Tired of carrying those extra pounds of fat around? Or are you one of those hardcore, high intense cardio people that just doesn’t seem to get rid of that soft look?
Here’s some good info to help…
Try lowering the intensity, specifically heart rate intensity.
- Take it all the way down to a moderate intensity, which is about 55 -70 % of your max heart rate. This will put your body into more of a fat burning state rather than calorie burning state. However, don’t get this confused with the fact that the lower intensity is just a fat burning state because it isn’t.
- It takes energy to burn energy. This simply means that it takes carbs to burn the fat. Don’t forget to get your carbs in for the day, otherwise sadly more lean mass will be lost than fat mass. Also, increase the duration of the workout to about 45-90 min depending on your fitness level and time availability.
*predicted HR max equation: 206.7 – (0.69 x (age)
All you need is a good set of running shoes, the proper apparel, and a good place to run outside.
Nevertheless, if you feel the gym is where you want to be, treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals provide the necessities to accomplish a low intensity cardio workout.
