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Tired of pumping away mindlessly on a treadmill, going nowhere on a stationary bike or coasting on an elliptical machine?

(No to mention how boring it is!)

Most gyms have TV’s or magazines in front of the cardio equipment to help pass the time, but if you can read or watch TV doing any exercise, you are not concentrating on what your doing, plus are not working hard enough to see any real results!

You do NOT have to log long hours on “traditional cardio” pieces to burn fat and develop a lean body. Try focusing on Interval Training…periods of short bursts of high intensity work followed by periods of low intensity work.

This type of training has an effect on the body known as:

EPOC – > Excess Post(exercise) Oxygen Consumption

This phenomenon causes an increased rate of oxygen intake, an elevated consumption of fuel(fat) and increases your metabolic rate up to 48 hours AFTER you exercise!

So what does this mean to you…..no more spending hours and hours a week on boring steady state cardio!

With interval training you will not only burn calories while you work- out but up to 2 days after! Burning calories while you rest equals a leaner body!

For example, lets take a look at sprinting(interval training) and compare it to distance running(steady state cardio).

Look at the body of a sprinter–very athletic & lean. Now take a look at the body of a distance runner–very thin & frail.

Which body type would YOU prefer?

This is in NO way a knock on runners, but if you are not a distance runner(or don’t enjoy long slow distance training), why train like one?

Not only does this type of training torch bodyfat, it also saves you time. No more splitting up your days…1 day cardio, 1 day weights. This leaves you more time for family, friends, work or sports.

You also don’t need an fancy or expensive equipment to complete these workouts. Most of them you can do at home. Example:

Squats
Push-ups
Pull-ups
Planks

Do each exercise for a set number of reps or time back to back without rest in-between. That equals 1 set. Rest 30-60 sec then repeat whole sequence. Do 3-5 complete sets.

You can plug in more exercises(I do one where I pick 10 exercises and do 1 min of each) or mix in different exercises.

Train this way 3x/week and you will definitely see some results!

Committed to your fat loss success,

Ryan Miller
Wellness Coach
Licensed Trainer

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