of bodyweight exercises or a plethora of “secret” and fancy movements from Wing Chun Kung Fu to get your heart pumping. Make no mistake but be informed.
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Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL, fitness author (”The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness” ) and consultant for the military and law enforcement agencies. Many of his “PT” style programs are heavily focused on basic body weight exercises like pushups, situps, and crunches.
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The basic movements are often the [...]
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Here are 3 circuit training examples of proven and effective workouts that I’ve used in the past with great success. They are adapted from bodyweight training principles of proper program creation. If you haven’t, refer to the bodyweight exercise training guide and make sure you understand how to put together a routine tailored [...]
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Bodyweight exercise training is perhaps the best exercise modality system for getting anyone into shape and improving their fitness, strength, cardio and conditioning levels, in terms of convenience and accessibility (see bodyweight training primer).
Bodyweight exercise offers enough variety and options to avoid boredom and stagnation while keeping you interested in pursuing the routines for later [...]
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