Start Exercising To Incinerate Body Fat + Use Cardio To Speed Up Your Results

Start Exercising To Incinerate Body Fat + Use Cardio To Speed Up Your Results

It’s important to decide what type of working out you want to engage in- lifting weights, dancing, swimming, biking, etc.

It’s important that whatever you choose, you choose something that you enjoy doing, to increase your chances of sticking to it. If, for example, you choose weight lifting, you could start off with a workout that looks something like this:

• 3 days a week, lift weights
• Each time, do a full-body workout
• Begin with stretches and some cardio to warm up
• Do 3 sets of 8-12 reps of one exercise per each body part (i.e. shoulders, hamstrings, biceps, abs, etc.)
• Stretch as part of a cool down routine

If you decide to do just cardio instead as a starter, you could do something like this:

• 3 days a week, do cardio
• Each time, you can either do the same form of cardio or switch it up (i.e. elliptical trainer, treadmill, bike)
• Begin with stretches and some very easy, slow-paced cardio to warm up
• Workout for 15-30 minutes, depending on your ability level
• Stretch as part of a cool down routine

It’s important to start off slow and gradually build up. With weight lifting, you can add more weight to your lifts as you progress.

With cardio, you can add more time to your sessions as you progress. You don’t want to jump in head deep and not have anywhere to progress to or over train and get burnt out. Baby steps are key when starting a workout program.

Once you reach your initial goal, you may find yourself setting another one, and that’s great. It’s important to always have something to work towards or look forward to. When you are able to view fitness, health and wellness as a journey and not just a destination, you will find it much more enjoyable.

But What If You Could Combine Cardio & Strength Training?

Traditional long form cardio is getting bashed all over the place nowadays.

It’s not my favorite form of exercise either, nor do I think it’s the best option for fat loss and overall health and fitness.

At least not if that’s all you’re doing.

But cardio can definitely be effective and have its own place as part of a well-designed fitness program.

Cardio should be one component of your program, not the only component.

Then the question that gets asked a lot is, “if I’m training for fat loss, when should I do my cardio, before or after my weight training session?”

Great question! You’re on a roll! Oh, wait! That’s just the same question asked again!

So, weights then cardio, or cardio then weights?

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The answer is… Weights then CARDIO!

So why resistance training first?

For starters, if you do cardio first, your weight training performance (and results) will suffer.

Here’s a dirty little secret cardio bunnies and makers of “aerobics” dvds don’t want you to know.

Intense, high quality weight training is MORE effective for taking fat off and keeping it off than cardio!

Hit the weights while you’re fresh, then move to your cardio. Yes, of course, you can do a few minutes of a general warm up if you need it.

Glycogen Depletion

By hitting the weights first, you’ll also deplete your glycogen stores, leaving your body primed and pumped to dip into its stores of excess body fat to fuel the cardio portion of your workout.

The flip side of that is that fat is not an efficient fuel for weight training. Glycogen is the preferred source of fuel for short, intense muscle contractions.

By hitting the weights first, you’ve allowed your body to have the preferred muscle fuel available and primed it to burn fat as soon as you start your cardio. NICE!

If you want to be efficient and MAXIMIZE your results, it’s strength training first, then cardio!

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