Fat Burning Training Tips

Fat Burning Exercise Tips

One of the most common questions people have with regard a fat burning program is how often they should do it. Some are so keen they are tempted to push too hard, well don't do this as it can actually be counter-effective.

For the vast majority of people doing ordinary training and fat burning exercise, aim for two to three sessions each week, and for each session to last around 45 minutes in total should be absolutely fine and just about the right length.

Also spread out the days that you do the training on, therefore you may go for monday, wednesday, saturday, or perhaps Tuesday, thursday and sunday - the choice is up to you and whatever works best, but always have a rest day in between exercise days.

Try to have some variety in your program too so that you don't get too bored. If you repeat the same thing every time you may find it harder to stay motivated or interested in your exercise program, so on one of the three days vary the activity from time to time - for instance with a swim, a jog outside or something in general different to your usual gym work / exercise bike routine or whatever you normally do.

Maintaining physical shape is a little easier when you are younger, so if you get trim and in shape then it will be easier to maintain in later years and also you will want to keep that body you are proud of. That said if you are a little older there is no reason why you can't also trim down successfully over time. Just remember it is wise to consult your doctor before embarking on an exercise program.

If you are looking to tone muscles in addition to burning fat then you need to add in some resistance training to your cardiovascular routines, so may have two sessions of cardio and one of resistance over the course of the week for instance.

After a while it may be worth trying to move to around sessions of 60 minutes a week, but at the 45 level you are fine and getting enough exercise to maintain that base level of fitness.

The fat-burning zone, as it is called, is when you have reached around 65% maximum heart rate, or MHR. This varies with age, and decreases with age, from around 135 beats per minute at age 18 down to about 100 odd at the age of mid 40s.

The so-called cardiovascular zone comes at about 85% maximum heart rate, which again is a sliding scale of around 175 at age 18 to about 150 at age of mid 40s.

So there is some science you can apply by checking your heart rate and seeing where it is compared to your age and the chart which you can download on many health and fitness web sites. Just remember never to push yourself too hard however and always build up steadily during the course of an exercise program.

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