Health & Fitness Articles by Aidan Carroll
quick fat burning solutions - By aidan carroll
The best way to burn belly fat is a shock to most men and women. Even most personal trainers usually guess, "Crunches", "Sit-ups", or "aerobic cardio" as the best way to lose stomach fat. But none of those work best, or even work at all!
In fact, I often get asked, what's the best way to burn fat and lose my belly? Do aerobics work better than interval training? Does resistance training help at all? What should I eat to lose stomach fat? All of those are common questions.
Now here's the truth. Cardio is not the best way to burn fat. In fact, I've met very few people who have successfully used cardio to lose stomach fat. And most of those people were young men, and anything works for them when they want to burn fat.
While walking is a good start, and it's better than nothing, if you want to seriously ramp up your belly fat burning, you need to do more than just take a stroll.
Of course, your diet is essential. In fact, I always give more credit to nutrition for being a key factor in fat burning than I do exercise. Remember this: You can't out-train a bad diet! So cut excess sugar from your diet, and increase your protein and fibre intake (through fruits, vegetables, and nuts) to lose belly fat.
When it comes to exercise, if you want to lose stomach fat fast, you need to increase the intensity of your workout by using both resistance training and interval training to lose stomach fat.
While bodybuilders and young guys without any cares in the world can spend an hour a day on cardio - and sometimes get results - men and women who only have 45 minutes, 3 times per week for exercise just can't depend on slow cardio workouts to burn belly fat.
The workout below takes about 15 minutes-. For optimum results I advise you to do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
Warm up:
4 minutes power walk, followed by a full by these stretches- hold each stretch for 30 seconds:
Note: I always recommend that you get a full medical check up before you commence any new training programme.
Aidan Carroll NCEFl
Aidan Carroll has been involved in martial arts for over 20 years. He has studied many arts including Shotokan, Ju-jitsu, Aikido, and holds a 2nd degree black belt in kickboxing. Aidan is one of only 4 Irish men in the world to hold the instructors diploma in Krav Maga. Having done door work in many different pubs and clubs in Ireland for 3 years, Aidan quotes " When a situation becomes live and is taken outside of the Dojo (training arena) with respect , no other art I have studied is more practical than Krav Maga". Aidan graduated from the University of Limerick and holds a level 2 NCEF diploma in Anatomy and Physiology and Personal training. Aidan is also a sports injury rehabilitation therapist and a strength & conditioning coach and is also trained in emergency first aid and CPR.