Cardio is the most targeted way to burn off fat. After every workout you can say that you have literally lost fat straight from under your skin. You will have burned many calories and raised your metabolism too. So how much cardio should you do for effective weight loss?
The amount of cardio you do will depend on how much weight you have to lose and how much time you are willing to spend the workouts. If you only have the last few stubborn pounds to lose then you should workout everyday, if not more, as this fat will be hard to get off. However, if you have a long way to go you might want to start off with every other day.
The optimum frequency would be once a day in the morning. However, this isn't always possible. To get the most out of your workouts you should aim to burn as much fat and calories. You must raise your metabolism to the highest it will go. To do this you must workout at a high intensity.
The intensity should be about 90% of you maximum potential. This will make the most calories be burned off in the shortest time. You could easily workout for only 10 to 20 minutes and burn off more fat than you would with an hours workout. Keep the intensity high and you body will increase you strength, this will increase your muscle mass. The more muscle you have the higher your metabolism.
Make sure you gradually increase the intensity as you get fitter. This will keep you muscle mass increasing and will make sure your body always burns off the fat. If you don;t increase the intensity you body will not benefit from the workouts any more, it will start to put on fat so it can be burned off in the usual workout.
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