The title of this blog was on the cover of Women’s Health this month; obviously a great headline sells magazines, and who doesn’t want to look better naked? I usually don’t read many fitness magazines because most of them are designed to sell supplements or have bogus articles in them, but I was curious to see what type of workout they were promoting. It was actually nice to see they were promoting exactly what we recommend for fat loss and backed it up with some studies.
The research continues to mount that when it comes to long, drawn-out steady state cardio, it is not the way to go for fat loss. Below is taken from Women’s Health:
“In a study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, researchers tracked women who did 45 minutes of steady state aerobic cardio at 78% of their maximum heart rate five days a week. After 12 weeks the women experienced no change in their body composition compared to women who didn’t exercise or diet.”
Once again, what we do at Florida Fitness Coaches in terms of programming and personal fitness coaching is ahead of the curve. We moved away from steady state training a long time ago and continue to refine our methods to get you the best results possible so you can look better naked!!
Try this quick fat blasting workout next time instead of 45 minutes on the treadmill:
Mountain Climber
Prisoner Squats
Alternating Lunges
Get – ups
Plank to Push-up
Do each exercise as much as you can for 45 seconds. Rest 15-30 seconds between each exercise. Take a 60 second break and repeat the whole cycle. During your first week do 4 rounds, working up to 8-10 rounds.
If you would like more guidance and individualized instruction please come in and try us out for 7 days with no obligation. Included in the 7 days is Boot Camp and personal training.
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