Exercising
for Fat Loss
Wearing your pedometer
and moving more
will help you get fitter, but if you want to specifically exercise to
maximize
fat burning, follow the F.I.T.T criteria below:
F:
Frequency
It should be done
most days of the week, but aim for
no less than 5 days.
I: Intensity
Exercise should be
done at a moderate intensity - you
should be slightly out of breath but still able to talk.
T: Time
It should be done
for at least 40 minutes, building up
to one hour. Beginners should start more slowly building up to these
times -
Initially the exercise time can be split into 3 sessions during the day.
T: Type
Exercise must be
weight bearing and cardiovascular in
nature. For example
walking, jogging or aerobics.
The best type of exercise to
fulfill all these
criteria is Walking. Increasing any one or all of the
following three factors of Time, Speed and Distance will keep
progressing your action
plan to move more.
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