How to Burn More Calories Through Cardiovascular Exercise

We all know that Cardiovascular exercises (treadmill, elliptical, walking, jogging, biking, etc) has a tremendous impact on our weight loss efforts.

The problem is we don't want to lose just ANY type of weight. What I want MY CLIENTS doing is MELTING OFF THE FAT!

Well... what type of cardio will do these things? The traditional method would be Long, Steady State exercise - walking with an incline for 60minutes 5x/week to LOSE weight.

Long Steady State Cardio sessions are PERFECT for ending your workout week strong. It's a good way to "top off" your efforts. It gives your body a little break which it needs every now and again because we don't it to get too stressed out... stress= cortisol levels rising = fat storing= you unhappy.

Here's a BETTER and MORE EFFECTIVE way of doing your workouts...

It's called HIIT Training ("hit).

Start out with 2 HIIT Training Sessions per Week.

Follow the suggestions below... 

HIIT TRAINING On The Treadmill

*Set the Pace at 2.5-3mph with an Incline of 5-15 depending on your level of fitness.

1) At the 1 MINUTE Mark, INCREASE THE SPEED to a JOGGING Pace and run UP THE INCLINE for 30seconds.

2) AFTER the 30 seconds is up return to your walking speed for another minute.

(2:1 Rest to WORK Ratio)

REPEAT for 30minutes! GOOD LUCK:)

HIIT TRAINING OUTDOORS:)

Can be done right in your neighborhood or local park/track.

**BRING A WATCH**

1) Start out by walking your normal route.

After 1 minute has passed...

2) SPRINT as fast as you can ALL OUT until your speed starts to decline naturally (you begin to fatigue)

3) Slow down back to a walking pace for 1-2minutes.

4) REPEAT STEP 2

EASY BREEZY WEIGHT LOSS and A TAN all in one:)

HIIT TRAINING & LUNGES (Awesome Leg Workout for a great butt and gut)

*can be done at a field, track, street, or even your driveway:)

Set up SHUTTLES (like you used to do for the phys ed test in school) by using ANYTHING you can. 2 water bottles, 2 light dumbbells, 2 tennis balls, baseballs, towels, sneakers, whatever!)

*In the case of this I'm going to use 2 LIGHT DUMBBELLS as mine

1) Place your dumbbells at least 50ft away side by side

2) Standing 50ft away from your dumbbells... SPRINT towards them PICKING UP THE FIRST DUMBBELL and BRINGING IT BACK TO YOUR STARTING POSITION. DROP it off and IMMEDIATELY sprint BACK to get the second DUMBBELL. You should be sprinting 4x all together.

3) REST 30 seconds and then PERFORM 20 walking lunges all together (10 each leg)

4)Rest 1 minute and REPEAT #2.

*Repeat for 30minutes. 

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