Strength Source

Best weight loss exercise

The best exercise you can do to lose excessive amounts of fat, is sprinting. Let's go over some benefits of sprinting:

• Burn more calories versus other traditional cardio activities.
• Your legs will become stronger and more defined.
• You will continue to burn calories long after you've finished your sprinting session.
• It's really fun.
• You develop explosive leg strength and speed.
• Your vertical jump may also increase.
• Improved heart and lung recovery time.
• Better long distance endurance.
• More energy.
• You get to experience runner's high.
• It's free.
• Takes less time than other forms of cardio training.

Hopefully you're feeling charged up and are ready to sprint. To help you get started, here is a basic sprinting session example:

Warm up with proper stretching.
Start jogging to warm up your muscles.
When you are ready, start your first sprint run. Your sprint run should only last roughly 8-10 seconds.
Time to cool down. You can walk or jog here. Try to make the rest period around 6o seconds.
Repeat 3-4 times. If you still have energy left.

There you have it, your whole session is completed withing 30 minutes, maybe less. Please do not jump right into sprinting intervals. As with any new exercise, you will need to gradually incorporate them into your routine. You may want to start off sprinting once a week for a few months, then when your body has adapted to the intense running, you can increase the frequency to 2-3 times a week. Sprinting can easily be added to your strength training routine. Simply sprint on your off days, the days that you are not in the gym.

That's pretty much it. Before you know it, you will have a sprinter's body.

As with any intense exercise program, please be sure to consult your physician before starting sprint training. You will also need to buy new clothes, as your favourite pair of jeans, may become lose after a few sprint sessions.