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How To Turn 5 Minutes Into 12 Hours Of Fat Loss

By Steve Menzies


What if there was a way to switch on the body's fat burning process for up to twelve hours following a gym session.. Would you use it?

In fact, if you have been following research in the fitness community over the past ten to fifteen years, you will already be familiar with the method we are going to discuss today. It is already used by fitness enthusiasts in many gyms around the world today.

As you may have guessed, we are speaking of interval training!

Intervals are used by many athletes due to it's ability to preserve lean muscle tissue while increasing fat burning at the same time, as opposed to aerobic cardio which has detrimental effects on muscle while burning less body fat overall.

It involves performing maximal intensity work followed by brief periods of recovery, keeping the heart rate elevated while allowing momentary recovery to prevent burn out. There aren't many top athletes across the world who haven't yet adopted this protocol, as it essentially allows us to do more in the gym with less time.

Now that you know the basics, how can you get the benefits on offer?

The answer lies in EPOC - excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. That may seem like a mouthful, but this is your secret weapon in burning more fat with less gym time. HIIT creates EPOC, which puts our body into fat burning mode for almost half a day when the session ends.

Of course, the results depend upon the effort put into the session. A good HIIT workout is short, yes, but never easy. The trick is to utilize your brief periods of maximum intensity work as much as possible, then allow yourself to recover before performing another max intensity period.



Using these methods, a five minute session becomes a war.

Studies clearly show the effectiveness of interval training, but few people realize just how effective it really is. In fact, HIIT has been shown to be over eight times superior to aerobic cardio when done properly!

Those who do not workout in a gym often falsely believe that they have to miss out on the benefits this training protocol has. This is untrue. Body weight moves are a great substitute.

Moves like lunges and mountain climbers are hugely effective for driving up your heart rate and reaping those fat burning rewards.

If you are looking at how to assemble a 5 minute fat loss workout, try using these methods the next time you workout and reap the rewards for yourself.




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