You Can’t Spot Reduce…
I had a member of the gym come up to me the other night with a question. She said she would like to lose about 10 lbs and tone her abs and lower body mostly. She asked if she should be doing just ab exercises and and lower body work or if she should do all over body with weights and then cardio. She also said that she had been doing 20 minutes on the treadmill and then 20 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes on the elliptical. WHOA!! Sure sounds like a LOT of work!
I told her that you cannot spot reduce and that you should be working your entire body when doing weights. In addition, you can do some ab exercises also. I then told her about intervals….yes, the amazing intervals! I told her to pick ONE cardio machine, warm up for 3 minutes, go hard for 30 seconds, rest for one minute and do up to 6 of those, cool down for 5 minutes and you are done. No more hour long cardio! I told her she will get just as good, if not BETTER results doing intervals and not have to spend so much time in the gym!
So, in review… total body strength training, additional abs if necessary and intervals! PERFECT FAT BURNING ROUTINE! Now get out there and burn some fat!
Angie Schumacher is a Certified Fitness Professional who trains clients in her home and is a Women's Boot Camp Instructor in Colorado. She is the author of The Fat Blasting Boot Camp Program and has offered a one stop website to help you with all of your health and fitness needs. Please visit www.BuildingABetterU.com to find exactly what you are looking for!
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