March 9, 2008

The Truth About Cardio & Fat Loss Exercise

The Fat Burning Zone is all just a big misunderstanding. The truth is, exercising in the fat burning zone is a big waste of time. You are better off doing short, burst exercise to lose your belly fat.There is nothing magical about the so-called “fat burning zone”.By definition, the fat burning zone is the exercise intensity where your body burns the highest proportion of fat.However, the fat burning zone is relatively low intensity exercise, and burns less calories than if you worked at a harder pace for the same amount of time.The fat burning zone has never been shown in a study to be more effective for fat loss than any other type of exercise.The purpose of exercise is to burn calories during and after exercise when the body is recovering from the workout. The fat burning zone is generally low-intensity exercise, but low-intensity exercise burns fewer calories.Therefore, forget about this term and this fat burning myth. Instead, use the interval training guidelines from any of my weight loss workout programs to improve your fitness, calorie burning, and fat loss.And what about spot reduction exercises? Will you lose fat from a specific area by doing certain exercises? What exercises will […]

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