How Much Cardio Is Needed To Burn Fat?
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The goal for anyone who wants to lose fat is to achieve maximum fat burning in the shortest time possible. It is very important to choose or create the right training program that is the most effective. There are a lot of discussions and arguments about what is more effective: long duration and low intensity workouts or high intensity workouts. This can be very confusing for people. A personal trainer in one gym suggests low intensity workouts and if you go to a different gym then a personal trainer there may suggest high intensity workouts.
So how much cardio is needed to burn fat?
As it is with so many other things, both sides have some truth in them. The low intensity aerobic exercise proponents say that this method is more effective in burning body fat because if your heart rate gets out of the target heart rate, you stop burning fat for fuel and start using carbohydrates for fuel. That is why so many experts promote this method.
But the problem with this method is that if your exercise is low in intensity, then you just do not burn enough calories. If you don’t burn enough calories then you will not lose fat. It is better to use more intense exercises in your workouts because they burn more calories. High intensity aerobic exercise can use as much as 65% of the body’s energy needs in the form of carbohydrate. Burning calories is more important than what you use for fuel. The harder you work out the more calories you burn.
But high intensity exercises are only effective if you can maintain it long enough to burn more calories then with low intensity. To burn calories effectively your workout has to last from 25-60 minutes. If you do a very high intensity workout but you it only lasts for 15 minutes then it is not effective. The trick is to find the right tempo. The most effective method to burn calories is a relatively high intensity for 30 minutes or so. The only way to find out what is the most effective zone for you, is to find it out yourself. There is no magic number. Trial and error!
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What is the easiest way to burn fat?
Basically I want to know an easy way to burn fat, with excersising and maybe healthy foods?
Are there any foods that burn fat or help you burn fat?
And what is the most effective way to burn fat excersising?
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18 Comments
September 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I have found that low intensity just doesn't do much. Besides…endless….mindless hours on a treadmill isn't for me.
Do really high intensity work of any kind for about a half hour and it gives good results.
5 minutes of non-stop calisthenics (push-ups, body weight squats, sit-ups, etc.) give the same benefit as a 30 minute bike ride, according to a Men's Health magazine I have. Plus, it's also strength training at the same time.
I really like to go outside and start walking around the streets in my area, and when I see a sign, I sprint as fast and hard as I can until I reach it, and do this repeatedly.
One other good workout for fat burning is Plyometrics (jumping) exercises.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
you need to combine a calorie controlled diet with cardio
if you don't you are simply burning carbs
i recommend cardio 3 times a week 20- 30 mins on non consecutive days
September 28th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
css1323, NO…you’re doing fine. You should only be looking to lose about 1 pound per week. Patience is the key. Keep your daily cal deficit about 400 to 500 calories per day. That = 2800 to 3500 calories per week. That’s about 1 lbs of fat lost. Any more deficit than that and you’re chances of losing muscle mass GO WAY UP!! You’re doing fine.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
This is the second video I’ve seen by this gentlemen. This guy is impressive! He lays it all out very well. He’s a young man so I figured he wouldn’t know the whole show as well as he should, or would be off on some points as even the best of most younger trainers are. No,…this guy knows what the heck he’s talking about. His training philosphy is very sophisticated and complete. Good work.
September 28th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
yard by yard this guy is a tard…lol
September 29th, 2009 at 3:23 am
you can’t
September 29th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
You are in the average situation for every teenager in your situation.
to start off as for the cardiovascular exercising average 30 minute run or motion/kinematic exercise will do nicely, I suggest go shoot hoops and such because it is quite hard keeping a routine of running every other day , you will get bored unless you are a very disciplined person.
As a start to Body building i suggest you start the first two weeks light weight and a lot of reps. The reason being is so can lose that fat and start getting your Strength up which will also define your arms.
Weeks 2-4 should be your heavy lifting and do your maximum weight and reps. Usually when you Max out like that you can only do about 5 to 6 Reps and thats how it should be if your doing more than that then its not your Max. Every other week you should be increasing your weight by 10 lbs or so.
for bodybuilding you should alternate such as:
Monday= cardio/ Legs
Tuesday=Abs/Back
Wednesday =Chest/shoulders/cardio
thursday=rest
friday= Biceps/Traps/cardio
STRETCH BEFORE WORKING OUT! body builders forget this and sometimes their muscles dont grow right. when you stretch your allowing the range of motion of your legs and arms to increase which will in turn allow you to build more muscle in more places.
Diet: No CREATINE enough said. Eat lots of protein as well as Vitamins so you will be healthy to work out. breakfast you can eat peanut butter sandwich, oatmeal, protein shake any of those . Try to eat 4 to 5 small meals a day. for a 15 year old its hard to say since your still growing so your testosterone might kick in and you may thin out.
First goal is to lose some weight try to get your body fat % down first then start bodybuilding.
RESULTS: number one thing, Patience. getting big doesnt happen over night your first couple weeks you wont see much because your body is adapting to the stress and adjusting the metabolism.
Month 1= you will lose some weight and see little defintion
Month2= you will see better changes such as definition of the obliques on your abs as well as outline for your pecks,deltoids and such
Month 3 =is when you get addicting to working out and its all downhill from there.
and also Naps will be your best friend, your muscles will recover faster when you sleep longer.
GOOD LUCK! and hope you stick with it. "Go big or Go Home"
September 29th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
cardio will burn both. besides, if youre trying to be a bodybuilder, the fat coming off has to be your main priority, so dont worry as much about muscle gain until your bodyfat has gone down.
''If it's untrue then there would be no point in eating big since I'm wasting it at the end of the day.''
hold it. it is somewhat true, but not really. you still need to eat big, though. big, not fat. EAT HEALTHY OR YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED IN BODYBUILDING.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Is he saying to strength train our way to burning off all of our fat? I’m confused. What’s really going on? My diet doesn’t suck, I don’t drink beer, there’s really no stress in my life.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Running is the best!!
Aim for 3-4 miles a day
But start off slow if it's your first time running..it can be a bit overwhelming
You also alternate between Running and the Elliptical Machines (easier on the joints….)
but Running is the best
October 1st, 2009 at 9:18 am
Go do an iditarod race. You will burn fat and get to hang out with puppies!
October 1st, 2009 at 9:36 am
October 1st, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Take a dance class, something upbeat. Fun way to workout and learn a new skill.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I disagree with what most of the people above say. Here's how it works.
When you start exercising and doing a constant motion activity (cardio), you burn energy (calories). There are some fat calories that you burn right away, but it is in the form of quick-energy sugars in your muscles. After 20 minutes of constant movement, your body uses up all its reserves of the sugar. THEN it goes to glucose reserves stored as physical fat. Your body starts burning that and you see the amount decrease in your body.
So, if you walk for 30 minutes, you are burning fat the whole time. But your waist/hips/butt/thighs/arms won't see any difference until 20 minutes after you started.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:54 pm
the reason they got a pot belly is cause they’re on gear.
October 1st, 2009 at 7:02 pm
he is right cardio is good but its better what he is saying but still some cardio affter training will help
October 1st, 2009 at 11:20 pm
hi does any one knows how to lose muscle in specific areas??? thx
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 am
My first week on the treadmill, I could only do 40 minutes. Week two, I’m going on it 60 mins. a day. I try to do push-ups/curls as well to gain some muscle.
Working out and eating healthy food is tough. It ain’t easy! I only lost a few pounds.. so maybe I need to try harder.