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Posted on Jun 26th 2007 10:26AM by Rigel CelesteFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness
When personal trainers get together and give advice it's usually a good idea to listen. And so here's a list of 13 fat burning "secrets" from some of America's top trainers (I guess they're not secrets any more!):- Warm-up before a strength training session (not just before cardio). Just 5 minutes can get your blood flowing and give you better muscle contraction and therefore better results.
- Vary your cardio. Switch regularly between 2 or 3 different exercises .
- Use several cardio techniques, such as continuous, interval, circuit, and speed play training styles.
- Schedule workouts in phases, meaning a few weeks at longer lower intensity sessions followed by a few weeks at shorter but higher intensity sessions.
- Circuit train, with cardio and strength training.
- Choose strength training moves that work more than one joint at a time.
- Workout first thing in the morning.
- Eat a small balanced meal prior to working out for more energy and more fat burning.
- Exercise intensely. Push the limits (safely) of what you're used to -- break out of the box.
- Stay hydrated!
- Perform bursts of activity throughout the day, i.e. sprint to the mailbox for the mail.
- Journal -- writing, tracking, and documenting both your goals and your progress is a proven way to get results.
- Get an exercise buddy, and stick it out together.
