If you’re like most people who want to lose weight, then you’re certainly confused by all the misinformation that so-called fat loss “experts” are telling you. If those “experts” were really that smart, we would surely see much better results. But the truth is, most people fail to lose fat permanently because they get the wrong advice.

Why You Should Avoid Long, Slow Cardio Workouts

You can be very dedicated and really focused when it comes to exercise and nutrition, but if you’re doing the wrong thing, no matter how hard you try, you still won’t achieve your goals. Lots of people do long, slow cardio like walking or jogging all the time, but actually this method of exercise is one of the worst ways to lose fat.

A typical fat loss workout that people do at the gym lasts about 30 minutes and every minute seems like torture. This is also the reason why people give up so quickly. It’s not a fun way to lose fat and if the results aren’t the same as the effort you put in, why bother right?

The reason why excessive cardio is not the best option is that most overweight people are predisposed to muscle and joint injuries. Because their bodies are not used to this type of activity, especially when the activity is repetitive. The last thing you want when you’re overweight and starting to lose fat is to get injured. And cardio also burns fat only during exercise, not after exercise.

To lose fat quickly and effectively, you must first speed up your metabolism. Your metabolism is like an oven that keeps burning calories, the slower it is, the fewer calories you burn. So the key is to speed it up, so you’re constantly burning calories at a very high rate.

Weight training is the only type of exercise that does that. If you’re not doing weight training, you’ll never get the results you want. When you are on a low calorie diet plan and if you are doing too much cardio then you lose muscle. So the less muscle you have, the slower your metabolism will be. So the key to fat loss is not long, slow cardio workouts, but weight training. When you’re doing cardio, keep it a little shorter, 20-25 minutes, and more intense.