Fitness Tip - Burn Baby Burn

Kalev: Personal Training tip for the week:

Fat loss – the most common fitness goal amongst everyday people. You can’t blame them when you look at the food sources that are available to us, but that’s another blog post. One common misconception is this: sit-ups will trim your gut, and lunges will cure your saddle bags. You’ve heard it before. Maybe you’ve even thought that at one point. Fact of the matter is that no matter how many sit-ups you do, you’re never gonna have washboard abs until you melt the layer of fat on your mid section. Ladies, your glutes are never gonna be nice and tight until you hop on that stair master and burn the bags away. Strength training merely gives your muscles underneath some shape and firmness, but unless you’re running a calorie deficit, that shape will never show. You have to burn it away, bottom line. So what’s the best way to burn?

The best way to burn is different for everybody. Maybe your knees hurt when you run, so you can only use elipticals, bicycles, or swimming pools. Maybe your butt gets to sore when you sit on the bike for long periods of time. Maybe you feel like a hampster on the wheel when you’re on the eliptical staring out the window at the people in the streets. Whatever your preference is, follow it. You’ll be more motivated to stick to it, and consistency is the key. It really doesn’t matter what the heck you do, just make sure you’re running a calorie deficit, or you’ll just be spinning your tires out.

by - Vancouver Personal Trainer Virgil Isaacs. Read more @ Kalev: Training

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