How long should I exercise to burn fat?

July 16, 2011 by Mike Linden  
Filed under Weight Loss

It is a question you might ask yourself often, how long should I exercise to to maximize fat burning? Most professionals say that how long to exercise to burn that fat is a vital topic. No one attempting to shed pounds wants to waste energy on long exercise programmes that don't give results. So how long should you exercise? Well, There isn’t a magic number, but there is an answer.

Keeping a precise calorie count is only one component of the puzzle. After you know how much you've gone and taken in, you can do the maths on how much you need to burn. It takes 3500 calories burned to lose a pound. If you burn three hundred calories per workout, it'll take nearly twelve exercise programs for you to lose a pound. If you also cut out 300 calories every day, you'll double your results.

Weight loss in general needs calorie deficiency. You need to use up more calories than you eat. The quantity of exercise you want to lose the pounds will rely upon the amount of calories you take in. That is why diet mixed with exercise is so crucial. No matter how long your exercise session you will not see results if you eat as much as you burn.

To get the biggest bang for your buck, go for cardio exercise and change your intensity. Circuit coaching is one of the highest calorie burning cardio exercises, which will chop the time you spend in the gymnasium. Cross training can keep your calorie burn up as well , varying activity day to day. This keeps the muscles confused and keeps calorie burn high. The most important thing is calories burned in the exercise. That's what determines the length of the activity. How many calories are you making an attempt to burn? Here are some exercises and their calorie-burn for 30 minutes:

Running (five miles per hour) = 295 calories

Swimming (slow freestyle laps) = 255 calories

Aerobics = 240 calories

Cycling (ten miles per hour or more) = 195 calories

Walking (3.5 miles miles per hour) = 140 calories

Weight training (light workout) = 110 calories

To lose the endorsed 1-2 pounds per week, you'll need to have a calorie deficit, from diet and exercise combined, of 3500 to 7000 calories. That could mean cutting 250-500 calories every day plus burning a further 250-500 calories a day. With this equation it becomes clear, how long you exercise doesn’t matter as much as how many calories you burn while doing it.

You can see that the activity you select will effect how long you want to exercise to lose weight. Running for half an hour will yield more calories burned then walking for thirty mins. The most important thing is to begin somewhere. Burning some calories is better then none. If you cannot run, then walk. It might take you more exercise programmes to burn the 3500 calories, but you may still shed pounds. Remember, fat burning is a marathon, not a run.

So how long should you exercise to burn fat? You can see this Youtube video: How long should I exercise to burn fat??Or check Fat Burning Class to learn more: Fat burning exercise length

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Some Easy Fat Loss Workouts That Will Show You Results In A Small Amount Of Time

November 24, 2009 by Johnny Simmona  
Filed under Weight Loss

Very few of us women would claim to be 100 percent content with our bodies. Most of us have little pockets of flabby flesh that we would like to tone up and slim down. It would be great to be able to pop a diet pill and have everything become perfect, but this is not going to happen. The only really effective way is to do exercises to lose fat regularly.

Most women tend to accumulate fat around their thighs, bottom and hip areas. It can tough to shift, but there are several fat loss exercises that work very well. Squats, lunges and plies are the best exercises to do to lose fat and tone up your body. You should be careful to do the exercises properly so as to avoid injury to your knees.

To do a basic squat you start with your legs slightly more than shoulder length apart. Then you bend your knees as far as you can in a slow and controlled manner. You can stick your bottom out at the back a little too. To begin with you should try doing three sets of 10 and then as you strengthen the muscle you can increase the number of sets.

A fit ball is a great and inexpensive piece of exercise equipment that you can use at home. You can use a fit ball to do squat against the wall. Place the ball between your back and the wall. Gently roll down into the squatting position and then return to your standing position. If you have weak knees, this type of squat is a good way to start.

Lunges are the king of butt exercises and are great for your fat loss system. A simple lunge is done by starting with your toes together and stepping forward with one of your feet. The other foot stays where it is and the front foot makes a right angle with your shin and thigh. Then you return to your original stance and repeat on the other foot. To be effective the lunge needs to be done in a controlled manner using your thigh muscles. Uncontrolled movements increase the chance of injury to the muscle or joint. Try starting with two sets of 10 on each leg.

To reduce fat in the thighs as well as strengthening the ab muscles, lie with your back on the ground. Place your feet on the fit ball and then incline your body so that you form an angle from the fit ball with your tensed body. Use your thigh muscles to roll the fit ball in towards your bottom and out again. This will tone your stomach, thighs, butt and calf muscles. Start with 2 sets of ten and gradually work up to 6 sets of ten.

Ballerinas are never fat and that is because they do so many plies. A plie is done by point the toes away from each other, but keeping the heels together. Rotate your feet out from your hips, pull up your stomach and pull down your bottom. Bend your knees outwards and down as far as they will go without your heels leaving the floor. Repeat slowly for 5 sets of 10.

Squats, lunges and plies are fantastic exercises to lose fat, which will shift the fat from your problem areas and leave them toned and athletic looking. If you make them part of your daily routine, you will soon experience noticeable fast fat loss and a difference in your body appearance.


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