Best Fat Burning Exercise

Jog or Walk off belly fat! regarded by many as the Simplest and Best way to lose weight!

Walking and jogging can be known as the Best Fat Burning Exercise as it is the most universally accessible form of pure weight loss, cardiovascular exercise. No need for complicated work out routines to get your best beach body!

Whether living in a built up city or surrounded by vast open fields in the countryside these forms of exercise can be routinely carried out almost anywhere at any time!

[Alternatively, If Walking and Jogging isn't your thing Swimming and Cross Training (Best Fat Burning Exercise Machine) are also great Cardio Choices!]

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This leads us to a question often posed;

“What intensity should I be going at to achieve belly fat reduction?”

In other words, How hard should you be pushing it. The good news for those of you wishing to have a healthy body fat percentage is that the level of intensity is not that high at all. “PHEW” right?! 

In fact, it is surprisingly low. What people fail to understand is that;

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However, it is necessary to stress the importance of low intensity for a prolonged period of time. That is, greater than 35 minutes. At this stage, the individual is at their optimal stage for Burning Fat.

As a general guideline, low intensity is classified as 60 to 70 percent of your maximum effort. So imagine that if your maximum speed is a sprint at 100% effort and your minimum speed is a very slight walk at 0% effort, try to gauge what 60 to 70 percent effort is. 

It maybe a power walk or even a jog. Realistically, you should be breathing a little heavy and broken into a sweat half way through your 35 minute session.

The optimal way to reach your body fat burning zone is with a heart rate monitor. Firstly, find your resting heart rate. Then use this simple formula to find 60 to 70% of your MHR:

225 - your age = Answer.1

Answer.1 - (your resting heart rate) = Answer.2

Answer.2 * 70 = Answer.3

Answer.3 + (your resting heart rate) = Your optimal heart rate for Fat Burning!)

This should be your 60 to 70 percent of you maximum effort that is required to be maintained( no higher, no lower) for the duration of the exercise.

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Another question I commonly receive is;

“Is it okay to Jog or Walk off belly fat everyday?”

No matter what your physical capabilities it is always advisable to take one to two days off from exercise to just relax and recuperate. This down-time will ensure that your body is ready and mind enthusiastic about the next week of exercise to come.

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On these rest days, one should aim to drink ample amounts of water as the previous days training can result in a large amount of water being depleted from the body. This can hinder recovery and add to fatigue.

What is important is to inform those of you participating in this form of exercise (particularly the ones walking/jogging on hard surfaces) is that a good quality pair of runners is vital.

That means no sandals, cleats or bare feet! This is so as the hard surfaces the feet repetitively impact on can damage the ankles, knees and even the entire back over a prolonged period of time. 

So ensure that you have a good brand of running shoes and if you want see a orthodic for a pair of insoles custom made to support your feet. This small investment is guaranteed to benefit your enjoyment and your long term well-being!

A good walking and running technique is a combination of three elements;

Smoothness – you should be relaxed, your head, shoulders and hips are stable and travel in a horizontal plane at all times. That implies no swaying of the head, shoulders and hips.

Balance – your legs, hips and arms all contribute to forward (as opposed to lateral) movement. Viewed from behind the athlete has no lateral movement and the pelvis remains stable.

Relaxation – your shoulders and arms are relaxed. The only tension in the your body is in your legs which is required for running. Breathing is rhythmic and calm.