Fat burning cardio....Should you sweat??!


Question:

Fat burning cardio....Should you sweat??

When I do cardio, I sweat! I mean, I don't feel good unless I've exhausted myself and soaked my shirt! However, my goal is fat loss. Im at 22% bfp right now and working toward 16-17%(Im a woman, btw). I do 35-45min of intense cardio six mornings a week, and then I also swim for 30-45min. three nights a week. So my question is, to lose the fat I have left, i.e. covering my abs, on my butt and hips, etc., should I stick to the @ss-kickin cardio, or do I slow it down?


Answers:

sweating is good but it's not an indicator of an increased metabolic rate.

for those that are heart healthy high-intensity training is the only way to go. the greater the intensity and duration that exercise is performed at the greater the increase there will be in the resting metabolic rate, where is where the "real" fat burning takes places. attempting to target fat loss during the actual training session by training in the "fat-burning zone" is an outdated and antiquated philosophy that has been shown time and time again to be far less than optimum for fat loss.

remember that the diet ultimately determines the size of the body and the body composition (body fat %). exercise only provides the neccessary stimulus to the muscles and to the CNS. the more healthy the diet and the greater the amount of whole foods consumed the greater and faster the results of exercise will be seen




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