Are You Doing the Wrong Type of Exercise to Lose Weight?

 

While exercise is a critical component of any fat loss program, you might be exercising incorrectly. This means that your particular goals require certain kinds of exercise, performed in certain amounts, at certain times. What you're currently doing might not be right for you. For example long, boring cardio on the treadmill is quickly being replaced with the far more effective "interval training" for reaching one's fat loss goals. Interval Training consists of working hard for a short period of time (i.e. a 100 yard sprint) and then resting before performing another short burst of intense exercise. Working out in this way boosts fat loss, increases the number of calories burned, improves cardiovascular fitness, decreases workout time, adds variety to your workouts and will likely be much more fun than many other workouts you have tried.
Time and time again, interval training has proven to be the fastest method for burning fat. It does not require any equipment, it shortens your workouts considerably and it is far less boring, and more effective, than walking on the treadmill for hours at a time. For ultimate fat loss, interval training is one of the most effective ways to burn fat, beyond what any other type of exercise can provide.
Obviously there are limitations to who should perform this type of exercise and if you are new to it, you will want to start slowly and talk with your physician before embarking on a more intense level of exercise.
Here is just one example of an interval type workout:
Perform 20 repetitions of dumbbell squats, followed by a 60 second rest, then perform 12 push-ups, followed by another 60 second rest and repeat this process three times.
So in other words, it would look like this:

• 20 squats, 60 second rest
• 12 push-ups, 60 second rest
• 20 squats, 60 second rest
• 12 push-ups, 60 second rest
• 20 squats, 60 second rest
• 12 push-ups, rest 90-120 seconds and perform the next two exercises

For the next super-set, you would perform 15-20 lunges with each leg, followed by 12 dumbbell rows (or pull-ups if you have a bar). You would these in the same fashion - lunges, followed by a 60 second rest, dumbbell rows, 60 second rest, etc.
After your last set, you could then take a short 3 minute rest and perform 3-5 sprint intervals - run as fast as you can for approximately 60 seconds, then walk at a semi-brisk pace for approximately 2 minutes before performing your next sprint.
That is a great workout that will help many people lose fat rapidly.