Fitness From the Pro

Circuit and interval training are not only great fat burning workouts but also afford you excellent resistance and endurance training.  Not only that, but they can reduce the amount of time you spend in the gym.

There is a difference between the 2 types of training.  Circuit training does more with resistance, because you use the apparatus  in the gym.  Set a weight for yourself , set the number of reps, and do 3-4  sets without rest between sets.  When you work the circuit, you’ll address the major muscle groups and without rest, your heart rate will increase and should maintain its rate. This makes it a fat burning workout.   Large opposing muscle groups are worked first, followed by the smaller body parts.

Interval training offers a bit more fat burning workouts because you are exercising on cardio machines or walking.  After your warm up, you’d increase your exertion for a finite period of time, 30 second-1 minute (to start off with) and then recover for the same amount of time.  The basis for interval training is to get your heart rate up within your target range, and lowering the rate of exertion.

Both fat burning workouts accomplish a fitness goal.  If  fat loss is your goal, circuit and interval training could be right for you!