The popular reason or beginning a fitness routine is the desire to shed accumulated fat carried throughout the body. Anyone who makes the commitment to achieve this goal can verify the health benefits, stamina benefits and success in over all confidence. Choosing to begin a fitness program to reduce body fat also assists in preventing heart disease, stroke and many other health issues. In addition, it creates confidence in knowing they are healthier, have a more fit body as well as having the knowledge they are no longer a part of the average 85% of the American, lazy population.

Working towards a goal of fat reduction can be tough, especially without knowledge of what works and what doesnt. This section will provide the beginner a basic knowledge of what the body needs physically, in order to begin melting those pounds of despair into a future of confidence and self-satisfaction

The premise of weight loss comes down to the body burning more calories a day than one consumes. However this can be done in a safe or dangerous routine, depending on the methods used. Burning fat does not require hours of running and starvation, but instead a routine designed to place the body in a fat burning metabolic zone that allows the body hours of maximum calorie utilization.

The belief that weight training alone will gain you a muscle builders physique could not be further from the truth. Anyone just beginning a fitness routine should incorporate both cardio and weight training in order to achieve their goal. Listed below is an example of a beginners workout.

Cardio – For this workout, utilizing a treadmill or stationary bike works best. However, treadmills have been shown to yield greater results.

This is referred to as High Intensity Interval Training. It will prove difficult at first, but remains unquestioned as a method by fitness enthusiasts worldwide.

1. Warm Up

In order to reduce pain and avoid injury, begin jogging or biking at a slow pace. Continue this pace for 5 minutes.

2. High Intensity – For a period of about 30 seconds, increase your pace to about 85% of your maximum ability.

3. Low Intensity – Reduce your pace to a walk that utilizes 25% of your ability and continue this pace for one and a half minutes.

Continue the alternating of high intensity and low intensity for a period of 30 minutes in order to optimize calorie expenditure and reduce the risk of injury.

The journey to fat loss is long and hard, so please do not become discouraged if results are not immediate. As with anything done properly, it takes time. If done properly and consistently, your body will begin to show results that will change you emotionally as well as physically. Physical fitness is the road to a healthier more confident you, so work hard and success will soon be yours!