Author name: Jason Scott Johnson

Get Fit — How Interval Cardio Training Speeds Fat Loss

Interval cardio training is where it really gets fun and you can dramatically increase your calorie burn DURING and AFTER the session is over. Performing your cardio in a fashion where you alternate between high and low intensities makes the workouts much more fun, and effective at generating Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC). EPOC is basically a state where your body is consuming extra oxygen to return the body back to its original state and refilling energy supplies. EPOC is a golden nugget for the goals of increasing calorie and fat burn.

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Lose Weight and Get Fit with a Cardio Exercise Program

The cardio-respiratory system is called into action to either sustain or recover from all physical activity. Any activity can be used as a type of cardio-respiratory training (cardio). It can be used as a warm up, a cool down or an exercise session. There are several keys to making an effective and fun cardio program. For increasing metabolism and fat burn, you must first, build a base cardio level, second, add intervals, and third increase the intensity and/or duration of those intervals.

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