A study showed that strength training was more efficient at burning belly
fat than steady state cardio.
Not exact matches
Not only is it the most time - efficient workout style, it has been proven to burn more
fat and calories
than a traditional
steady -
state cardio workout.
High intensity interval training is shorter in duration, yields a greater post exercise caloric burn, and will help you shed
fat at faster rate
than steady -
state cardio.
You see, even though HIIT sessions are considerably shorter
than traditional
steady -
state cardio sessions, a number of studies show that they result in greater
fat loss.
● The workouts are short (more results, less time) ● Portable (done in hotel rooms, sidewalks, in your living room) ● Increase metabolism (during and for brief periods after the workout) ● Burn more calories in less time
than steady state cardio (jogging) ● Preserve lean muscle (lose
fat, not muscle, look like a sprinter)
One of the most popular claims for HIIT is that it burns «9 times more
fat»
than conventional (
steady state)
cardio.
The short bursts of time turns the game into interval
cardio — an alternating protocol of high intensity work and rest — that's been proven to burn more
fat than traditional,
steady -
state cardio.
Your trainer was right that there is a higher percentage of
fat being burned
than any other energy source during low intensity
steady state cardio, but did not take into consideration that while working at a higher intensity you actually burn more of every energy source (
fat and carbohydrates).
In just 4 short minutes you can get in an effective
fat - burning workout that can do more for you
than spending an hour or more doing
steady -
state cardio.
Another study, conducted by researchers at Laval University in Ste - Foy, Quebec, Canada, found that a group who followed a HIIT program for 15 weeks lost significantly more body
fat than a group performing
steady state cardio.
By combining all out effort with short periods of rest a more effective workout
than traditional
steady -
state cardio is created, not to mention blasting
fat!
For example, for
fat loss, combining strength training and high - intensity interval training will give you far better results, faster,
than doing long sessions of
steady -
state cardio alone.
With these eight exercises in your resistance training program, along with maybe some
cardio (making sure that it is HIGH - intensity
cardio — this is more effective and efficient for
fat loss
than long, low - intensity,
steady -
state cardio), and your nutrition perfected, prepare to become ripped, as you watch the
fat MELT off your body!