What Type of Exercise Burns the Most Fat?

Burning fat is the key to losing weight and getting into shape. Yet, many of use end up wasting a lot of time and effort performing exercise that doesn't burn fat effectively. The most common workout that we fall into is the long, steady-state cardio workouts such as running on a treadmill, ellipitcal machines, or other cardio machines. There is nothing wrong with doing cardio, especially if you enjoy it but those long workout sessions tend to burn more calories than fat.

You may end up working out for an hour or longer just trying to burn more calories. I for one am not a big fan of long workouts. Mainly because I just don't have a lot of time in my day to devote to them. I sought to find better exercises that burn fat in less time. During this research, I found out that interval training (or circuit training) has been shown to be better at burning fat than steady-state cardio.

Better Exercises that Burn Fat

Before starting any new workout routine, it is recommended to speak to your health care provider. Some exercises are considered advanced, particularly if you have not worked out in years.

Doing intervals simply means performing repetitions of various body weight exercises and doing them for one set, resting for a minute or so, and repeating another set. You get an intense full-body workout in less time. Best of all, these workouts can be done at home, at a park, or a local gym. Great body weight workouts that work well with intervals are calisthenics. These include exercises like:

Push-ups
Pull-ups
Sit-ups (or crunches)
Squats
Lunges
Burpees
Mountain climbers
Jumping jacks

Those are just a sample of exercises you can do. Interval workouts can also be done on your favorite cardio machines. For example, you could walk for 5 minutes on a treadmill and then run for 1 minute as fast as you can. Repeat this three or more times. You could do the same outdoors by performing sprints. Another way to refer to intervals is HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training.)

If you want to add a challenge you can try incorporating free-weights such as dumbbells in your routine. For example, you could do walking lunges with a dumbbell in each hand. Doing these type of exercises increase your fat burn and help to build more muscle. Muscle is what burns fat and calories. The more you have, the more you will burn throughout the day.

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