The INTENSITY of your workout during an exercise or cardio can be a HUGE factor on your weight loss goals. When you jump on a cardio machine of your choice I would think that you are planning to be on that cardio machine for some time- whether it be 30 mins or 60 minutes, your goal is to push yourself at a pace you can sustain for the time being and then be done. While this is great for endurance, it's not the best and quickest route for fat loss.
I want to challenge anyone to instead of picking an amount of time to exercise, you focused more on pushing yourself at a level that can be a little uncomfortable. If you run on a treadmill at a 6.0 mph and that to you is about a 4 on a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, what would happen if pushed yourself at an 8 or 9 on the difficulty scale for a shorter amount of time???
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You can burn more than twice as much body fat cranking up the INTENSITY and keeping the duration shorter. Bumping up the cardio for some may mean raising that incline a little more, letting go of the handrails, picking up the pace on your run for 30 seconds and recovering for 30 seconds, adding more resistance etc. During this stressful/uncomfortable moment your body has to work hard to restore its energy, which means your body is burning more fat.
I like to do it all. I like doing intense short (HIIT) cardio 2-3 times a week and longer duration cardio 2-3 times a week. Basically I switch off the two every other day. I like to keep my body guessing. I still like to give myself a challenge on my longer cardio days and get uncomfortable throughout it. I might run on a treadmill at a 6.5 mph for two minutes and then an 7.5 - 8.0 mph for one minute and repeat that sequence.
All I am saying is find your 4 on the difficulty scale and challenge yourself at 8 or 9. Mix things up and have fun. If you are getting in a workout, make them work to your advantage and the purpose!
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