burn fat
ashleigharmour
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can anyone recommend a good workout programme to help burn fat
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One that elevates your heart rate that you enjoy doing and will do consistently.
Bike, jog, walk, hike, row, paddle skate, swim. Ect.0 -
lifting heavy weights. Also builds muscle, which burns more calories at rest.0
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Any exercise that you will stick with while maintaining a negative calorie balance.0
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Eat real food.0
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Iron_Feline wrote: »
Lol. Tell me what "fat burning" magical workout burns fat better than a healthy diet. I'll wait...
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I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.0 -
I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
Ask vague questions, you will get silly answers. "Burning fat" is a simplification of the process of utilizing your excess energy storage as fuel. Technically all exercise "burns fat" - so pretty much anything. Even "existing" is enough to burn fat if you eat at a deficit, no exercise required.
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Iron_Feline wrote: »
Lol. Tell me what "fat burning" magical workout burns fat better than a healthy diet. I'll wait...
Lol
Your real food answer is stupid. 'Real' food eaten in excess will cause weight gain. Real food doesn't magically burn fat, not to mention she asked about exercise.
It's actually a calorie deficit that causes weight loss. This is done through food (all food not just 'real' food) and can be helped along by exercise.
Any exercise will help burn fat and it doesn't matter what she does. But something she enjoys and sticks to will be the best 'fat burning'
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I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
All exercise will burn fat in a calorie deficit. Telling her to find something she enjoys is truly the best advice.0 -
bostonwolf wrote: »lifting heavy weights. Also builds muscle, which burns more calories at rest.
I didn't know that, that's good to know
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Zumba is supposed to burn a lot of calories. I've never done it.
All my friends say weight training.0 -
Sprint training / HIITs. Sprint for 45 seconds and run for a minute. Repeat until you can't. Shouldn't be more than ten minutes, or you're not sprinting.
This preserves muscle mass while burning fat.
Tabata and the seven minute workout are variations on HIITs.0 -
Every exercise burns calories. What do you like to do and think you can do for a while? There is never one answer that fits everyone.0
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The misconception here is that certain exercises burn fat. Exercise burns calories.
To burn fat, you need a calorie deficit. Exercise isn't needed. Exercise helps to achieve a calorie deficit.
Fat is burned at REST. Exercise burns glycogen before even resorting to fat stores and it takes a good amount of high effort over a duration of time (about 1.5 hour or more) for that to really happen. So ideally what you want is a program that you can do that raises your RMR (resting metabolic rate).
These will usually be high intensity training programs like HIIT, sprints, heavy weight lifting, explosive sports, etc.
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I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?0 -
The misconception here is that certain exercises burn fat. Exercise burns calories.
To burn fat, you need a calorie deficit. Exercise isn't needed. Exercise helps to achieve a calorie deficit.
Fat is burned at REST. Exercise burns glycogen before even resorting to fat stores and it takes a good amount of high effort over a duration of time (about 1.5 hour or more) for that to really happen. So ideally what you want is a program that you can do that raises your RMR (resting metabolic rate).
These will usually be high intensity training programs like HIIT, sprints, heavy weight lifting, explosive sports, etc.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Such good advice is worth repeating
...and repeating
...and repeating
...and quoting
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I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?
I think 'find something you like' is the best answer to this question. It was the one that got me working on exercise and fitness after countless failures after joining a gym and hating it. The TRUTH, being that there is no one exercise to burn fat, that fat is burned through a calorie deficit and the working out is for fitness and recomp, is what the OP and anyone else reading this thread really needs to know.0 -
I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?
It is actually way more limiting, which does not sound like a good thing. I love exercising, but if you forced me to look at workout videos and they copy them, this sounds like my idea of exercise hell and would be the best way to make me never do any workout again. Exercise is not the same as copying a video promising fat loss, which is what CM9178 seems to believe. It certainly is one way to approach this, but just one out of thousands.
ashleigharmour if you are still reading, really it is as simple as doing whatever sounds like fun, especially at such a young age! The possibilities are endless: walk, hike, run, cycle, swim, dance, play basketball, voleyball, tennis, look into martial arts, get Zumba lessons, lift weights, do yoga... What does sound like fun?0 -
I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?
It is actually way more limiting, which does not sound like a good thing. I love exercising, but if you forced me to look at workout videos and they copy them, this sounds like my idea of exercise hell and would be the best way to make me never do any workout again. Exercise is not the same as copying a video promising fat loss, which is what CM9178 seems to believe. It certainly is one way to approach this, but just one out of thousands.
ashleigharmour if you are still reading, really it is as simple as doing whatever sounds like fun, especially at such a young age! The possibilities are endless: walk, hike, run, cycle, swim, dance, play basketball, voleyball, tennis, look into martial arts, get Zumba lessons, lift weights, do yoga... What does sound like fun?
what the heck are you talking about?? They have work out videos that you can just pick to add to your calendar, so all of the guessing is eliminated for you. I have absolutely no idea what to do for a cardio workout in my living room - this website helps me with that. They also have 8 week programs that you can follow. You almost make it sound like I'm the only person on the planet that prefers to follow a workout routine with some kind of trainer, verses just doing it on my own.
I actually feel the exact opposite as you as I'm sure many people would agree. I actually NEED a predetermined workout routine put in front of me to follow, in order to stick with working out. If you just leave it up to me to go do some random activity, I'm never in a million years going to do it. It may be one of thousands of ways to approach this, but for me it works - and that's why I suggested it to her, because its my opinion, which she was asking for. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't helpful or limiting.
She was looking for workouts that are said to be "targeted" for fat loss. And FitnessBlender offers those. Yes, eating at a deficit is where fat loss really comes from, but there are also different types of workouts. Such as workouts designed to promote strength building, cardio workouts, HIIT, Pilates, Yoga, etc.0 -
I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?
Because she doesn't know what to pick from. They have categories of different types of workouts that she can look out, try out, etc. There is a HUGE variety to choose from and they will say FAT BURNING on them, so its right in front of your face. Telling her to pick something she likes to do isn't helpful in my opinion.0 -
The misconception here is that certain exercises burn fat. Exercise burns calories.
To burn fat, you need a calorie deficit. Exercise isn't needed. Exercise helps to achieve a calorie deficit.
Fat is burned at REST. Exercise burns glycogen before even resorting to fat stores and it takes a good amount of high effort over a duration of time (about 1.5 hour or more) for that to really happen. So ideally what you want is a program that you can do that raises your RMR (resting metabolic rate).
These will usually be high intensity training programs like HIIT, sprints, heavy weight lifting, explosive sports, etc.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
In one breath you said all exercise burns fat, then you suggested that HIIT will help with burning fat because it is burned at rest and HIIT raises your RMR. You are contradicting yourself.. Yes HIIT helps with fat burning.0 -
The misconception here is that certain exercises burn fat. Exercise burns calories.
To burn fat, you need a calorie deficit. Exercise isn't needed. Exercise helps to achieve a calorie deficit.
Fat is burned at REST. Exercise burns glycogen before even resorting to fat stores and it takes a good amount of high effort over a duration of time (about 1.5 hour or more) for that to really happen. So ideally what you want is a program that you can do that raises your RMR (resting metabolic rate).
These will usually be high intensity training programs like HIIT, sprints, heavy weight lifting, explosive sports, etc.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
In one breath you said all exercise burns fat, then you suggested that HIIT will help with burning fat because it is burned at rest and HIIT raises your RMR. You are contradicting yourself.. Yes HIIT helps with fat burning.
Nope. He said all exercise burns calories which isn't the same as saying all exercise burns fat.
What he actually said is that fat loss occurs with a calorie deficit. You can achieve a calorie deficit through diet alone, or with the diet + exercise. Raising your RMR can be achieved through certain activities, but it is not those activities that are burning the fat.0 -
Wow... all of you just like to argue with one another and say how each one is wrong and you are right. The poor OP doesn't care about all of your egos.
OP, you want to burn fat? Like some people suggested, find an activity you like, doesn't matter what it is, start doing something though and be active for 30-60 minutes a day at least 5 days a week. Weights help a lot to build muscle and increase your daily metabolism burn even at rest, so does High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Cardio activities do help you burn calories as well, but give you little after burn; but still continue it if it is something you enjoy.
Start tracking your calories and macros daily, drink half your weight in ounces of water a day (no liquid calories), add green tea or matcha tea, increase your protein (chicken, turkey, fish, dairy) and fiber intake (whole grains, fruit, and veggies), and build/maintain muscle by adding weight/resistance training at least twice a week.0 -
I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?
Because she doesn't know what to pick from. They have categories of different types of workouts that she can look out, try out, etc. There is a HUGE variety to choose from and they will say FAT BURNING on them, so its right in front of your face. Telling her to pick something she likes to do isn't helpful in my opinion.
So because the internet says fat burning it must burn fat?0 -
I'm so tired of seeing such unhelpful responses to questions.
People telling her to eat less are assuming that she isn't already doing that and that wasn't her question.
Telling her to pick something she likes doesn't really help either.
She is looking for some ideas on workouts.
OP- check out fitnessblender.com they have tons of workout videos (all free) in a variety of categories. Just pick something that looks interesting to start. You will see some are specifically designed for fat burning.
How is sending someone to a website to checkout videos any different from advising her to pick something she likes?
Because she doesn't know what to pick from. They have categories of different types of workouts that she can look out, try out, etc. There is a HUGE variety to choose from and they will say FAT BURNING on them, so its right in front of your face. Telling her to pick something she likes to do isn't helpful in my opinion.
Just because something is labelled "fat burning" doesn't mean it is so. The science behind all this makes it clear that there is no such thing as a "fat burning" workout.0
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