Exercise To Lose Weight – Burn Fat
Many of us have parts of our body that we want to improve, and have tried exercising to lose weight. Believe it or not, a 20 minute workout on your treadmill or elliptical trainer that alternates intensity levels will show quicker results than an exercising for 40 minutes at a steady effort level. You are probably asking yourself, “How do I start this exercise to lose weight?” All you need to do is choose a cardio machine, such as an elliptical trainer or a treadmill and set it to manual. Then for 20 minutes, do 60–90 second intervals alternating the intensity levels. LifeSpan treadmills and elliptical trainers come with Interval workout programs to make it even easier. Simply select an interval program from your console and press Start.
Here’s a sample interval workout plan I found in my Shape Magazine. Try it on your treadmill or elliptical trainer, or try it on your next jog or run outside.
-3 minutes Warm Up
-30 seconds Increase Intensity
-1 minute Increase Intensity
-1 minutes 30 seconds Decrease Intensity
-1 minute Increase Intensity
-1 minute 30 seconds Decrease Intensity
…and so forth up to 17 minutes and cool down gradually the last 3 minutes
If you need help motivating yourself listen to music that has a beat you can exercise to. By keeping up with the music you will not even realize all the hard work you are accomplishing.
So if your exercise goal is to lose weight, try interval training. You’ll soon notice the difference!
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