Fitness From the Pro

There are several fat burning workouts you can do to lose weight or just increase your endurance.  The key to fat burning, as we discussed before, is the length of time you are in your target heart rate zone.  We talked about your body using Glycolysis as your energy system using carbohydrates for the first 20-30 minutes.  It’s not till after at least 30 minutes, your body starts to burn fat for energy.

You can always use the cardio apparatus in the gym, like the treadmill, elliptical, arc trainer, stepper, or the rowing machine for the fat burning workouts. You can work at different levels, by increasing the speed, intensity, and the time.  There is also the Cybex apparatus that you can use for a circuit training session. I don’t know about you, but for me if I don’t have good songs on my MP3 player, I get bored really easy with these workouts.

As an alternative to apparatus, there are  challenging classes I attend.  One which is incredible for fat burning is Spinning.  It is usually a 45-50 minute class, that puts you in your target heart rate zone and keeps you there and burns major calories.  The key thing for me in a class like this is the music, it’s gotta be good and upbeat!

It’s back from the 80’s and it’s back with a vengeance….Step!!  I love it, I enjoy the speed, the combinations and of course the music.

Another really popular class is Kickboxing!!  The music is awesome, the moves are fun and the energy is high!  The instructor usually stays with the same routine for awhile adding to it, so the more you go, the better you get.  Everybody hoots and hollers and has fun.

There are boot camp classes, Zumba, aqua aerobics, jazzercise,  and interval cardio classes.  There all kinds of different cardio classes to get and keep you moving.  As with everything else you do, it’s all about what you put into the classes you take!  Just have fun and burn those calories baby!