5 Sweaty Tips to Burn Stomach Fat – Cardio For Fat Loss

We all know that burning stomach fat to reveal those rippling abs requires two things: a healthy diet and proper exercise. And when it comes to proper exercise, the right cardio for fat loss can make or break your efforts.

Since you’re planning on working out consistently (right?), you’ll have plenty of time to try out these six tips to burn stomach fat.

1. Jogging It’s time tested, fit people approved. You can’t really go wrong with jogging. It’s one of the highest calorie-burning forms of steady state cardio out there. Some people enjoy it. Some people hate it.

If you do choose to throw on some sneakers and hit the road, make sure you get in at least 20, preferably 30 or more minutes each session. Any time under 20 minutes will not allow you to warm up enough to get into the "fat burning zone," and of course it won’t burn off very many calories.

2. Gym Machines The rowing machine, the elliptical, the treadmill, the stationary bike, the moving bike…just kidding. Just because you’re hitting the same gym every day doesn’t mean you have to do the same thing every day.

If you’re doing cardio for fat loss, you need to mix it up at least once a month. It works different muscles. It keeps the body from adapting. And most importantly in my opinion, it keeps those long, boring stretches of cardio a little more interesting.

3. HIIT Stands for high intensity interval training. What does that mean? It means that instead of going the same speed over a longer period of time, you go very fast for short bursts of time and then go moderately slow to recover. There is some debate as to how much more effective it is than steady state cardio, but no one thinks it’s completely ineffective. So if you haven’t already, give it a try.

The obvious advantage of HIIT over steady state cardio for fat loss is that you can burn the same amount of calories in less time. There is achieved by a so-called afterburn where your body continues to burn more calories even after it is done working out.

4. Do It In The Morning Ugh, you mean on top of exercising, I have to get up early? Don’t worry, you don’t have to set your alarm for this tip. Just as long as you start running before breakfast. This tip is also debated pretty heavily, but the idea is that when you work out during the day, you are burning the carbs you have already eaten that day.

If you work out in the morning, there are no carbs left in your system, so what do you think your body decides to burn? That’s right, it goes straight to the fat reserves. Instead of joining in on the debate, just try it and see if it works for you.

Also, morning workouts are nice in that as soon as you’re done, you’re done for the day! When you’re feeling sluggish after work, you don’t have to convince yourself to hit the treadmill since you already did.

5. Do It When You’ll Actually Do It That having been said, I personally never ever ever work out in the morning. I tried it. I tried it again, and I tried it a third time. I could never get myself to consistently get up and get over to the gym. So I work out in the afternoon or evening because that’s when I’ll actually go. Doing cardio for fat loss less efficiently is better than not doing it at all. Period.

I recommend picking one item from the list and giving it a fair shot before moving on to the next. I promise you use this list in conjunction with a good diet and moderate strength training, you will be showing off those abs in no time.

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