Time is tight during the holiday season, but you CAN still get enough exercise time in to make it count. The key to working out through the holidays is to maintain your fitness level without expecting to make huge fitness gains, and to make good use of the time you have. Even ten to twenty minutes makes a difference, as long as you make all of the those minutes count. Too wet and icy for a run? All you need to do is dust off …
When you’re on the treadmill, do you go fast and short, or slow and long? Which type of cardio workout burns more fat? On just about every piece of cardio equipment, you’ll find that notorious “fat burning” program. This program keeps your heart rate pretty low and your exercise intensity moderate. It follows the premise that when you exercise at a lower percentage of your maximum heart rate, ie, the “fat-burning zone,” you burn a higher percentage of fat. But does it really burn the most fat? The …
