If you have been looking to lose fat and burn that stubborn belly fat I am sure you have been told to start doing some cardio because that is the only way to lose weight. If you took their advise and and embarked on a cardio program consisting of that long, slow, boring program and have not seen results you may not be surprised by this news.
Men’s Health and Women’s Health fitness expert Craig Ballantyne recently sent this list of the top 5 reasons why trainers are better off getting their clients to stop doing cardio.
I was surprised by all of the research that is out there showing just how ineffective cardio is for fat loss.
I know I sure won’t be using it to burn belly fat in the future.
If you are an endurance athlete or just looking to improve your health, then sure stick with cardio. But if it is fat loss you are searching for here are the 5 reasons to ditch the cardio:
Cardio machines over-estimate the number of calories burned by up to 31%
- as reported in Mens Health, Feb 2009
- now if you are counting calories, they could seriously throw off your values
- according to one study, when men and women did 6 hours of cardio every week for one year, they only lost 6 pounds.
- Reference: Obesity 15:1496-1512, 2007. Exercise Effect on Weight and Body Fat in Men and Women. Anne McTiernan*, et al.
- there are some that actually eat more when they start a cardio program. For some this may result in weight gain.
- Reference: International Journal of Obesity 32: 177-184, 2008
- based on the number of calories burned in a workout scientists admit that cardio does not burn as much fat as you’d expect
- Reference: Br J Sports Med. 2009 Sep 29
And the most compelling reason to skip long steady state cardio as a means of fat loss:
- head-to-head research has shown that interval training works better than slow cardio for fat loss – even when diet is not changed.
- Reference: Int J Obes 2008 Apr;32(4):684-91
Now, that is some compelling evidence against long slow cardio as the best means to shed your body that stubborn belly fat.
If you’re like me, you would never have known about that research if it wasn’t for experts like Craig exposing the truth about cardio.
After reading this you have to be wondering what your best option is to get a nice flat stomach.
Well, this is the secret:
- Interval training
- resistance or weight training
- nutrition
There are a few experts like Craig that have known for some time now that nutrition, interval training, and resistance training are the 3 most important secrets for helping you lose belly fat.
Over the years, Craig, has helped millions of men and women reach their goals. His articles in prevention, men’s health, and through his Turbulence Training program have been the key to their success.
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So skip the cardio, because research and results prove that it just isn’t worth your time.
