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Originally Posted by PonyTx
I have a question for those of you who work out. They say the most effective way to burn fat is to do interval training. What exactly is that?
I've heard you can run 5 minutes, walk 5 minutes for 30 minutes multiple times a week.
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you run for 15-20 minutes two days a week and then do a long walk, like 40 minutes, for 2 days.
I've read that you should keep your workouts short 15-20 minutes of cardio, to burn fat, but if you go longer than that, your body will actually hold onto the fat, thinking it's being overworked and it needs to hoard calories. Yet for good cardo health you should do longer workouts every now and then, just not all the time.
What's the best way?
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Get a heart rate monitor, and find what your 35-40% max heart rate is. Work out long and slow in this range and you will burn fat. You will also find that it doesn't seem challenging, but stick with it, and the results will come.
Overdoing it on and working out at a high intensity level will only burn muscle...thats why marathon runners and triathletes are so stringy.
Rule of thumb for fat burn...long and slow.