| Just like diseases such as cardiac arrest, diabetes and | | | | work the "Aerobic System" and "Threshold System" |
| many others, being overweight has become a chronic | | | | of the human body. This type of exercise only |
| and life threatening medical condition all over the world. | | | | increases your body's ability to burn fat (i.e. raise your |
| When people realize they are really overweight, they | | | | metabolism) DURING your workout. This results differs |
| look for ways to lose fat quickly. There are many | | | | from what your body experiences when you "work" |
| resources on the Internet which can be used to | | | | the "Creatine Phosphate System" of the human body |
| roughly assess your Body Mass Index, and if you find | | | | with high-intensity, short-burst training (like Get Lean In |
| that you are overweight, you have to learn how to | | | | 12 Cardio). |
| lose weight quickly. | | | | Unlike the exercise routines which only burn fat for a |
| Anyone who is familiar with the Internet will know that | | | | few hours (i.e. long, aerobic cardio), the fat-burning |
| there are many people claiming to provide the best | | | | system you choose should program your body to burn |
| weight loss programs and quick fixes that do wonders | | | | fat for a considerable amount of time after your |
| to reduce weight and tell people how to lose weight | | | | exercise session. The longer that fat is burnt after |
| fast with little to no work involved. In reality, many | | | | your workout, the quicker your results will be |
| weight loss programs come and go over time, as they | | | | recognized. Research has shown that properly |
| just try to sell consumers on buying their weight loss | | | | working the Creatine Phosphate System with |
| systems, ab gadgets, magic diet pills and other useless | | | | high-intensity training burns fat much more effectively |
| stuff that really doesn't deliver on its promise, or | | | | and faster than working the Aerobic System with |
| provide a long-term, livable solution. If you really need | | | | slower, longer cardio exercise. |
| an easy way to lose weight fast, you should make | | | | So, with all of the information provided above, what |
| sure that they are scientifically proven to help you | | | | would you rather do? Would you rather work out for |
| reduce weight. | | | | 40 minutes to an hour every day trying to hit your |
| Ask those same "weight loss experts" how to lose | | | | "target heart rate" so that you are actually burning fat |
| weight quickly, and he or she would recommend the | | | | only while you work out? Or, would you rather only |
| same kinds of traditional, textbook cardio routines, | | | | work out for 12 minutes at a time and be a fat-burner |
| weight training workouts and nutrition plans. It's a | | | | for up to 48 hours after your workout session? |
| no-brainer that if they worked, very few people in the | | | | Personally, I would rather work out for 12 minutes, walk |
| world would be overweight or obese. Unfortunately, | | | | around with a raised metabolism for the next two |
| the reality is that this is not the case. Most | | | | days and enjoy the extra time in my life, but that |
| "recommended", traditional exercise programs only | | | | decision is obviously left up to you. |