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How can I lose fat faster?
Cardio workouts are without a doubt essential if you want to lose weight fast. A twenty or thirty-minute cardio session will increase your metabolism and get your body to burn fat easily. Diet alone is not enough for weight loss.
2 or 3 cardio sessions a week will accelerate your weight loss and you’ll be able to see positive changes much faster. This will motivate most women to stay on track with their weight loss journey instead of throwing in the towel too soon.
There are a few tips that you can employ to make your cardio workouts more challenging. The tougher your workouts, the more calories you’ll burn and you'll have effective fat loss. Let’s look at 6 tips that will really help you get the best out of your cardio training.
1. Fasted cardio
There is often much debate as to whether one should do cardio on an empty stomach. Some people say that it’s very effective while others say that it’s extreme and will burn lean muscle instead of fat because your glycogen levels are low.
The truth of the matter is that fasted cardio is very effective. It has to be done when you wake up after a good night’s sleep. Your body will be in a fasted state and since there is no food in your stomach, your body will burn its carbs and fat storage for fuel.
However, your cardio sessions should NOT be rigorous. The best type of cardio that you should do is just brisk walking. You want to raise your heart rate and break a light sweat but the intensity should not be too high. You should be able to hold a conversation. If you’re panting and gasping for air, you’re going too fast.
Walk for 20 to 30 minutes at a moderate pace and your body will burn its fat for fuel. Do this throughout the day and over time, you’ll notice that your weight drops steadily. This is one of the most powerful fat loss methods out there.
2. Inclines
Inclines refer to slopes, hills, etc. Anytime you walk uphill or climb stairs or swim against the current, you’re adding resistance to your movement. It will require extra effort to walk or run uphill. If you’re on a treadmill, set it at an incline and you’ll burn more calories during the same duration of the workout.
3. Highintensity Interval Training
When your cardio sessions are kept short but intense, your workout becomes anaerobic in nature. When this happens, your body will go into fat-burning mode for hours after the workout is over. Overall, you will lose more fat and get fitter.
Short, hard cardio sessions will always be more effective than long, steady-state cardio sessions. If your level of fitness allows you to engage in hard cardio, go for it. Your fat will melt off faster and your stamina improve noticeably.
4. Resistance Training
Besides walking or running uphill, you can add resistance to your workouts by using weights. Wearing ankle weights and running makes it that much tougher. Throwing on a weight belt or a haversack with a couple of weight plates will take your cardio session to a whole new level because you’re lifting heavy weight.
This makes the entire workout more tiring and you’ll burn more calories. Even holding a pair of lightweight dumbbells while walking will make a difference. Constantly find ways to add resistance to your workouts.
5. Splitting up your sessions
Another interesting way to get the most out of your cardio sessions is to split them up. Instead of doing 45 minutes of cardio at one go, you could split it into a 25-minute walk in the morning and a 20-minute workout around 6 PM or so.
By splitting your sessions, you’ll keep your metabolic rate constantly elevated. Your metabolism tapers down once your workout ends. If you train in the morning, by noon or so, your metabolism will start to dip. If you have another session in the early evening, you’ll rev up your metabolism again.
This will put your body in fat-burning mode throughout the day. You will lose as much fat as possible during a given time period. Of course, you’ll need to eat clean and be at a caloric deficit.
If you have these 2 in place and you employ the cardio tips mentioned above, you can expect to see a visible change in your body within 30 to 60 days, provided you train consistently.
6. Intermittent Fasting
What you eat plays an inticate role in weight gain and an increase in body fat. Eating too many processed foods are an easy way to increase your fat quickly. Poor eating habits result in a slow metabolism which makes it harder for your body to burn fat.
By changing your eating habits you can lower the amount of fat in your body. You have to find the perfect meal plan or diet plans that will help maintain or build your muscle mass and decrease your fat levels.
Personally, I like intermittent fasting, low carb, and meals that have fewer calories.This helps in burning more fat. I began to eat healthy when it became harder to burn fat. I eat to lose fat by puting myself in a calorie deficit throughout the week. My calorie intake increases on my cheat days.
To build muscle while I am in my fat burning stage, I use protein powders for my protein intakes. On a typical day I do not eat breakfast because I am intermittent fasting and I stop eating by 6PM.
Most women do burn more fat when starting off but they always regain the weight loss because they start skipping workouts and lose consistency. This is a cardinal error. Consistency is everything. If you’re persistent you’ll get it and if you’re consistent, you’ll keep it.
Reduce Fat by eating fewer calories and aerobic exercise.
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Maiah Chanel
