Getting 6 pack abs means eliminating enough belly fat to expose the contours of the muscle tissues around the abdomen. Since fat can't really be spot-reduced through exercise, the trick is to just work on shedding all-around body fat through calorie burn. Programs that include some form of cardio exercises are proven to be the fastest way to achieve this.
Though there's little contest about the effectiveness of combining resistance training and aerobic exercises for developing a lean, shredded midsection, there is some debate as to which type of cardio exercises to do. Building muscle raises the metabolism and cardio exercise burn calories from body fat.
There's low intensity cardio exercise and those done at high intensity (around 90% of the maximum heart rate). The low-intensity theory is has more followers because although workout sessions are longer, they're relatively easier and so beginners, the aged and obese can execute them.
Low intensity cardio exercises have also been discovered to burn caloric energy from fat stores as opposed to high intensity cardiovascular workouts that keep the heart at 90% of the maximum. The latter burns more calories obviously, but some of it comes from glycogen already.
The body absorbs carbohydrates from the food we eat and stores it in muscle tissue as glycogen. Supporters of the low-intensity theory say working-out too intensely can cause the loss of muscle tissue because some glycogen is used for energy when doing hard workouts.
Doing cardiovascular at high intensity however burns way more calories in less time than cardio exercise at low intensities. An hour's worth of calories burned doing the latter can be eliminated in just 10-20 minutes intense exercise. Some also argue that the lost carbohydrates can be replenished by eating the right post-workout food.
High intensity theorists say that intense exercise in even help develop more muscle as a result of harder physical effort required to execute them. It's also been discovered that a person's metabolic rate stays at elevated levels hours after having finished with the workout. This means even more calories spent and more body fat curbed.
Low-intensity exercises may not be for people that are on a tight schedule because aside from hour-long sessions, it takes a full 10 minutes for the fat-burning effect to kick-in after beginning the workout. Intense cardio exercises, although more potent in the calorie-burn department may not be for everyone because of its difficulty.
Though there's little contest about the effectiveness of combining resistance training and aerobic exercises for developing a lean, shredded midsection, there is some debate as to which type of cardio exercises to do. Building muscle raises the metabolism and cardio exercise burn calories from body fat.
There's low intensity cardio exercise and those done at high intensity (around 90% of the maximum heart rate). The low-intensity theory is has more followers because although workout sessions are longer, they're relatively easier and so beginners, the aged and obese can execute them.
Low intensity cardio exercises have also been discovered to burn caloric energy from fat stores as opposed to high intensity cardiovascular workouts that keep the heart at 90% of the maximum. The latter burns more calories obviously, but some of it comes from glycogen already.
The body absorbs carbohydrates from the food we eat and stores it in muscle tissue as glycogen. Supporters of the low-intensity theory say working-out too intensely can cause the loss of muscle tissue because some glycogen is used for energy when doing hard workouts.
Doing cardiovascular at high intensity however burns way more calories in less time than cardio exercise at low intensities. An hour's worth of calories burned doing the latter can be eliminated in just 10-20 minutes intense exercise. Some also argue that the lost carbohydrates can be replenished by eating the right post-workout food.
High intensity theorists say that intense exercise in even help develop more muscle as a result of harder physical effort required to execute them. It's also been discovered that a person's metabolic rate stays at elevated levels hours after having finished with the workout. This means even more calories spent and more body fat curbed.
Low-intensity exercises may not be for people that are on a tight schedule because aside from hour-long sessions, it takes a full 10 minutes for the fat-burning effect to kick-in after beginning the workout. Intense cardio exercises, although more potent in the calorie-burn department may not be for everyone because of its difficulty.
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