I've been going on a steady diet in the past two months. At first, I was quite active and could usually jog for 40-60 minutes or stay in the gym doing various exercises for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. But recently, the drive is basically gone, and I find myself doing basically half as much exercise as I used to. I've always been told that fat burning doesn't start until half an hour or so after you start exercising. That if you don't exercise long enough, you're not really doing anything. So is this true? I'm willing to exercise. Just not at such lengths. I think I'm even willing to exercise several times a day, as long as they aren't long(20-30 minutes). Can this work or not?
you have to keep it up, theres a reason why you see lots of fat folks at the gym in the beginning of the year... and after 3-6 weeks, they start to diminish hang in there, hang in there, do not give up
Look into hiit - high intensity interval training. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training
i can vouch first hand this definitely works. a lot more difficult then it sounds though. i had to stop because it would make my heart skip a beat.
i dont know if u guys read his post or not, he dont sound like the type for hiit, if he cannot grind out 60-90mins of cardio + weights, he cannot do hiit time is not the problem for him; he just loses interest it's just what i sense from reading OP's post
I would also recommend HIIT. 20 minutes of that or tabata sets and youre done for the day. Actually it's pretty hard to do it everyday, and maybe 3-4 times a week would be best. Maybe OP just needs a change of pace for a few weeks. 2 months can make you feel like you're in a rut combined with the frustration of dieting or the weight loss plateaus you can reach at random times.
HIIT is the most intense training you'll have and you need to be extremely motivated to do it regularly, but it also produces the best results.
jogging for 60 minutes is a waste of time. cut it to 15 minutes while doing HIIT and you'll get better results in less time, and that includes a 5 minute warmup. after warm up, alternate to jogging and all out sprint every other minute. actually, a full minute of sprinting is hard...maybe just do 20-30 seconds.
Quick question, I just started doing HIIT and was wondering if it was ok to go down to a walking speed for the low intensity part. I usually do a sprint of about 10mph for 30 seconds then go down to a speed of 3.5mph for a minute or two.
(mph) miles per hour? It depends on how fast you can go in an all out sprint (bike, etc), alternate that with jogging every 20 - 30 seconds. You will definitely feel it and you will definitely see results.
I'm going to try this. I bought a treadmill last month and while I've lost about 15 lbs since my post-holiday high in January, I'm starting to get bored with running.
i'm surprised by how many people just jog the same pace, everyday, for an hour. I like to run 400 yrds at a pretty quick pace, then light job for 400...then fast again, etc etc. You can also just do regular sprints.
Yes, it's true. Your body breaks down and burns the carbs it has stored for energy before it burns fat. HIIT is a great for short, fat-burning cardio workouts. I suggest trying HIIT first thing in the morning maybe after a cup of coffee, or right after weight training. You'll want to do cardio when your glycogen levels are low, so that your body goes right to burning the fat. Glycogen levels are at its lowest when you wake up, after weight training or after a nice cardio session. Remember if you decide to try HIIT in the morning, try not to eat anything before you run so that your body will burn fat first.
you have to push yourself HARD! if you aren't that dedicated, you should get a trainer that will bust your balls to help push you. i tried out HIIT training with a female professional fighter and she made me throw up in one session. she always gave me an awesome workout.
I'm opposite you here. I recommend eating something small and balanced at least an hour before doing hiit and maybe a shake afterward. But that's just me.
No, no. You're right. It's not the best to train on an empty stomach, but it still works just as well. You'll most likely burn up some muscle along with fat stores though. Definitely shake afterwards too!
